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Nepal's Phunjo Lama smashed the record for the fastest ascent of Everest by a woman, conquering the world's highest mountain in 14 hours and 31 minutes

Everest records tumble as season ends with eight dead

29 May 2024

Chow Hang-tung, a prominent activist who led a now-disbanded group that used to organise annual Tiananmen vigils, was among the six arrested

Hong Kong arrests 7th person under new security law for Tiananmen posts

29 May 2024

Hansi Flick has a tough challenge to turn Barcelona into genuine title rivals to Real Madrid and Champions League contenders

Laporta gambles on Flick to restore Barcelona's lustre

29 May 2024

As developing countries urge increases in climate aid, a toll booth worker takes shade under an umbrella during a record heatwave in Delhi

Rich nations met $100 bn climate finance goal two years late: OECD

29 May 2024

The National Results Operations Centre (ROC). eNCA/Faith Daniels

WATCH | IEC gives update on progress of voting day

29 May 2024

An IEC official marks a voter with indelible ink at a polling station. AFP/Zinyange Auntony

2024 elections | South Africa decides in crucial polls

29 May 2024

The world's first wooden satellite made from wood developed by scientists at Kyoto University and logging company Sumitomo Forestry

World's first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers

29 May 2024

Sweeping power cuts leave Togo's traders facing ruin

29 May 2024

Hiroshi Tai will be the first Singaporean to play in the Masters after winning the NCAA Men's Golf Division I Championships

Amateur (22) is first Singaporean golfer to qualify for Masters

29 May 2024

People check their phones next to an electronic board showing a share price of the Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo. AFP/Yuichi Yamazaki

Asian markets fall on US rate concerns, oil rises after attack

29 May 2024

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