3 hours ago Trump names ‘fierce fighter’ envoy to Panama after urging US reassert control over canal

Trump says Panama, with whom the US has had diplomatic relations since 1903, is ‘ripping us off on the Panama Canal’.

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4 hours ago Azerbaijani airliner was downed by Russian air defence system, four sources say

The jet diverted from an area of Russia in which Moscow has used air defence systems against Ukrainian drone strikes in recent months.

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4 hours ago Azerbaijani airliner was downed by Russian air defence system, sources say

The jet diverted from an area of Russia in which Moscow has used air defence systems against Ukrainian drone strikes in recent months.

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7 hours ago 1st LD Writethru: Xi extends condolences over Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash

1st LD Writethru: Xi extends condolences over Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash  China.org.cn

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14 hours ago Chinese scientists say new sunblock can cut body temperature by up to 6 degrees Celsius

Tsinghua University researchers say their product offers the same protection as SPF 51 sunblock after 12 hours.

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14 hours ago Chinese scientists say new sunblock can lower body heat by 6 degrees Celsius

Chinese scientists say new sunblock can lower body heat by 6 degrees Celsius  South China Morning Post

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16 hours ago Trump takes aim at Canada, China and ‘left lunatics’ in Christmas wishes

The Republican’s messages were in stark contrast to US President Joe Biden’s post emphasising ‘kindness and compassion’.

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18 hours ago Person found dead in wheel well on United Airlines flight at Hawaii airport

Person found dead in wheel well on United Airlines flight at Hawaii airport  China.org.cn

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23 hours ago Chinese national gets 8 months in prison for Yasukuni Shrine graffiti case

Jiang Zhuojun and two others are accused of vandalising a pillar at the controversial landmark by spray-painting the word ‘toilet’ on it.

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30 hours ago China’s ideology tsar views Buddhism reincarnation exhibition in signal to Dalai Lama

China’s fourth senior official Wang Huning visits China Tibetology Research Centre, as officials vow national unity and ethnic solidarity.

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32 hours ago Minister Erick Thohir determined to take ‘sleeping giants’ Indonesia back to Fifa World Cup

The head of the national football body is banking on a top-down approach to put his country in the frame for a trip to the 2026 finals.

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34 hours ago Passenger plane flying to Russia crashes in Kazakhstan with many feared dead

The Embraer 190, carrying 62 passengers and five crew members, went down near the city of Aktau.

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34 hours ago Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people on board crashes in Kazakhstan leaving 32 survivors

The Embraer 190, carrying 62 passengers and five crew members, went down near the city of Aktau.

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36 hours ago Coastguard plane in Japan airport crash mistook taxi instruction for runway clearance

Japan Transport Safety Board releases recordings from the aircraft that collided with a JAL jetliner at Haneda airport in January.

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36 hours ago ‘Japan’s neighbourhood more dangerous’? Fears over Chinese land purchases

New study shows Chinese nationals or entities bought 203 of 371 properties or land close to sensitive sites in Japan in the past year.

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40 hours ago As Trudeau battles political crisis, Canada’s regional leaders court Trump to avert trade war

Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai met the US president-elect’s eldest son in North Carolina to share data on bilateral trade deficit.

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