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AFP – More than 300 suspected migrants from Sri Lanka were rescued off the coast of Vietnam after their boat began taking on water, Vietnamese authorities said on Tuesday. The Myanmar-flagged Lady 3 fishing vessel encountered difficulties around 250 nautical miles off Vung Tau on Vietnam’s southern coast, according to Vietnam’s Maritime Search and Rescue […]

BEIJING (AP) – China is displaying its latest generation fighter jets and civilian aircraft this week as it looks to carve a larger role for itself in the global arms trade and compete with Boeing and Airbus. China is currently the world’s fourth-largest arms exporter and an expanding domestic industry has allowed itself to cut […]

AFP – Fans of the small screen are never short of TV series to watch. Across the generations, American viewers are just as fond of new series as they are of older productions, it seems. But one series, in particular, seems to have proved a unanimous hit. Among the series currently airing in the United […]

ATHENS, GREECE (AP) – It’s a first symbolic step in a homecoming that will long outlast the 10-year Odyssey of ancient myth. For decades, an important part of Greece’s cultural heritage sparkled only for the very few in a United States (US) billionaire’s private collection, until a groundbreaking deal for its gradual return to Athens. […]

Fadhil Yunus NBT Brunei Sdn Bhd will host the inaugural NBT Trophy 2022 in partnership with the Brunei Darussalam Golf Association (BDGA) at The Empire Brunei golf course in Jerudong from today to November 13. Four categories will be contested – Invited Pros, Men’s Open, Senior Open, and Ladies Open. The tournament has received an […]

KATHMANDU, NEPAL (AP) – An earthquake in the mountains of west Nepal rocked the Himalayan nation in early yesterday, killing at least six people while they were asleep in their houses, a government administrator said. The earthquake was felt as far away as the Indian capital New Delhi, some 400 kilometres west of the epicentre. […]

PARIS (AFP) – Over 50 animal species previously thought to be mute actually communicate vocally, according to a study which suggested the trait may have evolved in a common ancestor over 400 million years ago. Lead author of the study and evolutionary biologist Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen told AFP he first had the idea of recording apparently […]

DHAKA (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday it reached a preliminary agreement with Bangladesh to provide a support package worth USD4.5 billion. Bangladesh in common with other Asian economies has been hit hard by the sharp rise in global food and energy prices in the wake of the situation in Ukraine. An […]

BEIJING (AP) – A state-owned Chinese commercial jet manufacturer set up to try to compete with Boeing and Airbus said it has secured orders for 300 of its first long-range jetliners from Chinese leasing companies. Orders for the single-aisle C919 were announced by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China during the Zhuhai air show in southern […]

Andrew Dalton LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lionel Richie soared. Pat Benatar roared. Duran Duran stumbled but stayed sophisticated. Eminem was Eminem. The four acts found very different ways to celebrate last Saturday, but all can now forever say they’re Rock & Roll Hall of Famers. So are Carly Simon, Eurythmics, Harry Belafonte, Judas Priest and […]