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Rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave, two still missing
Rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave, two still missing

VIENTIANE, Laos: Five people who were trapped inside a cave in Laos for about a week were found alive on May 27. Rescue teams from...

(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON-SINGAPORE OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES-FINAL
(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON-SINGAPORE OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES-FINAL

(260531) -- SINGAPORE, May 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An Se Young hits a return during the women's singles final match between An Se Young...

School bags, notebooks and dreams -- Afghan children pursue education amid challenges
School bags, notebooks and dreams -- Afghan children pursue education amid challenges

KABUL, May 31 (Xinhua) -- As the school day ends, 10-year-old Aisha returns home and settles by the doorway, her eyes fixed on the...

Ruturaj Gaikwad replaces injured Riyan Parag in India A squad for Sri Lanka tri-series
Ruturaj Gaikwad replaces injured Riyan Parag in India A squad for Sri Lanka tri-series

New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Ruturaj Gaikwad has been recalled to the India A squad for the upcoming tri-series in Sri Lanka, replacing...

Nothing is so hard for Indian athletes, we can also do everything: Sprinter Animesh Kujur during PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat programme
Nothing is so hard for Indian athletes, we can also do everything: Sprinter Animesh Kujur during PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat programme

New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Sprinter Animesh Kujur, who along with athlete national-record holder Gurindervir Singh, spoke with...

Arafat Minhas registers first fifer by Pakistan bowler on ODI debut
Arafat Minhas registers first fifer by Pakistan bowler on ODI debut

Rawalpindi [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Pakistan spinner Arafat Minhas made history, becoming the first-ever bowler from his team to take...

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11 Lebanese children get killed or injured every 24 hours, UN says
11 Lebanese children get killed or injured every 24 hours, UN says

GENEVA, Switzerland: On average, eleven children have been killed or injured every 24 hours in Lebanon over the past week, the U.N.'s...

New Glenn blast deals setback to Blue Origin ambitions
New Glenn blast deals setback to Blue Origin ambitions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: Blue Origin suffered a major setback in its effort to challenge SpaceX after an uncrewed New Glenn rocket...

Ex-head of Shaolin Temple gets 24 years jail for embezzlement, bribery
Ex-head of Shaolin Temple gets 24 years jail for embezzlement, bribery

BEIJING, China: Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of China's Shaolin Temple, was sentenced to 24 years in prison for crimes such as embezzlement...

Trump’s plan for $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund blocked by judge
Trump’s plan for $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund blocked by judge

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. judge on May 29 temporarily stopped President Donald Trump's administration from creating a nearly US$1.8...

Slavery-era laws repealed by French parliament
Slavery-era laws repealed by French parliament

PARIS, France: French lawmakers voted on May 28 to officially cancel old slavery-era laws that treated enslaved people as property...

US accuses Iran of attacking Kuwait, violating ceasefire
US accuses Iran of attacking Kuwait, violating ceasefire

DUBAI, U.A.E.: The U.S. military said on May 28 that Iran broke a fragile ceasefire after Kuwait reported being attacked following...

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