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‘The whole country is proud’: Chinese snooker fans hail Zhao Xintong triumph
Crowning of country’s first world champion set to give fresh boost to sport that has boomed in popularity in C…
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IPL cricket suspended amid growing India-Pakistan tensions
‘It does not look nice playing cricket while country at war’Thursday’s IPL match was abandoned in DharamsalaTh…
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‘If I had to choose, I’d prefer the earthquake’: the 2015 disaster left Nepal in ruins, now record rains wreak fresh havoc
Despite attempts to build resilience by improving infrastructure and first response, extreme weather events an…
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China and Russia pledge to deepen ties as they criticise US on Victory Day
In joint statement, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin accuse ‘certain countries’ of trying to ‘tamper with the res…
- Asia Pacific, China, Chinese economy, Economics, Global economy, International trade, Tariffs, Trump tariffs, US economy
China exports beat expectations despite slump in trade with US
April trade data comes the day before representatives from Washington and Beijing were set to meet to discuss …
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‘Hollowing out’: New Zealand grapples with an uncertain future as record numbers leave
Surge of departures – mostly fleeing a weak economy - fuels concern over the longer-term impact on the country…
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Vance says US won’t intervene in India-Pakistan conflict: ‘None of our business’
Vice-president says US will seek to de-escalate but cannot force either nuclear power to ‘lay down their arms’…
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‘There will be war’: fear and defiance across border after Indian airstrikes in Pakistan
As crowds in Pakistan demand response to deadly attack, others fear all-out war with India, where mood also va…