'The Wire' team returns to Baltimore for corrupt-cop tale
Two decades after cult favourite "The Wire" hit the screens, its creators are back on the mean streets of Baltimore for a new mini-series, "We Own This City".
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ASEAN special envoy meets Myanmar junta chief
An ASEAN special envoy met with Myanmar's junta chief on Monday in the regional bloc's latest attempt to jumpstart dialogue between the military and opponents of its coup and bloody crackdown.
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Ukraine rejects Putin's ultimatum to surrender besieged Mariupol
Ukraine rejected a Russian ultimatum to surrender the besieged southern city of Mariupol on Monday, as renewed overnight shelling killed at least eight people at a shopping mall in the capital Kyiv.
Read moreNations vet climate solutions as world 'sleepwalks' to catastrophe
Nearly 200 nations gathered Monday to grapple with a question that will outlive Covid-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine: how does a world addicted to fossil fuels prevent carbon pollution from making Earth unliveable?
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Plane carrying 132 crashes in China, Xi orders probe
A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed onto a mountainside in southern China on Monday causing a large fire, shortly after losing contact with air traffic control and dropping thousands of metres in just three minutes.
Read moreHong Kong to lift ban on flights from nine countries
Hong Kong will resume international flights from the United States, Britain and seven other countries, the government said Monday as it announced a loosening of some of the world's toughest Covid-19 restrictions.
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Suspect detained over Paris killing of rugby star Aramburu
A woman suspected of taking part in the killing of former Argentina rugby international Federico Aramburu in Paris was being questioned by police Monday after being arrested late Saturday, sources close to the inquiry said.
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India's Modi thanks Australia for returning stolen artefacts
Australia has returned 29 religious and cultural artefacts to India, among them several stolen or illegally exported from the country, earning thanks from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a Monday summit.
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In-form Khawaja, Smith guide Australia to 145-2 in third Test
Opener Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith hit half centuries apiece Monday to help Australia recover to 145-2 at tea on the opening day of the third and deciding Test against Pakistan in Lahore.
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Pakistan stun West Indies to end World Cup drought
Pakistan ended an 18-match losing streak at Women's Cricket World Cups with an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in Hamilton on Monday, blowing open the race for the semi-finals.
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