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Fire contained in building near Seoul’s Jogye temple, treasures spared
Fire near South Korea's Jogye temple contained, treasures spared

SEOUL, South Korea: A fire broke out this week in a building near the historic Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul. The building holds some...

Storm strands Chinese vessel Near Thitu Island, raises tensions
Chinese ship stuck in disputed waters near Philippine-held island

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines: A Chinese ship got stuck in shallow waters near a Philippine-controlled island in the disputed South...

CHINA-JIUQUAN-MANNED SPACECRAFT-ZERO-ALTITUDE-ESCAPE FLIGHT-TEST (CN)
CHINA-JIUQUAN-MANNED SPACECRAFT-ZERO-ALTITUDE-ESCAPE FLIGHT-TEST (CN)

(250617) -- JIUQUAN, June 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 17, 2025 shows a scene during an escape flight test on China's...

Central banks will continue to increase gold reserves amid geopolitical, economic uncertainty: WGC survey
Central banks will continue to increase gold reserves amid geopolitical, economic uncertainty: WGC survey

New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): More than nine in ten (95 per cent) reserve managers indicated that they expect central banks to...

Chinese researchers explore glacier protection in diversified ways
Chinese researchers explore glacier protection in diversified ways

LANZHOU, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists are in a race against time to mitigate glacier melting by employing innovative technologies...

MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-CHINA-TOURISM-PROMOTIONAL EVENT
MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-CHINA-TOURISM-PROMOTIONAL EVENT

(250617) -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A man poses during the second edition of the Nihao! China Travel Fair (Malaysia)...

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Trump leaves G7, calls for evacuation of Iran's capital
Trump calls for Tehran to be evacuated

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada - U.S. President Donald Trump has announced he is leaving the G7 summit after just one day, and after refusing...

Crude spikes as Israel-Iran conflict reignites supply concerns
Oil surges over 7% after Israeli strikes on Iranian military sites

HOUSTON, Texas: Crude oil surged to multi-month highs this week, driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East after Israel launched...

Airlines reroute planes after Israeli strikes spark airspace chaos
Flights canceled as Israel-Iran conflict shuts Middle East skies

SEOUL/LONDON: A wave of flight cancellations and diversions swept across the airline industry on June 13 after Israel launched strikes...

Ukraine sea drone success inspires Taiwan defense plans against China
Taiwan adopts Ukraine's sea drone tactics to counter China threat

WUSHI, Taiwan: Inspired by how Ukraine has used sea drones effectively against Russia in the Black Sea, Taiwan is learning how to use...

Scientists in Zurich develop living material with unique properties
Swiss researchers develop living material from fungi

ZURICH, Switzerland: In a breakthrough that could reshape the future of sustainable materials, scientists at Empa's Cellulose and Wood...

Boeing under scrutiny after deadly Dreamliner crash in India
Air India crash tests Boeing's new leadership before Paris show

SEATTLE/BENGALURU: Boeing is once again under scrutiny following the crash of an Air India 787-8 Dreamliner that killed nearly all...

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