Tiananmen masses axed as crackdown memorials erased in Hong Kong
For the first time in 33 years, church services to commemorate the Tiananmen crackdown will not be held in Hong Kong, erasing one of the last reminders of China's bloody suppression of the 1989 protests.
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Ukraine pushes back in Kherson as Zelensky visits east
Ukrainian forces have counterattacked in the country's south, claiming to have pushed back Russian troops near three villages in the Kherson region, as President Volodymyr Zelensky made his first visit to the embattled east since the start of the war.
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Celtics beat Heat, advance to face Warriors in NBA Finals
The Boston Celtics, led by 26 points from Jayson Tatum, advanced to the NBA Finals by defeating Miami 100-96 on Sunday, setting up a showdown against the Golden State Warriors.
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Hardliner, China hawk elected Australian opposition leader
Australia's conservatives elected hardliner and China hawk Peter Dutton as the country's new opposition leader Monday, an outcome many will see as a lurch to the right for his party.
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Asian markets extend Wall St rally as China eases curbs
Asian markets rose Monday as investors rediscovered some verve after the release of healthy US data and as China eases some of its strict Covid curbs in Shanghai and Beijing, lifting hopes for the world's number two economy.
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Nepal army finds wreckage of missing plane
Nepali rescuers found on Monday the crash site of a missing passenger plane that went down with 22 people on board, the army said.
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Irish judges to rule on ex-soldier accused of IS membership
An Irish court will rule on Monday in the trial of a former soldier accused of being a member of the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria who had expressed a desire to live under sharia law and die a martyr.
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Tech giant Grab's female co-founder blazes a trail
As co-founder of multi-billion dollar ride-hailing and food delivery firm Grab, Tan Hooi Ling is already smashing stereotypes in tech but she's also trying to blaze a trail for the next generation of female entrepreneurs in the industry.
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Historic leftist win in first round of Colombian presidential vote
Colombians clamoring for "change" gave a leftist ex-guerrilla an historic lead Sunday in a first round of presidential elections that will culminate in a runoff against a maverick outsider in June.
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Germany agrees $107 bn fund to modernise military in face of Russia threat
Germany's government and conservative opposition have agreed a deal that will release 100 billion euros ($107 billion) to modernise the army in the face of the Russian threat.
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