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Russia protests to Japanese ambassador over Takaichi's 'anti-Russian' remarks
Russia delivered a strong protest to Japan's ambassador to Moscow on Tuesday over what it called anti-Russian remarks by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a dispute over a group o...
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Baidu revenue misses as advertising slide outweighs AI cloud gains
China's Baidu , missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Tuesday as declines in its core advertising business offset growth in AI-linked cloud services, sending...
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Pakistan top court orders ex-PM Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail, meeting a longstanding demand of his party and family, who ...
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China's Lumos eyes fresh funding, potential listing as factory robot sales grow
Chinese startup Lumos Robotics is weighing a further fundraising round in the run-up to a possible stock-market listing next year, its founder said, betting that factory cost savi...
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Glencore’s planned Australian debut draws interest as investors look past coal
Glencore could leap into top market indices within six months of listing in Australia as fund managers' copper appetite may outweigh concerns over thermal coal exposure, analysts ...
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Indonesian court begins trial of daycare staffers in alleged child abuse case
An Indonesian court began a trial on Tuesday for 11 daycare staffers alleged to be involved in a high-profile case of abuse against children in their care, as the chairperson of ...
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Bank Indonesia expands use of its government credit card system to retail usage
Indonesia's central bank has expanded the use of a credit card it developed for government bodies to consumers and businesses, as part of an effort to lift purchasing power and s...
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Singapore's UOB appoints Tan Choon Hin as head of ASEAN and Greater China in new role
Singapore's United Overseas Bank, or UOB , has appointed Tan Choon Hin as head of ASEAN and Greater China, effective September 1, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Two students dead in Philippines school shooting including gunman, officials say
Two students were killed in a shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, one of them the gunman, and the situation was now under control, officials said, th...
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South Korea's Lee backs stronger self-defence, says drills not aimed at North Korea
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called on Tuesday for stronger independent defence capabilities, while saying annual civil-defence exercises coinciding with joint U.S.-South...
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Australia consumer sentiment brightens in August as rates held
A measure of Australian consumer sentiment brightened for a second month in August as mortgage holders became less concerned about the risk of further increases in interest rates...
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Japan's 10-year government bond yield rises to three-decade peak
Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed to a three-decade high on Tuesday, driven by rising overseas bond yields and speculation about a near-term Bank of Japan i...
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Erdogan urges Trump to pursue talks with Iran, offers support
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call to pursue talks with Iran to de-escalate tensions between the two countries, and offered Ankara'...
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Cambodian opposition figure's daughter appointed PM's envoy in rare concession
The daughter of a recently pardoned Cambodian opposition figure who was jailed for alleged treason has been appointed special envoy to Prime Minister Hun Manet, a royal decree sho...
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China's premier calls for stabilising external demand as growth sputters
China's Premier Li Qiang on Monday called for efforts to stabilise external demand and expand international trade cooperation, as weak domestic demand weighs on growth and externa...
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China's Unitree unveils 'Superman' robot as fervour builds ahead of Shanghai debut
China's Unitree unveiled a new high-speed robot it dubbed "Superman" on Monday, days before becoming the first general-purpose robotics company to list on mainland China's stock ma...
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India says it thwarted attacks by Pakistan-backed militants, arrested over 200 operatives
Indian security agencies arrested more than 200 "terror operatives" linked to Pakistan, thwarting potential "subversive attacks" around the country's Independence Day last week, H...
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At Beijing AI-themed bar, DeepSeek tokens come with the pints
AI and alcohol have three main similarities, according to Beijing bar owner Song De: hallucinations, bubbles and distillation. As AI enthusiasm sweeps across China, Song hopes his...
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