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Pakistan face Bangladesh, India take on Sri Lanka in Asiad cricket semis

Nepal and Malaysia miss out as persistent rain denies both teams a chance to compete NAGOYA: Rain continued to disrupt the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh advancing to the men’s cricket semi-finals after their quarter-final matches ‌were abandoned without a ball being bowled. Sri Lanka had been scheduled to face … Read more

Ebola cases top 8,000 in DR Congo amid contact-tracing gaps

Contact tracing falls to 79.2% from 83.4% as WHO flags increased risk of cross-border transmission Failings in contact tracing as well as persistent deaths outside treatment centres have been blamed for a recent surge in Ebola transmission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health authorities said Monday, as the number of confirmed cases topped 8,000. … Read more

UN agency warns funding crisis could leave 8.3 million people without aid

UNHCR faces $5.789 billion funding gap amid aid cuts by United States, other countries Bags belonging to Afghan nationals deported from Iran lie beside a UNHCR tent at a camp for returning migrants near the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, Afghanistan, July 22, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS A deepening funding crisis could leave nearly … Read more

OpenAI apologies for Australian government website hack, pledges to rebuild trust

Company’s chief strategy officer to face Australian Senate committee on Oct 6 after rogue agent accesses govt portal The OpenAI logo in this illustration taken June 11, 2026. REUTERS OpenAI apologised for the hacking of an Australian government website by a rogue AI agent, committing funding to improve cyber defences and to establish a local … Read more