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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): Anvay Dravid, the son of former India skipper Rahul Dravid, has been named in the India Under-19s as the Junior Cricket Committee has announced the Under-19 squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka on Thursday. The tour will feature three one-day matches followed by two multi-day games, providing the young side with valuable exposure in both limited-overs and longer f
Read full story →Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): Anvay Dravid, the son of former India skipper Rahul Dravid, has been named in the India Under-19s as the Junior Cricket Committee has announced the Under-19 squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka on Thursday. The tour will feature three one-day matches followed by two multi-day games, providing the young side with valuable exposure in both limited-overs and longer f
Read full story →Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): Anvay Dravid, the son of former India skipper Rahul Dravid, has been named in the India Under-19s as the Junior Cricket Committee has announced the Under-19 squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka on Thursday. The tour will feature three one-day matches followed by two multi-day games, providing the young side with valuable exposure in both limited-overs and longer f
Read full story →Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.
Read full story →Beijing has completed a seabed survey in the complex waters east of Taiwan, its latest move to strengthen management of the waters around Taiwan following maritime border talks between Japan and the Philippines, according to state media. It is the first time mainland Chinese maritime authorities have conducted hydrographic survey operations east of Taiwan to fill in previously incomplete seabed mapping data for the area, according to an article published on Wednesday by Yuyuan Tantian, a social...
Read full story →ULAN BATOR, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Seven new measles cases were confirmed in Mongolia over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases nationwide to 15,389, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) reported on Thursday. The newly confirmed cases were recorded in Ulan Bator, the national capital, which is home to about half of Mongolia's 3.5 million population, said the NCCD. S
Read full story →ULAN BATOR, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Seven new measles cases were confirmed in Mongolia over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases nationwide to 15,389, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) reported on Thursday. The newly confirmed cases were recorded in Ulan Bator, the national capital, which is home to about half of Mongolia's 3.5 million population, said the NCCD. S
Read full story →ULAN BATOR, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Seven new measles cases were confirmed in Mongolia over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases nationwide to 15,389, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) reported on Thursday. The newly confirmed cases were recorded in Ulan Bator, the national capital, which is home to about half of Mongolia's 3.5 million population, said the NCCD. S
Read full story →A Hong Kong woman who has accused her former school teacher of sexually assaulting her over a period of nearly five years has told the court she initially feared reporting the case because it would cause him serious repercussions. The defendant, Cheng Hon-sze, 32, appeared in court on Thursday where he pleaded not guilty to nine counts of indecent assault involving his former student. The alleged offences took place between November 2019 and June 2024, when she was aged between 14 and 19 years...
Read full story →About 50,000 regular users of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge will soon be able to pass through new immigration e-channels without stopping or displaying their identity cards, as facial recognition will be used for clearance. Or Chung-yuk, assistant director of information systems at the Immigration Department, said on Thursday that Hong Kong permanent residents aged 11 or above who were regular users of the bridge could use two new “seamless” e-channels from June 25. “Users will not need to...
Read full story →This is part of a series on the global impact of SpaceX’s historic IPO, tracing how mainland Chinese investors’ strategies, the Hong Kong market and wider capital flows are being reshaped by Elon Musk’s trillion‑dollar rocket gamble. The landmark listing of US aerospace giant SpaceX is expected to accelerate and reshape the initial public offering (IPO) plans of China’s emerging commercial space companies, according to industry executives and investors. The development comes as space technology...
Read full story →ALMATY, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan exported 12.2 million tonnes of grain and flour between September 2025 and March 2026, up 13 percent year on year, the country's Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday. The largest increase in shipments was recorded to Central Asia and Afghanistan, with exports to Uzbekistan rising 38 percent to 5 million tonnes and supplies to Kyrgyzstan jumping 50 percent to 474,000 ton
Read full story →ALMATY, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan exported 12.2 million tonnes of grain and flour between September 2025 and March 2026, up 13 percent year on year, the country's Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday. The largest increase in shipments was recorded to Central Asia and Afghanistan, with exports to Uzbekistan rising 38 percent to 5 million tonnes and supplies to Kyrgyzstan jumping 50 percent to 474,000 ton
Read full story →ALMATY, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan exported 12.2 million tonnes of grain and flour between September 2025 and March 2026, up 13 percent year on year, the country's Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday. The largest increase in shipments was recorded to Central Asia and Afghanistan, with exports to Uzbekistan rising 38 percent to 5 million tonnes and supplies to Kyrgyzstan jumping 50 percent to 474,000 ton
Read full story →One out of every seven plug-in hybrid vehicles registered in Germany in May came from BYD, as the Chinese carmaker’s registrations surged 232 per cent in Europe’s largest auto market from a year earlier. With 6,169 vehicles registered there in May, BYD held a 2.6 per cent share of Germany’s new-car registrations, according to data from the country’s Federal Motor Transport Authority. Of those, 4,290 were plug-in hybrids, led by the Atto 2 DM-i with 2,113 registrations – the top-selling plug-in...
Read full story →The Philippine Senate’s political crisis has spilled into cyberspace after its official website went offline on Thursday following its defacement with a warning accusing lawmakers of betraying public trust. “The people deserve truth. The people deserve accountability. The people deserve better. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect Us,” the message said, using a closing phrase long associated with the global hacktivist collective Anonymous. The incident comes as the Senate remains locked...
Read full story →The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Central Asian countries presented their strategies for developing critical minerals and expanding regional cooperation during the C5+1 Critical Minerals Dialogue with the United States on June 10 in Astana. Senior officials from Central Asian countries and the United States participated in the C5+1 Critical Minerals Dialogue on June 10 in Astana. Photo credit: The Astana Times/ Fatima Kemelova The discussions focused on geological exploration, data transparency, investment incentives, workforce development and regional supply chain integration. Geological data key to investment David L. Fogel, U.S. assistant secretary of commerce, said accessible, high-quality geological data is one of the most important factors influencing investment decisions in the mining sector. “Data is the new gold. U.S. companies have told us time and again that digitized, accessible and high-quality geological data is …
Read full story →As protests in Tirana extend into a second week, they have escalated from opposition to two €5 billion (US$5.7 billion) planned resorts in ecologically sensitive areas linked to Jared Kushner into demands for the entire Albanian political establishment to step aside. Anger erupted on the coast on May 30 when bulldozers moved into one of the sites, spreading to the capital two days later. Every evening at 6pm since then, thousands of people have been gathering in a central square and marching...
Read full story →China holds an edge over the US when it comes to getting artificial intelligence applications into the hands of everyday users, according to tech executives and investors, though they warn that Chinese AI firms are looking increasingly overvalued. China still lagged in computing power but was only “100 days behind” the US in frontier AI model capabilities, according to Chi Zhang, general manager of finance industry at the Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, speaking on Thursday at the 2026 HKEX...
Read full story →Sixteen people have been arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly using falsified medical certificates claiming loss of working ability or terminal illness to fraudulently withdraw HK$4.3 million (US$548,680) in Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) savings. Police said on Thursday that the suspects comprised nine men and seven women, aged 29 to 63, who reported their occupations as chefs, drivers and waiters, among other jobs. Two of the suspects were allegedly core members of a syndicate running a...
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