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'Joy to beloved motherland': N.Korea football glory fuels propaganda
'Joy to beloved motherland': N.Korea football glory fuels propaganda

North Korea is basking in its dominance of women's youth football after a third World Cup win in just over a year, sporting success that is being used to justify the secretive state's political system.

November 11, 2025

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Taiwan coastguard faces China's might near frontline islands
Taiwan coastguard faces China's might near frontline islands

With a clear view of China's skyscraper-studded coastline, Taiwanese coastguard captain Huang Heng-chun steers his patrol boat through choppy waters around a group of islands controlled by Taipei.

November 11, 2025

Concentration of corporate power a 'huge' concern: UN rights chief
Concentration of corporate power a 'huge' concern: UN rights chief

A few tech giants accumulating massive power coupled with artificial intelligence is posing huge global rights challenges and needs regulation, the UN human rights chief told AFP in an interview.

November 11, 2025

Indian forensic teams scour deadly Delhi car explosion
Indian forensic teams scour deadly Delhi car explosion

Indian crime scene investigators scoured through the wreckage of a car on Tuesday that exploded hours earlier in the heart of the capital, killing at least eight people.

November 11, 2025

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Syria joins alliance against Islamic State after White House talks
Syria joins alliance against Islamic State after White House talks

Syria is joining the global coalition against the Islamic State group, a US official said Monday hours after President Donald Trump welcomed his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa for historic White House talks.

November 11, 2025

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Resin Solutions Announces Commencement of up to $100 Million Global HTPB Production Expansion Initiative
Resin Solutions Announces Commencement of up to $100 Million Global HTPB Production Expansion Initiative

EXTON, PA / ACCESS Newswire / November 11, 2025 / Resin Solutions, Exton, PA, a portfolio company of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, announced a multi-phase production capacity expansion initiative for its hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene ("HTPB") product line, Poly bd®.

November 11, 2025