Can Southeast Asian artists replicate K-pop’s global success with SEA-pop?
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Can Southeast Asian artists replicate K-pop’s global success with SEA-pop?

At Tower Records in Tokyo’s Shibuya district earlier this month, fans flocked to a pop-up store set up for Filipino boy band SB19, buying exclusive merchandise including limited-edition CDs, T-shirts, stickers and phone straps. Due to overwhelming demand, the store ran for an additional five days. During the band’s tour in Japan, SB19 met fans in Yokohama and performed in Tokyo and Osaka during th...

‘Identify your real enemy’: Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to unite, defend each other
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‘Identify your real enemy’: Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to unite, defend each other

Iran's Supreme Leader urged Gulf rulers to identify their real enemy and confront it. He also called for Muslim unity and mutual defense against external threats. The message comes amid ongoing war and significant economic pressure on Iran. Iranian President dismissed speculation about the leader's health, stating he is healthy. Diplomacy and defense remain Iran's complementary approach to nationa...

Manhunt underway after one killed, multiple injured at Swiss rave

Manhunt underway after one killed, multiple injured at Swiss rave

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At least one person was killed and five others injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss city of Aarau, police and local media reported Sunday. A major police operation is underway at the scene, with authorities urging residents to stay away from the area.

At least one dead, five injured in shooting at rave in Switzerland

At least one dead, five injured in shooting at rave in Switzerland

France 24

One person was killed and five others injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss city of Aarau, police and local media reported Sunday. A major police operation is underway at the scene, with authorities urging residents to stay away from the area.

One killed, five injured in shooting at rave in Switzerland

One killed, five injured in shooting at rave in Switzerland

France 24

One person was killed and five others injured, some seriously, in a shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss city of Aarau, police and local media reported Sunday. A major police operation is underway at the scene, with authorities urging residents to stay away from the area.

A 55-year-old Missouri official reached the 13,804-foot summit of Wyoming's highest mountain

A 55-year-old Missouri official reached the 13,804-foot summit of Wyoming's highest mountain

Times of India

In a remarkable tale of survival, a Missouri deputy attorney general was found alive after an arduous five-day ordeal on Gannett Peak. Despite achieving his goal of reaching the summit, he faced severe dehydration and confusion near Scott Lake. Fortunately, search teams successfully located him amidst the challenging terrain, and he is now in recovery, expressing heartfelt gratitude to his rescuer...

1 dead and 5 wounded in shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland

1 dead and 5 wounded in shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland

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A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau left one person dead and five wounded early on Sunday, local police and media reported. Police said they are looking for potentially more than one suspect. Aargau cantonal police wrote earlier on social media that a 22-year-old woman died of injuries at the scene in Aarau, the canton’s capital. Four men and one woman, between 24 and 27 ye...

1 killed as shooting erupts at rave party in Switzerland

1 killed as shooting erupts at rave party in Switzerland

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One person was killed and five others were wounded, some of them seriously, in a shooting at a rave party in northern Switzerland, local police said on Sunday. “The search for the perpetrators, whose identities are currently unknown, is under way,” they said on social media, adding that the motives and exact circumstances were not yet known. Earlier, officers said the incident in Aarau, north of Z...

Shooting erupts at a rave party in Switzerland

Shooting erupts at a rave party in Switzerland

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A number of people were hit by gunfire near a rave in northern Switzerland overnight, local police said on Sunday. The incident in Aarau, north of Zurich, left “multiple victims” and prompted a “large-scale” police response, officers said on social media, without elaborating. Swiss newspaper Blick reported on its website that the shots were fired before 3am (local time) on the sidelines of the Aar...

Renee was at Gyirong Port minutes before flood struck, now her family want to travel from Australia to help search

Renee was at Gyirong Port minutes before flood struck, now her family want to travel from Australia to help search

The Guardian

Missing woman’s partner and daughters fundraise to join search in one of the hardest-hit areas of Nepal Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastClair Spry says her sister would hate the attention. She would want it focused on the Nepali people, who have been displaced or are in need of aid. She would want it to be on the impa...

People fleeing Sudan civil war face ‘dire and deteriorating’ conditions in refuge city

People fleeing Sudan civil war face ‘dire and deteriorating’ conditions in refuge city

The Guardian

More traumatised civilians are arriving every day at ‘shockingly overcrowded’ El Obeid and camps on its outskirtsHumanitarian conditions in the Sudanese city of El Obeid and two camps on its outskirts are dire and deteriorating, according to people on the ground, as civilians displaced by fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia continue to pour in from the...

South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows

South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows

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Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollutionSouth West Water is doing more harm to the environment than any other water company in England, according to new analysis, with more sewage discharged in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset than anywhere else.Fr...

‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution

‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution

The Guardian

Checking for sewage spills has become as normal as checking the weather forecast, say swimmers on East Sussex beachesSouth West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows“I’m furious,” says Jo Armstrong, 75, sitting on Brighton beach with her daughter and granddaughter.Armstrong lives in Lewes, a town 8 miles from Brighton, and usually goes swimming in nearby Seaford in East S...

Humanitarian crisis worsening in refuge for civilians fleeing Sudan’s civil war

Humanitarian crisis worsening in refuge for civilians fleeing Sudan’s civil war

The Guardian

Conditions are deteriorating in city of El Obeid and camps on its outskirts, with more people arriving every dayHumanitarian conditions in the Sudanese city of El Obeid and two camps on its outskirts are dire and deteriorating, according to people on the ground, as civilians displaced by fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia continue to pour in from the ...

Could joint oil and gas projects help ease Beijing and Manila’s South China Sea tensions?

Could joint oil and gas projects help ease Beijing and Manila’s South China Sea tensions?

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China and the Philippines have been urged to resume joint South China Sea energy exploration as a way of easing tensions in the disputed waters. A joint report by Chinese and Philippine analysts also said the two countries should work together in other “low-sensitivity” areas such as marine environmental protection and combating crime at sea. The report, published on Monday by the Shanghai Institu...

Will Hong Kong see fewer creditor-led commercial property sales as assets stabilise?

Will Hong Kong see fewer creditor-led commercial property sales as assets stabilise?

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Financial distress in Hong Kong’s commercial property market has moderated but not been completely eliminated, analysts say, with highly leveraged asset owners still expected to find refinancing their loans a challenge. The city’s office and retail property segments have been mired in a multi-year slump, with new supply outstripping demand in recent years as consumption slowed and interest rates s...

Northern Metropolis ‘large-scale land disposal’ a win-win, Paul Chan says

Northern Metropolis ‘large-scale land disposal’ a win-win, Paul Chan says

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Fast-tracking the Northern Metropolis through a “large-scale land disposal” scheme underscores the government’s push to integrate technology, industry and talent while accelerating Hong Kong’s economic restructuring, the finance chief has said. In a blog post on Sunday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the megaproject’s success hinged on attracting “high-value-added, high-potential industr...

Indian-origin teen accused of killing family allegedly used ChatGPT for ‘fantasy stories’

Indian-origin teen accused of killing family allegedly used ChatGPT for ‘fantasy stories’

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A tutor's alarming visit in Acton, Massachusetts, unveiled a grim double homicide involving a mother and her young son. The police later apprehended the grieving elder sibling in his mother's car nearby. Disturbingly, prosecutors disclosed that the teenager employed AI and ChatGPT to delve into hypothetical murder scenarios, prompting a critical examination of artificial intelligence's influence o...