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The creator of the XRP cryptocurrency said it is committed to markets with clear regulatory frameworks such as Singapore and Hong Kong.

July 23, 2023 8:45 AM

The Cambodian leader faces no real challenge in the ballot.

July 23, 2023 8:40 AM

Hun Sen's son, Hun Manet, is making his debut in Sunday’s election and needs to win a legislative seat to be eligible to be prime minister.

Voters going to the ballots say they are certain Hun Sen's ruling party will sweep all seats again.

On Friday, the lead singer of The 1975 criticised the government’s stance against homosexuality. On Saturday, Malaysia’s communications minister said the Good Vibes Festival, which was expected to continue this weekend, will be cancelled.

Campaigners were dismayed by the failure to reach agreement in Goa, India on Saturday on COP goals including tripling the world’s renewable capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030.

July 23, 2023 12:13 AM

Lack of consensus adds to sluggish progress on climate diplomacy ahead of key meetings this year. 

About 15,000 protesters demanded arrests after a video showed two naked women surrounded by men groping their genitals and dragging them into a field in Manipur where more than 130 people have been killed since violence erupted in May.

‘Security concerns with respect to Chinese investments in India were flagged during the deliberations,’ Indian media reported an official as saying.

At least 26 people were killed and about 80 are believed to be still missing after a landslide on Thursday in Irshalwadi, about 60 kilometres from Mumbai.

July 22, 2023 7:45 PM

The landslide occurred on Thursday night in the remote mountain hamlet of Irshalwadi.

July 22, 2023 7:10 PM

A panel says Japan needs to raise wages, eradicate harassment and jettison “outdated” bans on tattoos and hair colour.

‘Australians can be proud that this ship … is being commissioned here for the first time in … history’, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said. It reflects ‘our shared commitment to upholding the rules-based order’, he added.

July 22, 2023 5:15 PM

Critics say carbon capture and storage has not lived up to its promise and is not a reliable climate solution.

The animal, which was being presented as evidence, escaped from its handler and caused mayhem as court staff tried to tempt it down from a tree.

Footage smuggled out of the scam centres shows electrocutions, beatings and people being handcuffed and blindfolded, as rumours swirl of organ harvesting – and much more ‘going under the radar’.

July 22, 2023 1:50 PM

The exercise equipment, weighing about 200kg, fell on him and broke his neck.

Before his death, Uvaraja Gopal detailed in a Facebook post what he said was a toxic work culture and added that he had sought help but was shunned.

Mark Lin has matched some 1,000 couples in 31 years, in a business viewed by some critics as akin to human trafficking.

July 22, 2023 12:55 PM

The frontman of the British band also kissed his male bandmate onstage.