New crew set to launch for ISS after medical evacuation
Four astronauts could blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) next week, after setbacks including a mysterious medical evacuation of the previous crew, last-minute rocket problems, and some scheduling conflicts with NASA's Moon mission.
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Family affair: Thailand waning dynasty still election kingmaker
Thailand's most successful political party of modern times is heading for its worst election performance, with its founder jailed and his daughter ousted as prime minister last year by court order.
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Japan's first woman PM tipped for thumping election win
Japan votes in snap elections Sunday with polls pointing to a resounding win for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservatives after a honeymoon start for the country's first woman leader.
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Stocks in retreat as traders reconsider tech investment
Asian stocks fell Thursday to track more losses on Wall Street, where tech firms were again under pressure as fears over vast AI investments and extended valuations gained momentum.
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LA officials call for Olympic chief to resign over Epstein file emails
Multiple Los Angeles officials have called on 2028 Olympics chief Casey Wasserman to step down, after the latest batch of files in the Jeffrey Epstein case revealed racy emails between the sports executive and the disgraced financier's girlfriend.
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Ukraine, Russia, US to start second day of war talks
Ukraine, Russia and the United States will start a second day of talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, seeking to end Moscow's nearly four-year invasion.
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Fiji football legend returns home to captain first pro club
Roy Krishna is unfazed by the heat. "PNG will be hotter," the 38-year-old striker quips from the sidelines of a training pitch, his eye on fixtures in Papua New Guinea.
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Trump attacks US electoral system with call to 'nationalize' voting
From calls for his Republican party to "nationalize" voting to his repeated false claims of a stolen election, President Donald Trump is ramping up attacks on the electoral system ahead of this year's US midterms.
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Barry Manilow cancels Las Vegas shows but 'doing great' post-surgery
US singer-songwriter Barry Manilow on Wednesday announced the cancellation of his upcoming run of shows in Las Vegas, but assured fans he was recovering well from surgery to remove lung cancer.
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US households become increasingly strained in diverging economy
Around the crack of dawn, a line begins forming at a strip mall in Hyattsville, Maryland, as residents ranging from students to delivery workers and federal contractors wait to sign up for food assistance.
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