Markets extend rally, China zero-Covid hopes boost Hong Kong
Asian and European markets rose again Tuesday, building on the strong start to the week as traders look ahead to the Federal Reserve's policy decision, hoping it will signal a more dovish approach to fighting inflation.
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Japan name World Cup squad to put 'Tragedy of Doha' behind them
Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu said revenge was not on his mind as he named his squad Tuesday for the World Cup in Qatar -- the scene of his country's biggest football heartbreak.
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Sri Lanka keep T20 World Cup hopes alive with Afghanistan win
Dhananjaya de Silva scored an unbeaten 66 as Sri Lanka kept their slim Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.
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Timeline of a disaster: Seoul's fatal crowd crush
After South Korean officials concede that there were errors in crowd control on Halloween, AFP uses official data, media reports and eyewitness testimony to examine the timeline of the disaster that left 156 people dead.
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Unpaid wages top Qatar migrant worker complaints: UN
Unpaid wages dominate a growing number of complaints by migrant workers in Qatar, the UN labour agency said Tuesday, 19 days from the start of the football World Cup.
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Sony hikes net profit forecast as weak yen boosts business
Sony raised its annual net profit and sales forecasts on Tuesday, saying the weak yen had boosted its bottom line in sectors including gaming, music and movies.
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Gay struggle offers new window on Berlin Wall's fall
The role of gay people in bringing down communist East Germany from within is getting fresh attention three decades on, at a time when sexual liberation is still a battleground.
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China iPhone factory under lockdown boosts bonuses for workers who stay
The world's largest iPhone factory in central China told staff Tuesday it would quadruple their bonuses if they remained at the plant after scores of workers fled a Covid outbreak at the facility.
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Afghanistan set Sri Lanka 145 to win World Cup clash
Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga took three wickets as Afghanistan made 144-8 in their Twenty20 World Cup Group 1 clash at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.
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South Korea police admit crowd surge response was 'insufficient'
South Korea's police chief said Tuesday that officers had received multiple urgent reports of danger ahead of a deadly crowd crush at a Halloween event but their handling of them was "insufficient".
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