Michael Bristow Asia-Pacific editor Getty Images Former baseball player Shigeo Nagashima, who was once one of Japan’s most famous sports stars, has died aged 89. He died of pneumonia at …
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Reuters Inmates broke down doors and locks of their cells and shattered windows before storming the prison gates. More than 200 prisoners escaped from a jail in Pakistan’s largest city …
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BBC Blake Lively co-starred with director Justin Baldoni in It Ends With Us, which was released last summer The actress Blake Lively has attempted to withdraw two of the claims …
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Getty Images Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene is under fire over his family’s alleged lavish lifestyle Mongolian prime minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has resigned after losing a confidence vote in parliament. The vote followed …
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Disney says it is laying off several hundred more people around the world, with workers in its film, television and finance departments impacted. The entertainment giant has been under pressure …
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Nikita Yadav BBC News, Delhi Getty Images Heavy rains last month caused widespread flooding in Mumbai “Who is responsible for this mess?” The question recently echoed across India’s financial capital …
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South Korea is heading to the polls to elect a new leader, after their former president Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and removed from office for briefly placing the country …
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The UK has backed Morocco’s plan for ending a territorial conflict in Western Sahara, as part of a deal that will secure lucrative investment projects in the 2030 men’s football …
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A waxwork figure of French President Emmanuel Macron has been stolen from a museum in Paris by environmental activists who disguised themselves as employees. Greenpeace activists entered the Grevin Museum …
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A second round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended without a major breakthrough, and only an agreement between the warring sides to swap more prisoners of …
Countries still far apart but agree prisoner swap Read More