UK Tories hold first round of voting for new PM
Britain's ruling Conservative party was Wednesday to winnow down the eight candidates vying to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid growing acrimony over alleged dirty tricks.
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Asian stocks, crude bounce from losses but recession fears linger
Asian stocks fought back Wednesday to recover some of the losses suffered at the start of the week, while oil also bounced from a rout, though recession alarms continue to ring loud.
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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees to Maldives
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency Wednesday as thousands of people mobbed the prime minister's office after the country's president flew to the Maldives, following months of widespread protests against an economic crisis.
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South Korea vows probe of 2019 North Korean repatriations
The South Korean government on Wednesday slammed the controversial 2019 repatriation of two North Koreans, after releasing photos that appeared to show one of them resisting the handover.
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Tour de France environment protest reaches global audience
When French environmental campaigners "Dernier Renovation" briefly halted the Tour de France in the Alps on Tuesday, they hooked into a global audience with sport becoming an increasingly popular medium for viral stunts by protestors.
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Finding fame... and family? AleXa's Korean-American K-pop dream
Korean-American K-pop star AleXa has wanted to be on stage since she was a kid, but her search for fame in South Korea was also fuelled by another reason -- to help her mother find her birth family.
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Panama protests continue despite fuel and food price cuts
Thousands of Panamanians took to the street again on Tuesday to protest rising inflation and government corruption, despite the announcement of price cuts for fuel and some food products.
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Africa's fastest man Omanyala is on a sprint mission for Kenya
Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala is on a mission to show Kenyan runners can shine in sprints.
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Lydia Ko headlines field for new $750,000 Indonesia golf event
Major winners Lydia Ko and Kim Hyo-joo will be the star attractions when women's professional tour golf returns to Indonesia for the first time in a decade next month.
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China growth slumps on virus lockdowns, real estate woes: poll
China's economic expansion slumped in the second quarter to levels not seen since early 2020, an AFP poll of analysts found, owing to painful Covid lockdowns and lingering weakness in the real estate sector.
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