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October 02 2019, 08:00
• Major escalation as man shot with live round • 70 years of People's Republic, in 5 graphics
October 02 2019, 08:00
Singapore's sweeping anti-fake news law, which critics warn could be used to suppress free speech in the already tightly controlled Asian city state, came into force Wednesday.
October 02 2019, 08:00
A man was shot with a live round as violent protests erupted across Hong Kong on the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, in one of the most chaotic days of almost four months of political unrest.
October 02 2019, 08:00
In 2018, a severe drought brought Cape Town close to "Day Zero," when it could have become the world's first major city to run out of water.
October 02 2019, 08:00
Asian markets dipped Wednesday after the United States reported particularly dour manufacturing data — a potentially troubling sign for the global economy.
October 02 2019, 08:00
One company's self-flying energy kite may be the answer to increasing wind power around the world.
October 02 2019, 08:00
Harland and Wolff, the Northern Ireland shipyard that built the Titanic, has been rescued from bankruptcy.
October 02 2019, 08:00
It takes a certain nimbleness to pick a strawberry or a salad. While crops like wheat and potatoes have been harvested mechanically for decades, many fruits and vegetables have proved resistant to automation. They are too easily bruised, or too hard for heavy farm machinery to locate.