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Japan celebrated on Monday the record-breaking Emmy Awards triumph of Shogun, although many confessed not having watched the series about the country’s warring dynasties in the feudal era. Shogun smashed all-time records at the television awards in Los Angeles on […]

Myanmar’s death toll from floods rose to at least 113, the country’s military government said, following heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi that has caused havoc across parts of Southeast Asia. At least 320,000 people have been displaced and

Talks between Boeing and striking US factory workers will resume on Tuesday under a federal mediator, the union said, after workers voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from the embattled aviation giant. “On Tuesday, the Union will meet with federal

One person has drowned in Poland and an Austrian firefighter has died responding to floods, authorities said Sunday, as Storm Boris lashed central and eastern Europe with torrential rains. Since Thursday, swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and

Eight migrants died on Sunday when their overcrowded vessel capsized while trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French authorities said, less than two weeks after the deadliest such disaster this year. The latest tragedy means 46 migrants

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which made history when its crew conducted the first spacewalk by non-government astronauts, splashed down off the coast of Florida early on Sunday. The Dragon spacecraft landed in the ocean at 3:37am (0737 GMT), a

Generative artificial intelligence used 30 times more energy than a traditional search engine, warned researcher Sasha Luccioni, on a mission to raise awareness about the environmental impact of the hot new technology. Recognised as one of the 100 most influential

Peru has bid an emotional farewell to its divisive ex-president Alberto Fujimori after three days of national mourning marked by expressions of nostalgia for his iron-fisted rule. Fujimori was revered by many in Peru for crushing a bloody leftist insurgency

Donald Trump doubled down on Friday on his anti-migrant attacks despite facing criticism for amplifying a conspiracy theory targeting Haitian immigrants, as he and election rival Kamala Harris took their presidential campaigns to swing states on opposite sides of the

US President Joe Biden will use his remaining months in office to strengthen Ukraine, a senior aide said on Saturday, as Kyiv fights off Russia’s invasion for a third year. Biden withdrew from the US elections, which are potentially perilous