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China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82
China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82

BEIJING, China:  An early investigation into China's worst mining disaster in more than 15 years has found hidden tunnels, missing...

AI memory chip boom lifts SK Hynix past $1 trillion
AI memory chip boom lifts SK Hynix past $1 trillion

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix crossed the US$1 trillion market value mark for the first time on May 27, joining...

Huang says Nvidia still sees major China AI chip demand
Huang says Nvidia still sees major China AI chip demand

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said on May 23 that China remains part of the company's projected $200...

Protesters support Taiwanese president’s $40 billion defense plan
Protesters support Taiwanese president’s $40 billion defense plan

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Hundreds of people gathered in central Taipei on May 23 to support the government's plan to increase defense spending....

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-CHINA-DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS-55TH ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION
AUSTRIA-VIENNA-CHINA-DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS-55TH ANNIVERSARY-RECEPTION

(260529) -- VIENNA, May 29, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Walter Rosenkranz, president of the National Council of Austria, delivers a speech at...

Tom Kim, J.J. Spaun among 6 co-leaders at Charles Schwab
Tom Kim, J.J. Spaun among 6 co-leaders at Charles Schwab

(Photo credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images) Tom Kim of South Korea wrapped up the final hole of a 6-under-par 64 after a delay...

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China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82
China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82

BEIJING, China:  An early investigation into China's worst mining disaster in more than 15 years has found hidden tunnels, missing...

Draft deal from US would reopen Hormuz, end naval blockade, Iran says
Draft deal from US would reopen Hormuz, end naval blockade, Iran says

DUBAI, U.A.E.: Iran's state TV said that Tehran has received an early, unofficial draft of a possible agreement with the United States...

Pope Leo XIV apologizes for Church’s role in slavery
Pope Leo XIV apologizes for Church’s role in slavery

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on May 25 for the role the Holy See played in supporting slavery and for not condemning...

Remnants of Assad's chemical weapons program found
Remnants of Assad's chemical weapons program found

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands:  Syria's new leadership has found parts of former President Bashar al-Assad's secret chemical weapons program....

Twin attacks in Nigeria, 25 people abducted by gunmen
Twin attacks in Nigeria, 25 people abducted by gunmen

ABUJA, Nigeria:  Suspected bandits attacked a police station and a traditional ruler's palace in Kwara state, Nigeria, early on May...

Record May heat grips Europe, triggers deaths and warnings
Record May heat grips Europe, triggers deaths and warnings

LONDON/PARIS: An unusually early heat wave swept across parts of Western Europe this week, breaking temperature records in Britain...