Death toll from China mine collapse rises to five, dozens still missing
The death toll from a collapse at a coal mine in northern China rose to five on Thursday, state media reported, as rescuers searched for dozens still missing after a massive landslide hindered recovery efforts overnight.
Read moreViolence around Gaza after deadly Israeli raid in West Bank
The Israeli army and Palestinian militants traded air strikes and rocket fire in and around Gaza Thursday, a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank in nearly 20 years.
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Hong Kong exchange reports IPO drought in 2022 as profits slide
Hong Kong's stock exchange last year saw the fewest new listings in more than a decade, it said Thursday as the city struggles to emerge from pandemic isolation and kickstart an economic recovery.
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G7 finance ministers to discuss more Russia sanctions
Group of Seven finance ministers were due to discuss on Thursday possible fresh sanctions against Moscow and more support for Ukraine, a day ahead of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion.
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India's troubled Adani invests in bankrupt Sri Lanka
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Thursday announced its first major foreign investment since it declared bankruptcy, approving a $442 million wind power project by India's scandal-hit Adani group.
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Chinese livestreamers flock outdoors for late-night tips
In the dead of night on a bridge in southern China, around two dozen livestreamers sat crooning and chatting into microphones, their identical ring lights spaced a few metres apart in glowing rows.
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Death toll from China mine collapse rises to four, dozens still missing
The death toll from a collapse at a coal mine in northern China rose to four on Thursday, state media reported, as the search for dozens still missing resumed after a massive landslide hindered progress overnight.
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When men won't 'get dirty', Nicaraguan women dig for cockles
From a young age, Elena Martinez and other female residents of Aserradores, a small fishing community in eastern Nicaragua, learn to navigate the dense mangrove forest to extract a black mollusc from deep under the mud.
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Weinstein to be sentenced in LA rape case
Disgraced movie industry tycoon Harvey Weinstein is due to be sentenced Thursday over the rape of a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel room a decade ago.
Read moreUkraine allies vow to strengthen defenses as UN prepares for peace vote
US President Joe Biden and European leaders in Warsaw vowed to strengthen defences "from the Baltic to the Black Sea", as the UN General Assembly prepared to vote Thursday for "lasting" peace on the eve of the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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