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Flag-waving Chinese blockbuster smashes box-office records

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 - 10:13 GMT

A flag-waving Chinese action film depicting the country's soldiers saving war-ravaged Africans from Western baddies soared to become China's all-time top box-office earner Tuesday.

'Drunken' sailor in the dock in New Zealand

Sat, 05 Aug 2017 - 10:00 GMT

The British captain of a cargo ship found himself in hot water on Saturday as he appeared in court accused of being drunk while trying to berth the vessel at a New Zealand port.

South China Sea, North Korea tensions at security forum

Sat, 05 Aug 2017 - 09:56 GMT

Vietnam urged other Southeast Asian nations to take a stronger stand against Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea.

Struggling Singapore Airlines offers crew unpaid leave

Fri, 04 Aug 2017 - 10:44 GMT

Singapore Airlines said Friday it is offering cabin crew unpaid leave in a cost-cutting measure as it struggles to keep up in an increasingly tough market.

US 'racial terror' laid bare in lynching exhibition

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 - 09:28 GMT

A new exhibition is seeking to ignite a painful conversation in the United States about "racial terror" from the past by shedding light on the lynching of more than 4,000 African Americans.

In rebel-held Ukraine, activists struggle to stem HIV spread

Sat, 22 Jul 2017 - 11:56 GMT

As clashes drag on in east Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed rebels, health activist Natalia Gurova is fighting another battle of her own.

Aborigines in Australia longer than previously thought: study

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 - 07:50 GMT

Aboriginal people have been in Australia for at least 65,000 years, longer than previously thought, roaming the area alongside giant megafauna.

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