Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall election that might oust China-friendly party
Pacific Asia • Jul 26, 2025, 9:28 AM
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Taiwanese were voting Saturday to determine whether to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, all from the opposition Nationalist Party, in elections that could potentially reshape the power balance in the self-ruled island’s legislature.
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EU faces major export decline amid sluggish growth in key member states
Pacific Asia • 10:23 AM
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The United States has begun charging higher tariffs on goods from dozens of trading partners in a major escalation of President Donald Trump's drive to reshape global commerce in America's favour. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the esc
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The Bright Side: Cockatoos have at least 30 distinct dance moves, Australian researchers find
Pacific Asia • 6:43 AM
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Australia's famously cheeky cockatoos can perform at least 30 distinct dance moves, researchers found, with documented dances ranging from headbanging and body rolls to a deceptively simple sidestep.
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Myanmar's junta-picked acting president Myint Swe dies after a long illness
Pacific Asia • 5:47 AM
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Myint Swe, the figurehead acting president handpicked by the military junta that seized power from Myanmar's democratically elected government in 2021, died on Thursday after a long illness, the junta said. Myint Swe had been suspended since July due to
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'Highest tariffs since Great Depression': In 1930's, trade plummeted and global depression deepened
Pacific Asia • 12:33 AM
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President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on 60 countries and the European Union, just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to create visible damage for the US economy. Trump expects the EU, Japan and South Ko
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