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South Korea says 'serious shortage' of rooms with Asian Games days away

Japan's Okinawa ousts anti-US base governor

Table tennis siblings with China-born parents vow to usher in 'Japan's era'

Tech firms hit by AI slowdown call with Fed expected to hike rates

Bougainville leader says violence won't stop Panguna mine re-opening

US hosts G20 'energy abundance' talks amid Iran war shock

South Korea aims to save seniors lost in digital age

Migrant workers flock to Indian Kashmir despite militant threats

Russia's Stalin-admiring provincial leader waging an ultra-conservative crusade

Incubator shortages, premature births strain Gaza's hospitals

Marcelo Gallardo appointed as new Ecuador head coach

Canada's Carney seeks closer Europe ties to counter hostile US

'Widow's Bay' and 'The Pitt' tipped for success at Emmy Awards

Polls open in Philippine Muslim enclave after deadly shooting

Paris abandons controversial re-landscaping around Eiffel Tower

The Paris mayor's office has abandoned plans for new buildings around the foot of the Eiffel Tower following months of protests from environmentalists and a petition signed by nearly 150,000 people.

Taiwan launches first English TV channel as China pressure grows

Taiwan launched its first English-language TV channel on Monday in a bid to boost its international outreach against an intensified pressure campaign by Beijing.

Bosnia's Dodik eyes victory in fiercely contested race

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik appeared on the path to an electoral win, preliminary results showed Monday, following a chaotic election night that saw his upstart rival also claim victory in a fiercely contested race.

32 children died in Indonesia stadium disaster

At least 32 children died in Indonesia's stadium disaster, an official said Monday, as the government ordered police to identify the "perpetrators" of one of the deadliest disasters in football history.

Stadium disaster tarnishes Indonesia's sporting ambitions

Indonesia's hopes of hosting world sports events in future will depend on the credibility of its investigation into the weekend's football stadium disaster and safety reforms, analysts have warned.

UK's new govt in major tax U-turn after uproar

Britain's beleaguered finance minister on Monday announced a dramatic U-turn on a tax cut unveiled as part of an economic package that has bombed with the markets, electorate and his party.

Turkey's inflation rate hits fresh 24-year high

Turkish inflation jumped to a new 24-year high exceeding 83 percent in September, official data showed Monday, after the central bank cut interest rates despite surging prices.

Frontline villagers emerge from basements as Russians retreat

For the first time in seven months, pensioner Lyudmila Omelchenko can once again sleep in the bedroom upstairs of her small two-storey home in eastern Ukraine.

Markets drop as traders eye jobs and earnings, oil jumps

Stocks slipped on Monday as investors await key US jobs data, while girding themselves for a corporate earnings season many fear will highlight the impact of surging inflation and interest rates.

UK's new govt makes major tax U-turn after uproar

Britain's beleaguered finance minister on Monday announced a dramatic U-turn on a tax cut announced as part of an economic package that has bombed with the markets, electorate and his party.

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