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Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:34:10 GMTThailand condemns Chinese Uyghurs to death for 2015 shrine bombing
A Bangkok court convicted Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed of premeditated and attempted murder for their role in planting a bomb at the popular Erawan Shrine in the capital's commercial heart.
The blast tore apart the site where worshippers and ...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:54:10 GMTSolomon Islands says China security pact to remain secret
The controversial deal struck in 2022 rattled Washington and Canberra because of concern it opened the door to a permanent Chinese military presence in the South Pacific.
Speaking last week in Australia, the Solomons' new Prime Minister Matthew Wal...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:36:11 GMTTharp, 20, breaks 110m hurdles world record at NCAA championships
Tharp wiped out the long-standing previous record of 12.80sec set by fellow American Aries Merritt in Brussels on September 7, 2012.
The performance, run with a legal tailwind of one meter per second sec, also shattered Grant Holloway's NCAA colleg...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:32:12 GMTThailand sentences Chinese Uyghurs to death in 2015 shrine bombing case
A Thai court convicted Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed of premeditated and attempted murder for their role in planting a bomb at the popular Erawan Shrine in Bangkok's commercial heart in August 2015.
The deadly blast tore apart the site where w...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:58:13 GMT'Resilient' Knicks on brink of NBA title after record rally
The Knicks staged the biggest comeback in Finals history as they erased a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 on Wednesday and take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven championship series.
They'll now have three chances to clinch the...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:30:18 GMTKnicks stage historic comeback to beat Spurs, one win from NBA title
OG Anunoby's soft-as-silk tip-in basket with 1.2 seconds left sealed the thrilling victory to give the Knicks a 3-1 stranglehold on the best-of-seven championship series, which shifts back to San Antonio for game five on Saturday.
Jalen Brunson sco...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:14:11 GMT'It just hurts': Spurs search for answers after epic collapse against Knicks
San Antonio led by as many as 29 points, the largest blown lead ever in a Finals game, but crumbled to fall 107-106 to a Knicks team that now leads the best-of-seven championship series 3-1 and has three chances to clinch the crown.
Wembanyama, the...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:20:20 GMTSeveral arrested outside NBA Finals in New York
Law enforcement also used stun grenades in an attempt to disperse crowds gathered for the game, in which the Knicks mounted an epic comeback to beat the Spurs, giving the New York team a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven championship series.
At least f...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:18:13 GMTKnicks stage historic comeback to beat Spurs, one win from NBA title
OG Anunoby's tip-in basket with 1.2 seconds left sealed the thrilling victory to give the Knicks a 3-1 stranglehold on the best-of-seven championship series, which shifts back to San Antonio for game five on Saturday.
Jalen Brunson scored 36 points...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:08:42 GMTThe Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs
Earning just over two dollars for an hour of video, her mundane recordings are invaluable for global tech companies teaching machines how to move like humans in the real world.
The 25-year-old is one of a growing army of thousands of AI system trai...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:40:29 GMTAI robot cleaners leave the lab for China's living rooms
The 56-year-old and her white-and-silver partner, fitted with cameras and two mechanical claws, are part of a new human-robot cleaning service offered by Chinese household help platform 58.com.
It's a baby step towards a future espoused by tech eva...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:36:39 GMTIn ageing South Korea, AI dolls care for the elderly
The doll greets Bang when she returns home, sings to her when she feels bored, reminds her not to skip meals or medication -- helping her maintain a routine -- and tells her it loves her.
Bang has limited contact with her grown-up daughter, and fel...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:24:13 GMTS.Korea hits Coupang with record fine over e-commerce data leak
Coupang, the country's largest online retail platform, signalled in a statement that it would challenge the fine in court.
The government's move caps a months-long probe into Coupang, which is incorporated in the United States.
Allegations of a ma...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:20:23 GMTRussia's conscripts recount pressure to fight in Ukraine
But on snowy Friday evening in late 2024, heavy traffic pushed him underground to visit his mother. At the next station, two officers entered the carriage and detained him for draft evasion.
Within three days, he was sent to a military unit near Mo...
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:06:16 GMTGiants under pressure in open Women's T20 World Cup
A 12-team competition where the teams are split into two pools of six ought to be without a 'group of death'.
But women's cricket heavyweights Australia, India and South Africa are all in Group One and, with only the top two advancing to the semi-f...