South Korea court rejects request to extend Yoon’s detention
SEOUL - A South Korean court on Friday rejected the prosecutors' office request to extend the detention of impeached President...
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Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue retains undisputed title with 4th-round knockout
Promoter Bob Arum announced after the fight that Inoue will fight in Las Vegas this spring.
‘Very important step’: Chinese scientists turn E coli into a photosynthetic life form
It is a common gut bacteria that never normally sees the light of day, but now Chinese scientists have engineered...
First flex of Trump’s peace through strength strategy
MANILA – The new Trump administration is off to a muscular start with its “peace through strength” strategy, a policy...
What BRICS Membership Means For Indonesia’s Foreign Policy – The Diplomat
Earlier this month, Brazil, as BRICS chairman in 2025, announced that Indonesia had officially joined the bloc, becoming the first...
US asks Houthi rebels to return seized hip after release of hostages
MANILA, Philippines — The recent release of 25 crew members from the MV Galaxy Leader, including 17 Filipinos, by the...
Leaky, crowded and hot: Louvre boss slams her own museum
Visitors take pictures of the painting “La Liberte guidant le peuple, 1830” (Liberty Leading the People) by Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)...
South-east Asian cities among world’s most polluted, ranking shows
BANGKOK - South-east Asian cities were among five most polluted in the world on Jan 24 according to air-monitoring organisation...
Rivals Bills and Chiefs clash again with Super Bowl on the line
Miami – The Kansas City Chiefs, bidding to become the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super...
UK pizzeria charges US$123 for Hawaiian pizza … to put people off buying it?
A trendy pizzeria in the English city of Norwich has declared war on pineapples, charging an eye-watering £100 (US$123) for...
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