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Severe storm strikes Dongfang in Southern China
Typhoon Wutip hits Hainan in China after suddenly changing course

BEIJING, China: A typhoon altered its course and struck Hainan Island, southern China, late on the night of June 13. Typhoon Wutip...

Japan celebrates new sumo grand champion
Onosato becomes first Japanese sumo yokozuna Since 2017

TOKYO, Japan: Japan has a new top sumo wrestler — and he's Japanese. Onosato, who weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds), has become a yokozuna,...

Xi Focus: Think tank report expounds on China's financial development path
Xi Focus: Think tank report expounds on China's financial development path

BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- A report released on Thursday traces Xi Jinping's exploration of the path of financial development with...

Global Pause: US, Taiwan and UAE keep interest rates unchanged
Global Pause: US, Taiwan and UAE keep interest rates unchanged

Taipei [Taiwan], June 19 (ANI): The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) on Thursday kept the key interest rates unchanged...

China's "618" shopping festival shifts focus to quality amid policy-driven upgrades
China's "618" shopping festival shifts focus to quality amid policy-driven upgrades

BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Ushering in the summer shopping season in high gear, China's 618 shopping festival -- originally launched...

India records highest growth in power generation after US & China in last five years: IEA
India records highest growth in power generation after US & China in last five years: IEA

New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): India has emerged as a country with the third-largest growth in power generation capacity globally...

International

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New banquet rules in China after deaths, part of Xi’s crackdown
China limits civil servant dining groups to curb alcohol abuse

BEIJING, China: Chinese civil servants are now facing stricter rules on dining together, with some local authorities limiting group...

Tehran seeks ceasefire via Gulf allies, offers nuclear flexibility
Iran asks Gulf states to mediate Israel truce, offer nuclear talks

DUBAI, U.A.E.: As violence escalates between Iran and Israel, Tehran is turning to its Gulf neighbors to help broker a ceasefire —...

Blaise Metreweli becomes first woman to head MI6
Britain appoints first female MI6 chief, Blaise Metreweli

LONDON, U.K.: On June 15, Britain named Blaise Metreweli as the first woman to lead the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known...

'Tourists go home': Anti-over-tourism protests erupt in Barcelona
Tourism backlash: Locals protest in cities across southern Europe

BARCELONA/MADRID, Spain: With another record-breaking tourist season underway, thousands of residents across southern Europe marched...

Flight recorder may reveal cause of deadly crash of Air India Boeing
Air India crash: Black box recovered from site of mishap

NEW DELHI, India: The flight data recorder from the crashed Air India plane was found on June 13. This vital discovery may help investigators...

Severe storm strikes Dongfang in Southern China
Typhoon Wutip hits Hainan in China after suddenly changing course

BEIJING, China: A typhoon altered its course and struck Hainan Island, southern China, late on the night of June 13. Typhoon Wutip...