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Table for one: how Japan's 'Solitary Gourmet' became a TV hit

Hundreds flee homes in Taiwan ahead of biggest typhoon in decades

Australia's Big Bash League to open season in India

Asian stocks rally as SK hynix breathes life back into AI trade

Disappointment at Morocco's World Cup exit cannot mask pride

Humanitarians look to put the AI in aid

In gas-rich Kazakhstan, many rely on lethal cylinders

Indian haute couture presence 'overdue', says designer Manish Malhotra

Chip titan SK hynix raises $26.5 bn in blockbuster US listing

'Everyone' expects Spain to beat us, says Belgium coach

Venezuela quake tragedy threatens to set back democratic transition

Malaysia PM says not opposed to fugitive financier's bid for pardon

Malaysia will not oppose a bid by a fugitive businessman involved in the massive 1MDB corruption scandal to seek a pardon from US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Friday.

Indian PM seeks trade, energy stability on UAE-Europe tour

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a five-nation tour on Friday, heading to the United Arab Emirates before Europe, overshadowed by energy and supply-chain worries due to the Iran war.

Passenger from hantavirus cruise quarantines on remote Pitcairn Island

A passenger from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is in quarantine on tiny Pitcairn Island, a volcanic outcrop in the South Pacific famously settled by mutineers from the HMS Bounty.

Duplantis kicks off Diamond League season in China

Serial world record setter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis will be on hand to kick off this season's Diamond League series when he takes to the pole vault runway at the Shanghai/Keqiao meet this weekend.

Arsenal scent Premier League glory

Arsenal can move within touching distance of the Premier League crown before title rivals Manchester City next play as a gripping race enters its final stretch.

Rare South-North Korea football match sells out in 12 hours

Tickets in South Korea for a rare match against a visiting North Korean team sold out within half a day, Seoul's football association told AFP on Friday.

Six hantavirus cruise passengers land in Australia

A plane carrying six passengers caught up in the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship landed Friday at a military airbase in western Australia, where they will immediately enter a strict three-week quarantine.

Markets wait on Trump-Xi summit, Seoul hits record

Oil inched higher and Asian markets traded in a narrow range Friday as investors awaited tangible results from US President Donald Trump's talks in Beijing, while an AI stock boom boosted Seoul to a new record.

Football: 2026 World Cup stadium guide

From iconic soccer cathedrals to modern state-of-the-art stadiums more accustomed to hosting American football, the 2026 World Cup will be played at 16 venues across the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Hearts must run Celtic gauntlet to claim historic Scottish title

Hearts are on the brink of breaking Scottish football's glass ceiling but must emerge undefeated away to Celtic on Saturday to end a 66-year wait to win the title.

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