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Opium poppy farming hits 10-year high in war-torn Myanmar

Frustration in Indonesia as flood survivors await aid

Brown scores 42 as Celtics hold off Knicks

Malaysia says search for long-missing flight MH370 to resume

McIlroy wants more big trophies, Ryder Cups, starting in Australia

YouTube says Australia social media ban makes children 'less safe'

Chinese smart glasses firms eye overseas conquest

New Zealand strike as West Indies lose brave Hope to be 120-5

Stokes prefers media heat in Australia to 'miserable, cold' England

Italy's luxury brands shaken by sweatshop probes

Women don fake mustaches in LinkedIn 'gender bias' fight

Doctor to be sentenced for supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine

A doctor who supplied "Friends" star Matthew Perry with ketamine in the months before he fatally overdosed, is to be sentenced in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Football world braces for 2026 World Cup draw with Trump presiding

The draw for the 2026 World Cup -- the biggest edition of football's global showpiece ever held -- takes place in Washington on Friday with US President Donald Trump expected to feature prominently in proceedings.

Honduran ex-president leaves US prison after Trump pardons drug crimes

A former Honduran president convicted of helping to smuggle 400 tons of cocaine into the United States has left prison after being pardoned by President Donald Trump, his wife said Tuesday.

Chanderpaul, Hope see West Indies to 68-2 after New Zealand's 231

Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Shai Hope steadied the West Indies with an unbeaten half-century stand as tourists were 68-2 at lunch on day two of the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Wednesday.

YouTube says children to be 'less safe' under Australia social media ban

Video streaming giant YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia's looming social media ban for under-16s, denouncing the world-first laws as "rushed" and unrealistic.

Family voices new alarm for Hong Kong's jailed Jimmy Lai

The children of Hong Kong's jailed pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai are voicing new alarm for his health, saying his condition has continued to deteriorate.

San Francisco sues producers over ultra-processed food

San Francisco is suing makers of the ultra-processed food that health experts say has led millions of Americans into obesity during decades of over-consumption, the city said Tuesday.

Honduras' Hernandez: Convicted drug trafficker pardoned by Trump

Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez once painted himself as a champion of the fight against drug trafficking only to become one of the most high-profile figures implicated in it.

Romero bicycle kick rescues point for Spurs against Newcastle

Cristian Romero shinned a bizarre overhead kick past Newcastle goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in the dying moments to secure a 2-2 draw for Thomas Frank's beleaguered Tottenham on Tuesday.