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Oil surges above US$110 as Gulf drone attacks and Iran standoff shake global energy markets

Brent crude futures climbed US$1.44, or 1.32 per cent, to US$110.70 a barrel by 2337 GMT after earlier reaching their highest level since May 5

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Moderate earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea region with shallow depth

Seismic tremor measuring magnitude 5.2 recorded overnight near Papua New Guinea, with monitoring agencies placing the quake at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres

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Qantas flight diverted after passenger allegedly bites crew member

According to reports, the flight QF21 from Melbourne, headed to Dallas on May 15, had to make a stop in Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, due to a disru...

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Taiwan reaffirms sovereign status after Trump warns against formal independence declaration

Taipei insists it is already an independent and sovereign state while pledging to preserve cross-strait stability

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Canada confirms suspected human case of rare Andes hantavirus linked to cruise ship outbreak

Canadian health authorities have confirmed a presumed case of the Andes hantavirus involving a passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius

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Iran has to 'make a deal', Trump says

Iran says it is ready for a deal but does not trust US

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US antitrust watchdog opens investigation into ARM over chip licensing practices

United States Federal Trade Commission reportedly launches an antitrust investigation into whether the company abused its dominant position in the global chip d...

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Trump hesitates on Taiwan arms deal after Xi warns of risk of conflict

United States President Donald Trump signals uncertainty over a multibillion-dollar weapons package for Taiwan following direct appeals from Chinese President X...

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Trump leaves Beijing with modest deals as China issues sharp warning over Taiwan and Iran

Despite lavish diplomacy and warm public exchanges between Washington and Beijing, markets were left disappointed by the lack of major breakthroughs

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Global authorities race to contain hantavirus fears, ship outbreak revives Covid pandemic memories

The outbreak moves health authorities into a delicate balancing act between warning the public and preventing widespread panic

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Climate alert: Super El Niño could push global temperatures to record highs by 2027

Peaking temperatures raises fears of severe droughts, heatwaves, wildfires and extreme weather across large parts of the world

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Iran allows Chinese ships through Strait of Hormuz amid regional war tensions

Iran’s tightening grip over the strategic passage since the beginning of the conflict has unsettled international markets and heightened fears of prolonged disr...

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Trump-Xi summit overshadowed by sharp Taiwan warning as Beijing talks draw to a close

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s casting a shadow over an otherwise lavish summit with U.S. President Donald Trump focussing on trade, investment and geopolitical...