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China emissions fell in Q2 as Iran war pared oil use: analysis
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
China's emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide fell in the second quarter of the year, the result of less oil use as shipping from the Middle East was stymi...
Stocks rise, yields ease as oil slips on Trump hint at short bombing campaign
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Most Asian stocks enjoyed a healthy recovery Thursday following a drab start to the week as bond yields and oil prices dropped after Donald Trump suggested the ...
Nepal says death toll rises to 1,252 as rescue operations continue
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Catastrophic floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 1,252 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said Thursday, taking overall deaths to more th...
Nepal seeks climate justice after Himalayan disaster
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
When a wall of icy debris from a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border tore through his village last week, Pemba Chhring Tamang watched the landscape he ha...
Oil sinks, bond yields ease and stocks boosted after Trump Iran hint
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Oil prices sank Thursday after Donald Trump suggested the latest US attacks against Iran would likely be short-lived.
'We were incredibly lucky', says Swiss survivor of Nepal floods
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Natalia Rjumin-Girardet, a Swiss pilgrim who narrowly escaped deadly flash floods in Nepal while making a spiritual journey to Mount Kailash in Tibet, says "div...
Europe bids to be robot superpower like US, China
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
AI-powered robots briefly took over the European Parliament this week to showcase the continent's creators as the bloc races to compete in a field dominated by ...
Nothing left: Nepal flood survivors face loss and uncertainty
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
In Nepal's flood-ravaged Rasuwa district, Yangee Tamang grapples with grief and uncertainty, days after deadly torrents swept away entire villages, leaving a la...
China's Xi to hold talks with Sisi in rare visit to Egypt
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold talks Wednesday with his Egyptian counterpart on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, under the shadow of looming U...
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion: AFP
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to foreign collusion on Wednesday in a second national security trial against him that could see him...
Stocks sink, yields at multi-decade highs and oil spikes on Mideast flare-up
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Stocks fell and bond yields held at multi-decade highs as investors ramp up rate hike bets amid a fresh flare-up in Middle East tensions that has sparked anothe...
Nepal flood survivors cling to zipline to cross treacherous river
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
High above the swollen Trishuli river, flood survivors gripped a makeshift cable as Nepali soldiers and residents pulled them to safety on Wednesday, a week aft...
China's Xi urges against Mideast interference in rare Egypt visit
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Middle Eastern countries on Wednesday to oppose "external interference" and said Beijing was ready to work with regional stat...
Stocks drop as yields and oil prices spike on Mideast flare-up
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Stocks fell and bond yields held at multi-decade highs as investors ramp up rate hike bets amid a fresh flare-up in Middle East tensions that has sparked anothe...
Hong Kong democracy activist Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to foreign collusion on Wednesday in a second national security trial against him that could see him...
Funerals in Nepal for missing, a week after deadly floods
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Nepali families held symbolic funerals on Wednesday for relatives missing since deadly flash floods swept away their villages and homes in the Himalayan region ...
China's Xi holds talks with Sisi in first Egypt visit in a decade
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday received his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, as Beijing seeks a grea...
China expands Egypt investments in first Xi visit in a decade
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and counterpart Xi Jinping agreed Wednesday to expand China's investment in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, as Beijing see...
Nepal tunnel rescuers seek trapped workers but hit dead ends
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Nepali rescuers searched Wednesday for survivors feared trapped inside hydropower tunnels a week after devastating floods, but hopes were fading as teams hit de...
Joshua Wong, Hong Kong's pro-democracy poster child
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
One of the most recognisable faces of Hong Kong's now-quashed democracy movement, jailed activist Joshua Wong faces life behind bars after pleading guilty on We...
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