Please don't rush: slow changes in Laos 50 years after communist victory
The usually sleepy Laotian capital Vientiane has an uncharacteristic buzz, bedecked with flags and T-shirt vendors ahead of commemorations of 50 years of communist rule Tuesday, but for many young people history carries little weight.
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Williamson bolsters New Zealand batting for West Indies Test series
New Zealand batting talisman Kane Williamson returns to the Test arena for the first time in a year to bolster the hosts' line-up in the first Test against the West Indies in Christchurch, which begins Tuesday.
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How Australia plans to ban under-16s from social media
Australia will soon ban under-16s from the likes of Facebook and TikTok, a world-first move of huge interest to all those worried about the harms of social media.
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Militaries come to aid of Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000
Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel on Monday to help victims of devastating flooding that has killed nearly 1,000 people across four countries in Asia in recent days.
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'For him': Australia mum channels grief into social media limits
Mia Bannister's skin is inked with a eulogy to her teenage son Ollie, whose suicide after a battle with anorexia and online bullying pushed her to fight for world-first laws in Australia to get children off social media.
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Thunder down Blazers to avenge lone defeat of season
The NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder avenged their only defeat of the season on Sunday, using a fourth-quarter surge to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 123-115 and improve to 20-1.
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Asian markets mixed as traders eye US data ahead of Fed decision
Asian equities were mixed Monday with investors awaiting the release of key US data that could play a role in Federal Reserve deliberations ahead of an expected interest rate cut next week.
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Migrant domestic workers seek support, solace after Hong Kong fire
Sobs could be heard across Hong Kong's Victoria Park at the weekend as hundreds of migrant workers mourned victims of Hong Kong's worst fire in more than a century and prayed for missing friends.
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Spain aim to turn 'suffering' to success in Nations League final second leg
World champions Spain were barely recognisable in the first leg of the women's Nations League final as they escaped from Germany with a goalless draw.
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Pope to urge unity, bring hope to Lebanese youth on day two of visit
Pope Leo XIV is set to urge peace and unity on his second day in Lebanon on Monday, bringing a message of hope to young people whose faith in their crisis-hit country has dwindled.
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