Chinese-Canadian ex-pop star Kris Wu jailed for rape
Chinese-Canadian ex-pop star Kris Wu has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of rape, a Chinese court said Friday.
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China's 'iPhone city' under Covid lockdown after violent clashes
Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world's largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers furious over pay.
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Asian markets were mixed on Friday at the end of a week in which hopes that the Fed will tone down its monetary tightening campaign were offset by fresh Covid lockdown fears in China.
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'Army of orphans': The price of S.Africa's AIDS scourge
At the age of 13, Ndumiso Gamede was orphaned when his parents died at the peak of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa.
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'Where are the mackerel?' Alarm as Bosphorus fish stocks crash
Despondent Sunday anglers watch crestfallen as a trawler winches an enormous net out of the waters of the Bosphorus.
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French-Lebanese architect seeks pro-climate construction transformation
Lina Ghotmeh has pegged her career on sustainable construction.
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Wartime Beckmann portrait poised for auction record
A remarkable wartime self-portrait of painter Max Beckmann will be auctioned in Germany next week, valued at a record-setting estimate of up to 30 million euros.
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Pakistan Taliban racketeering hits borderlands
A lawmaker in Pakistan's rugged northwest was sipping tea with voters when his phone chirped to life -- the Taliban were calling with a demand for "donations".
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Hong Kong cardinal among activists convicted over protest fund
A 90-year-old Hong Kong cardinal was among six dissidents convicted on Friday over their running of a multi-million-dollar defence fund for arrested anti-government protesters.
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Twitter aims to diversify beyond advertising, but can it be done?
Is it a pipe dream or possibility? Elon Musk wants to diversify Twitter's revenue stream beyond advertising, a feat none of the biggest social networks have yet pulled off.
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