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'A time to help': Indonesians ran to aid of fleeing fans in stadium stampede
As one of the deadliest disasters in the history of football unfolded before his eyes at an Indonesian stadium, photographer Adi Bowo Sucipto put his camera down and rushed to help. Like Sucipto, other photographers and video journalists working that night in the stadium stopped shooting to wrest fleeing football fans who were trapped in the human crush near an exit.
'Watched the whole time': China's surveillance state grows under Xi
When Chen picked up his phone to vent his anger at getting a parking ticket, his message on WeChat was a drop in the ocean of daily posts on China's biggest social network. Chen quickly deleted the post, but officers tracked him down and detained him within hours, accusing him of "insulting the police".
Asian markets drift as global rally peters, focus now on US jobs
Asian markets were mixed Thursday as this week's global rally ran out of juice, with concerns about a huge oil output cut's impact on inflation tempering hopes that central banks could soon ease back on their rate hike campaigns.
Crowd-pleaser or obscure pick for literature Nobel?
The Nobel Literature Prize will be announced on Thursday, with speculation in literary circles split over whether it will go to an overdue bestselling author or a relative unknown lifted into the spotlight. Literary critics and Nobel watchers are split into two camps this year.
European 'community' leaders meet in face of Russia's war
Leaders from Ukraine, Britain and Turkey join EU counterparts on Thursday for an inaugural summit of the "European Political Community" aimed at bringing the continent together in the face of Russia's aggression. But she could face a tricky ride from EU counterparts over UK efforts to renegotiate the post-Brexit trade deal for Northern Ireland.
Former Uber security chief convicted in hack cover-up: reports
A jury on Wednesday found Uber's former security chief guilty of federal crimes for covering up a massive hack that compromised personal information of users and drivers, according to US media reports.
Hazy timeframe for reaching electric plane era
Recent test flights suggest the era of electric airplanes is coming closer, but aviation experts caution that achieving commercial use hinges on regulatory approval which has an unknowable timeframe.
Decades on, search continues for Argentina's 'stolen' children
The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo are getting old. The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo is an organization founded in 1977 by women trying to find their arrested daughters -- and the babies they bore in captivity.
Nigerian drivers battle traffic jam for more than 1 week, show how they have been suffering in video
A video showed motorists who have spent over one week in a traffic jam in Delta state. A motorist said that he is always paid R214 salary despite the trouble.
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