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Dow stocks plunge 700 points as US-China trade war deepens

USA stocks Opens a New Window. continued their decline on Monday, wih the Dow plunging 700 points, as Trump slams China for “currency manipulation” following the weakening of the yuan Opens a New Window. by the country.

Lunar New Year 2019: Year of the Pig is welcomed across Asia

China's railway ministry forecast mainland travelers would make 413 million trips during the three-week period around the holiday. Asia welcomed the lunar Year of the Pig on Tuesday with visits to temples, family banquets and the world's biggest travel spree.

A third of Himalayan ice cap doomed, finds report

At least a third of the huge ice fields in Asia’s towering mountain chain are doomed to melt due to climate change, according to a landmark report, with serious consequences for almost 2 billion people.

Aasia Bibi cleared after years on death row for blasphemy in Pakistan

Pakistan's top court on Tuesday upheld its acquittal of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, clearing the last legal hurdle and freeing Aasia Bibi to leave the country in a move that dealt a blow to radical Islamists who had demanded her execution.

Asian Cup: South Korea knocked out by Qatar in quarter-finals

2022 World Cup hosts Qatar produced a shock result by knocking out South Korea in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup in Abu Dhabi.

Oscars 2019: Biggest snubs including Bradley Cooper, Emily Blunt and 'Crazy Rich Asians'

While "Roma" and "The Favourite" lead the way with 10 nominations each, Tuesday morning's Oscar nominations brought some seismic shocks over which actors and movies were bypassed.

'Black Panther' breaks through at Golden Globes, with an eye on Oscars

"Black Panther" is looking like the answer to Hollywood's prayers as the industry embarks on awards season, adding blockbuster sizzle to an annual ritual that has been reluctant to acknowledge its costume-clad box-office stars.

Asia Argento now says teen Jimmy Bennett 'sexually attacked' her in 2013

Italian actress and #MeToo leader Asia Argento now is saying through her new lawyer that a teen-age Jimmy Bennett "sexually attacked' her in 2013 – instead of the other way around – but she chose at the time not to press charges against him out of sympathy for his "desperate" circumstances.

Box Office: 'Crazy Rich Asians' Drops Just 16% For $6M Friday

To the surprise of…. (double-checks the math on the calculator) absolutely no one, the weekend box office is again being dominated by Warner Bros./Time Warner Inc.'s Crazy Rich Asians.

Could 'Crazy Rich Asians' Hit $200 Million? After This Weekend, It's Quite Possible

Conventional studio thinking doesn’t leave room for a contemporary film set in an entirely Asian milieu to reach even $100 million, and “Crazy Rich Asians” will pass that number sometime early next weekend.

'Crazy Rich Asians' author wanted in Singapore for skipping national service

The author of the hit novel "Crazy Rich Asians" is wanted in his birth country of Singapore for failing to register for national service, according to the country's Ministry of Defense.

Asia Argento Reportedly Reached Settlement Deal With Sex Assault Accuser

Actress and director Asia Argento reportedly arranged to pay a settlement to a young actor after he accused her of sexually assaulting him when he was 17.

'Crazy Rich Asians' exceeds expectations, takes top spot at box office

The Warner Bros. romantic comedy opened to an estimated $25.2 million at the domestic box office this weekend. That was enough to give the film starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding the top spot at the box office.

How Crazy Rich Asians turns a traditional Asian rom-com trope into a modern statement

Minor spoilers ahead for Crazy Rich Asians. With the new romantic dramedy Crazy Rich Asians, based on the bestselling novel by Kevin Kwan, Warner Bros. is making a rare venture into films with an all-Asian cast.

Inside our dinner with the historic cast of 'Crazy Rich Asians'

This is a passport kind of love story. On Wednesday, "Crazy Rich Asians" hits theaters, a big-screen adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s best-selling 2013 novel.

Putin and Trump talk Syria, election meddling at brief meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed a statement on Syria during a brief meeting at a summit in Vietnam.

Exclusive: Melania Trump reflects on Asia trip and the past year

No visit to China would be complete without seeing the Great Wall, which is exactly how first lady Melania Trump wrapped her first-ever trip to Asia.

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World leaders and their spouses headed to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation's summit gala dinner Friday night in Da Nang, Vietnam.

Trump meets Putin: US and Russia face to face just a day after Putin's meeting with China

DONALD Trump and Vladimir Putin shook hands and exchanged words during a brief meeting in Vietnam today.

Trump, Putin briefly talk during opening photo at Asia-Pacific summit

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold a formal meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit here in Vietnam.

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The Taliban forced Afghan TV workers into hiding. Now they’re asking Hollywood for help

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‘Countdown to war’: how the papers covered fears of an imminent Ukraine invasion

Front pages focus on the diplomatic efforts of Boris Johnson and Olaf Scholz amid warnings Russia could invade within days

‘We’ll keep reporting, whatever the risk from the junta,’ say Myanmar’s journalists

To avoid arrest, the staff of the 74 Media left their home city, only to face shellfire in their border refuge.

New Zealand defends strict Covid quarantine after pregnant journalist ‘had to turn to Taliban’ for help

Charlotte Bellis, a journalist, says she was forced to return to Afghanistan after her application was met with ‘clauses and technicalities and confusion’

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Report says heightened dangers have prompted at least six to leave and many others to develop emergency exit plans

‘Let us eat cake’: how UK newspapers reacted to latest No 10 party claims

Daily Mail remains a Boris Johnson backer but same cannot be said of its sister outletA full list of alleged partiesWhat were the rules in June 2020?Coronavirus – latest global updatesThe print edition of the Daily Mail has remained one of Boris Johnson’s strongest backers in the media, even as other rightwing news outlets – including its sister outlet MailOnline – are increasingly critical of the beleaguered prime minister.

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‘People go a funny colour and keel over’: Briony Greenhill on leading the world’s most intense singing lessons

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Plus: long-distance loans, another cracker of the late-comeback-and-win genre and winning with seven menMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“The other day, the Wordle answer was MOUNT, which got me thinking – is Mason Mount the only footballer (present or former) whose first and second name are recognised five-letter words in the dictionary and therefore legitimate potential answers in Wordle?” asks Joe Hutton.

IOC denies Richardson’s accusations of double standards over Valieva

Feb 16, 2022 01:06

US sprinter missed Olympics after positive cannabis testIOC: ‘There is nothing in common between these two cases’The International Olympic Committee has dismissed claims that a double standard was applied to US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson compared to Russian skater Kamila Valieva after both tested positive for a banned drug.

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‘I’ve not decided’: Mbappé coy over PSG future after sinking Real Madrid

Feb 16, 2022 02:35

Forward ‘very happy’ at ‘one of the best clubs in the world’Mbappé widely expected to join Madrid on free in summerKylian Mbappé has said he is happy at Paris Saint-Germain but remains undecided over his future as rumours continue to swirl over a move to Real Madrid.

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Tuiliagi back after recovering from a hamstring problemEngland to face Wales at Twickenham next SaturdayManu Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes have been included in Eddie Jones’s 25-man England squad for a five-day training camp in London.

Tiger Roll out of Grand National after Aintree weights are revealed

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Owner Michael O’Leary critical despite 5lb drop from 2021 ‘This rating is absurd, and unfair on a 12-year-old chaser’Tiger Roll, the Grand National winner in 2018 and 2019, has been ruled out of an attempt to equal Red Rum’s record of three Aintree victories in April after the 12-year-old was handed a rating of 161 for this year’s race when the weights were published on Tuesday in Liverpool.

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