The Thai government has ordered a crackdown on farmers flouting a ban on crop burning, as pollution in Bangkok spiked on Friday a week after toxic air forced hundreds of schools to close.
The operating profit of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics sank almost a third in the fourth quarter owing to spending on research, the company said Friday, as analysts said it was struggling to meet demand for chips used in AI servers.
Japan saw its biggest year-on-year jump in foreign workers since records began, government data showed Friday, as the country seeks to address labour shortages exacerbated by its ageing population.
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Four years after Myanmar's military seized power in a coup, the country is in the grip of a bloody civil war that has driven many of the country's young across the border to Thailand.
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Samsung Electronics said Friday its operating profits surged 129.85 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, but fell from the previous quarter as it struggled to meet demand for chips used in artificial intelligence servers.
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The midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a US Army Blackhawk helicopter in Washington has puzzled experts, given the perfect flying conditions and strict controls in one of the world's busiest air corridors.
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Nicaraguan strongman Daniel Ortega and his wife were granted control of all state powers Thursday under a constitutional amendment ratified by the country's legislature that also elevated her to the position of "co-president."
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Rory McIlroy marked his PGA Tour season debut with a sensational hole-in-one on his way to a six-under-par 66 in the opening round of the PGA Pebble Beach Pro-Am tournament on Thursday.
Global figure skating's tight-knit community was in mourning on Thursday after a passenger jet crash in Washington killed two former world champion coaches and young stars from the next generation of top US talent.
South Korea's Kim A-lim opened up a four-shot lead after producing a dream start in the first round of the LPGA's season-opening Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida on Thursday.
Ruben Amorim said Manchester United's progress to the Europa League last 16 with a 2-0 win over Romanian side FCSB will be vital to his bid to revitalise his troubled team.
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Ange Postecoglou said his team's 3-0 win over Elfsborg in the Europa League on Thursday was "made in Tottenham", after three youngsters scored to fire Spurs into the last 16.
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The United States and Russia have pledged their readiness to resume nuclear disarmament talks after years of confrontation, but analysts are sceptical that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin can or even want to reach a breakthrough new agreement.
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He has been pilloried for his vaccine skepticism, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s push to reduce America's reliance on processed foods and pharmaceuticals has also struck a chord.
Neymar announced Thursday he was returning to Brazilian club Santos, where he started his career, after ending his injury-plagued spell with Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal.
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