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Bear trapped on university campus from city near Tokyo
Bear trapped on university campus from city near Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan: A bear that wandered into Utsunomiya, a city just north of Tokyo, and frightened residents was captured on June 9 after...

Learn from Ukraine, Gulf wars on defense spending, Taiwan advised
Learn from Ukraine, Gulf wars on defense spending, Taiwan advised

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan should use its defense money more wisely and learn from the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, especially...

EU weighs supply chain diversification requirements
EU weighs supply chain diversification requirements

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Commission is considering new legislation that could require companies in sensitive sectors to diversify...

Update: China announces sanctions against Philippine defense secretary, his relatives
Update: China announces sanctions against Philippine defense secretary, his relatives

BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced sanctions against Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto...

CHINA-ANHUI-HUIZHOU ANCIENT CITY-TOURISM (CN)
CHINA-ANHUI-HUIZHOU ANCIENT CITY-TOURISM (CN)

(260611) -- HEFEI, June 11, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit a night market at Huizhou Ancient City in Huangshan, east China's Anhui...

Bangladesh pacers Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana return for T20Is against Australia
Bangladesh pacers Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana return for T20Is against Australia

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 11 (ANI): Bangladesh have recalled pacers Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana to their T20I squad for the upcoming...

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Existing home sales jump as buyers return to housing market
Existing home sales jump as buyers return to housing market

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Sales of previously owned homes in the United States rose to their strongest pace of the year in May, signaling renewed...

Iran war, latest CPI, undermine Wall Street, Nasdaq loses nearly 2%
Iran war, latest CPI, undermine Wall Street, Nasdaq loses nearly 2%

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks tumbled on Wednesday as the latest CPI reading showed inflation in the United States has surged to...

OpenAI joins Anthropic in move toward blockbuster IPO
OpenAI joins Anthropic in move toward blockbuster IPO

SAN FRANCISCO, California: OpenAI has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, becoming the latest artificial intelligence...

Meta told to give competing AI chatbots WhatsApp access
Meta told to give competing AI chatbots WhatsApp access

BRUSSELS, Belgium: European Union regulators have ordered Meta Platforms to restore access to WhatsApp for competing artificial intelligence...

Amazon backs US fiber optics expansion with Corning pact
Amazon backs US fiber optics expansion with Corning pact

SEATTLE, Washington: Amazon has signed a multi-billion-dollar agreement with Corning aimed at expanding U.S. production of optical...

Dow Jones gains 86 points despite techs slide
Dow Jones gains 86 points despite techs slide

NEW YORK, New York - Global stock markets closed with sharp divergences Tuesday, as U.S. indexes delivered a mixed performance while...

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