Asia
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Poland’s ascent from communist state to top 20 economy reverses the brain drain
In the final part of our series on the country, Poles tell how wages have soared – along with the cost of living
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IMF-World Bank meetings draw modest protests in Bangkok over growing inequality
Dozens of people have marched in Bangkok, seeking to draw the attention of world financial leaders to poverty, pollution and other grievances during a meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank
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Tech market sell-off deepens amid fears over US inflation and AI debt
Chip makers and tech investors such as Samsung and SoftBank plunge as potential interest rate hikes spook markets
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Fifa: Could Arsene Wenger take on Gianni Infantino for presidency?
Senior figures in European football tell BBC Sport they want former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to run as a surprise candidate against Gianni Infantino.
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Azerbaijan engineers rare summit with in-conflict Middle East and Asian leaders
Israel and Iran have met for a rare “confidence-building measures” summit in Baku, with Azerbaijan saying it serves as “a connecting hub in the Eurasian space.”
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Rugby World Cup 2035: Spain bids to host tournament and use Nou Camp and Bernabeu
Barcelona's Nou Camp, Madrid's Bernabeu and the Mestalla in Valencia are all on a list of possible venues as Spain bids to host the Rugby World Cup in 2035.
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Meet the traveller walking the world after 70
Sarsenbay Kotyrashov began travelling on foot in his 70s. After walking across Kazakhstan and through parts of Asia and Europe, he is now preparing to cross the US.
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We can rescue the AMOC after its collapse – but it won’t be easy
An AMOC weakened by climate change can be revived by cooling global temperatures, but we don't have the technology to remove huge quantities of CO2 and drive that cooling
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New species of dinosaur discovered from fossil ‘overlooked’ for over 100 years
The dinosaur is a long-clawed predator the size of a large tiger.
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How El Niño could spark a worldwide food crisis
Droughts and flooding brought by El Niño threaten crops around the world, raising the risk of increased prices and famines
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Asian shares trade mixed after US stocks edge back from their record after profit reports
Asian shares are trading mixed, as market interest in computer chips and artificial intelligence continued to support some global shares
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Dinosaur fossil ‘sitting in a drawer’ for 100 years identified as new T-rex relative
Dinosaur would have been more dangerous for humans than a T-rex, scientists say
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UK high street brands hit by cyber attack
The Foschini Group (TFG) said it became aware of the ’cybersecurity incident’ on Sunday
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Azerbaijan blocks TikTok, Instagram, and X amid growing protests over hijab rules
Internet monitor NetBlocks and VPN provider Surfshark confirm widespread social media restrictions on multiple providers as civil unrest grows.
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Wikipedians Believed AI Would Come and Go. They Were Wrong
In a world of AI Overviews, Wikipedia usage declines. But the real loss may be far more existential than website traffic.
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Dinosaur fossil ‘sitting in a drawer’ for 100 years identified as new T-rex relative
Dinosaur would have been more dangerous for humans than a T-rex, scientists say
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New global data reveals snakebites are a far bigger problem than originally thought
The World Health Organization has set an ambitious target to halve snakebite mortality and disability by 2030
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'World's largest market' offers hope for Scotch whisky amid global volatility
India's whisky market offers fresh hope for Scotch producers, but exports to the US remain under pressure, says industry chief Mark Kent
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GlobalFoundries unveils 7nm-class FDX Fusion node — FD-SOI node doubles 22FDX transistor density, comes 7 years after firm abandoned FinFET
FDX Fusion to address emerging devices that need high integration, cost efficiency, low power consumption, and decent compute performance.
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'GPU pricing to climb significantly' warns PC maker and 'elevated prices could stick around for some time' — while Nvidia's RTX 5090 might be on its deathbed
There's a salvo of worrying rumors for GPUs including that graphics cards will get 'significantly' pricier.
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Women's football: Billion-dollar boom is leaving players behind - Fifpro raises concerns
Women's football is on course to become a billion-dollar industry, but many professional players are still earning low wages, working on insecure contracts and experiencing rising psychological stress, a Fifpro survey indicates.
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Two Steam games generated $560,000 across 135,000 sales in five years, but the co-creator only took home $15,000 annually, leaving him driving a 2012 Mazda — high Chinese refund rates, Steam's 30% fee, and publisher cuts eat most of the profit
Just like that raccoon washing his cotton candy and watching it melt.
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Texas exhibition to celebrate life and work of Bradford-born artist David Hockney
A new exhibition celebrating Bradford-born artist David Hockney’s life and career will open in Houston, Texas next year.
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Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island
The team en route to the suspected crash site aim finally to solve the mystery of her 1937 disappearance.
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Simon strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches Mexico
The forecast was upgraded as Simon approached Mexico's southwestern and west-central Pacific coast
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Llanon 'tropical jungle' must relocate after neighbours complain
James Wale moved to the site two years ago and keeps animals including wallabies and rare birds.
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Leader of ‘monkey hate’ network that shared sadistic videos jailed
Bartosz Poklek played a leading role in the online community, running chat groups and distributing thousands of videos and images
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Britain is at risk of running out of gas this winter, report warns
The UK could face a household bills crisis if gas supplies drop too low
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Stigma, funding cuts and the Iran war put contraception out of reach for Africa’s girls
Zimbabwean teenager Kelly Nhedega once dreamed of finishing school and starting a career before having a family
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Band behind iconic Grammy winning album to open tour in York
A band who supported one of the UK's most iconic singers on a Grammy winning album are set to kick off a nationwide tour in York later this month.
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Band behind iconic Grammy winning album to open tour in York
A band who supported one of the UK's most iconic singers on a Grammy winning album are set to kick off a nationwide tour in York later this month.
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Firmus pulls biggest ASX float since Telstra amid investor doubt about datacentre company
The $11-a-share offer would have been the biggest debut on the stock market since the telecommunication giant in 1997
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Starlink: Why Elon Musk is taking on Mukesh Ambani and Jio over satellite internet
Musk has taken pot-shots at Reliance owner Mukesh Ambani as Starlink struggles to launch in India.
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Firmus pulls biggest ASX float since Telstra amid investor doubt about datacentre company
The $11-a-share offer would have been the biggest debut on the stock market since the telecommunication giant in 1997
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Maya Mobile eSIM (2026) review: The eSIM I’d take abroad, but never take alone
A reusable eSIM for regular travelers
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GlobalFoundries to produce silicon interposers for TSMC's CoWoS in the US — Five-year agreement valued at $2 billion
GloFo becomes TSMC subcontractor.
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Andy Burnham to monitor suspected Russian plague case ‘closely’
Plague is no longer found in the UK but occurs in several countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas
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Singapore Grand Prix: Heat hazard declared for fourth time this season
The Singapore Grand Prix is declared a heat-hazard race, the second weekend in a row that the designation has been used in Formula 1.
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Ultimate Performance: The global benchmark in personal training
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Hegseth visits the long-deployed USS Lincoln to bestow a top award before the ship returns home
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln a high-level award during a visit to the aircraft carrier
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Satellite images show attack jets at Chinese military facility in Laos
New ‘support and training centre’ prompts concern in region but China says it is ‘not directed at any third party’
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Russia asks Vietnam for planes as seized Western fleet falls apart
Moscow proposed wet-leasing Vietnamese aircraft, crews and maintenance, but any transfer would involve Airbus or Boeing jets, exposing Vietnamese carriers to secondary sanctions. Nearly a fifth of Russia's largest airlines' planes are already grounded, double the normal downtime rate.
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Spotify has huge audiobook upgrades on the way and bookworms will rejoice, but the platform won’t be giving me the one music feature I’ve longed for — it told me directly
Audiobooks are coming to over 180 markets, but all I want is my app to be a music-only experience.
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Interpol crackdown on illegal mining, logging and wildlife trafficking leads to 233 arrests
Interpol has announced a major crackdown on environmental crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, leading to 233 arrests
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Iran war weighing on long-haul travel demand, says Hostelworld
Shares in the company dropped by around 7.3% on Wednesday morning as a result, striking their lowest level for almost four years.
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Mercedes global sales fall 6% as electric car sales hit record high
Mercedes-Benz shares fell after the German carmaker reported a 6% fall in global sales, driven by weakness in China. Sales outside China edged higher, supported by growth in Europe and North America.
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What is the Plague? The deadly disease that killed up to 60% of Europe’s population
The Black Death struck vast swathes of Europe, Asia and Africa in the 14th century
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Asian stocks mostly fall back despite latest earnings-driven rally on Wall Street
Shares are mostly lower in Asia after U.S. stocks hit all-time highs, driven by expectations of fat corporate earnings
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EU negotiators head to China hoping to curb cheap imports of hybrid electric cars
Mood in trade talks said to have changed as EU member states harden demands for protection against Chinese imports
