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State funeral honours Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa

Selected by Beijing in 1996, Tung Chee-hwa's tenure shaped post-colonial Hong Kong during a turbulent political era.

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Ohio farmer changed how he worked 700 acres; family operation grew to 8,000 acres

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'Super disgusting': Cause of odour remains a mystery'

Tauranga City Council cannot identify cause of Te Maunga wastewater plant’s odour.

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Robin Padilla says decision to skip 2028 race is final: 'Politics not for me'

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Robin Padilla on Saturday, Sept. 19, reiterated that his decision not to seek public office in the 2028 national elections is final, saying he plans to relocate with his family to an Islamic country. “Ay, final…

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4 Cavite robbery suspects arrested

LUCENA CITY – The Cavite police arrested four robbery suspects in Trece Martires City on Saturday. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (CPPO) its police operatives, armed with an arrest warrant apprehended a suspect in Barangay Conchu…

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Taranaki boosted by return of All Blacks duo for Southland game

Follow live coverage of the NPC round 8 clash between Taranaki and Southland.

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Day after Thar-cab road rage in Gurgaon, fresh car-ramming video surfaces

A day after a Thar was seen repeatedly ramming a cab in Gurgaon’s Sector 89, another road rage video surfaced from Sector 38 showing a Maruti Baleno and Hyundai Aura allegedly crashing into each other. A man is also seen being struck and…

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Breaking: Child dead in alleged Sydney stabbing, two other children and woman critical

NSW Police say all the children are under the age of five and the woman is in her 40s.

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Major injury boost for Warriors as countdown to NRL semifinal continues

All you need to know about Sunday night’s NRL semifinal between the Warriors and the Knights

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‘Gone too far’: Thai PM Anutin slams foreign lawbreakers as backlash builds

Anutin says foreigners "should not come here and take advantage of us", as Thailand acts to close legal loopholes and deter transgressions.

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US military says killed four in Caribbean boat strike

The US military announced it killed four people on a boat involved in drug smuggling in the Caribbean. The operation, called ‘Southern Spear’, was part of an effort against narco-trafficking.

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Red Pawns, Red Soldiers: How the Bolsheviks built a chess superpower

In his latest Grandmaster View column, India’s young GM Aarav Dengla looks back at how the Bolsheviks transformed chess from a pastime of Russia’s aristocracy into an instrument of mass education, military training and cultural revolution…