China’s newest aircraft carrier heads to sea for first time
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Indonesia’s Ruang volcano spews more hot clouds after eruption forces closure of schools, airports
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano spewed more hot clouds on Wednesday after an eruption the previous day forced the closure of schools and airports, pelted villages with volcanic debris and prompted hundreds of people to flee.
Phones, Islamic books and currency exchange. Some businesses are making money out of Taliban rule
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Yunis Safi, a businessman in Kabul, knows very well the importance of showing off your phone if you want something done.
China’s job-hungry youth offered lifeline by South Korean university with its ‘exemplary employment-linked model’
A version of this article has also been published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post.
McDonald’s earnings miss estimates as diners pull back, Middle East boycotts hit sales
McDonald's reported mixed quarterly results Tuesday as its reorganization weighed on its profit and boycotts hurt its Middle Eastern sales.
Dubai's new airport will be five times the size of its current one and aims to be the largest in the world
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's leadership approved a 128 billion dirham ($35 billion) plan to build a new passenger terminal at the emirate's Al Maktoum International Airport, which will make it five times bigger than Dubai's main international airport in terms of size — and the biggest in the world.
India’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad: Rishabh Pant in, Shubman Gill out
Pant returns to the side more than a year after his near-fatal car crash as India name Rohit Sharma-led 15-man squad.
Kazakhstan arrests ex-interior minister in connection with unrest that left 238 dead
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Kazakhstan arrested a former interior minister on Tuesday, in connection with deadly police crackdown on unrest that gripped the country in 2022, Kazakh news media reported.