48 h. ago Volcano erupts near Iceland’s Blue Lagoon, triggering evacuations

Evacuations are under way as seismic activity continues, but air travel remains unaffected.

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55 h. ago Towering inferno erupts on outskirts of Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur

The fire near a petrol station in Putra Heights, Malaysia’s central Selangor state, was visible for miles.

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68 h. ago ‘Uncertainty’ of Trump tariffs trigger worst S&P 500 quarter since 1980s amid recession fears

Global recession fears grip Wall Street as Trump’s tariffs trigger a stock market rout, as the S&P 500 faces its worst quarter since the 1980s.

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68 h. ago Trump tariff ‘uncertainty’ triggers worst S&P 500 quarter since 1980s amid recession fears

Global recession fears grip Wall Street as Trump’s tariffs trigger a stock market rout, as the S&P 500 faces its worst quarter since the 1980s.

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4 d. ago Hundreds of thousands protest again in Istanbul to support imprisoned mayor

After Ekrem Imamoglu, a rival to the president, was this month detained on charges many saw as politically motivated, nationwide protests erupted.

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6 d. ago Myanmar quake strikes China’s belt and road heartland: how bad is it?

Sino-Myanmar pipelines serve as a strategic overland route for China’s oil and gas imports from the Middle East.

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7 d. ago How Trump’s reckless policies could trigger a financial crisis

The institutional and legal underpinnings of the US system on which investors have long relied are under sustained assault from the Trump administration.

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8 d. ago Palestinians protest against Hamas in rare public show of dissent in Gaza

Protests erupt a week after Israel ended its ceasefire with Hamas by launching a surprise wave of strikes that killed hundreds.

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9 d. ago Turkey’s Erdogan accuses opposition amid nationwide protests over rival’s arrest

The detention of Istanbul’s mayor has triggered the biggest street protests in Turkey in more than a decade.

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9 d. ago What happens if Mount Fuji erupts? Japan lays out ‘major disaster’ action plan

An eruption of the iconic mountain could release 10 times the amount of debris generated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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9 d. ago China announces joint naval drills with Thailand near South China Sea port

‘Blue Strike-2025’ exercise will be held from late March to early April near Zhanjiang on southern coast, Beijing’s defence ministry says.

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1 week ago China restaurant sells half chicken ‘raised on music, milk’ for US$66, triggers online taunts

Eatery says succulent ‘sunflower chicken’ which is popular with Michelin-starred chefs is made from birds raised ‘listening to classical music’.

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1 week ago China eatery sells half chicken ‘raised on music, milk’ for US$66, triggers taunts

China eatery sells half chicken ‘raised on music, milk’ for US$66, triggers taunts  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago EU trade official downplays likelihood of Trump triggering warm ties with China

European Commission’s deputy director general for trade called idea that Trump will drive the Brussels and Beijing together ‘simplistic thinking’.

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1 week ago Don’t expect Trump aggression to make Europe cosy up to China: EU official

European Commission’s deputy director general for trade called idea that Trump will drive the Brussels and Beijing together ‘simplistic thinking’.

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1 week ago China executes four Canadians, triggering international outrage

China executes four Canadians, triggering international outrage  Yahoo

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2 w. ago American Airlines plane catches fire at Denver airport, passengers evacuated on slides

The airport said the fire was extinguished and no injuries had been reported.

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2 w. ago American Airlines jet catches fire at Denver airport, passengers evacuated

Twelve people taken to hospitals with minor injuries after Boeing 737-800 catches fire at Denver airport gate.

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3 w. ago Trump’s Tariffs Trigger Clash Between China And Walmart—What To Know

Trump’s Tariffs Trigger Clash Between China And Walmart—What To Know  Forbes

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3 w. ago Residents evacuated as Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts, spewing lava, ash and rocks

Around 30,000 people were potentially ‘at risk’, authorities said, after Central America’s most active volcano erupted on Monday.

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