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CHONBURI: Moo Deng, a 1-year-old female pygmy hippo who became a viral internet sensation, eats a birthday cake at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province on July 10, 2025. --AFP

Hippo birthday: Thai internet sensation Moo Deng turns one

CHONBURI: Thailand’s pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday, drawing crowds of diehard fans even as she left behind the cute animal infancy that earned her worldwide internet fame. Big crowds are expected at a four-day festival...

MANILA: Philippine officials led by Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano (right) of the Departnment of Justice inspect diving gear of the Philippine coast guard prior to their search and retrieval operation for the bodies of cockfighters who were allegedly dumped in Taal Lake, in Talisay town, Batangas province South of Manila on July 10, 2025. --AFP

Search for missing cockfighters begins at Philippine Lake

MANILA: Search teams began scouring a lake south of the Philippine capital Manila on Thursday for dozens of cockfighters allegedly murdered by rogue police. Just hours later, the Department of Justice issued a statement saying a plastic bag containi...

KAILI, China: This photo shows an aerial view of a damaged bridge and submerged buildings at a flood-affected village in Kaili, in southwestern China's Guizhou province.-- AFP

China hit by floods, landslides, heat as extreme weather takes its toll

BEIJING: Torrential rains swept across swathes of China on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Danas drenched coastal tech hubs while monsoonal rains further inland unleashed deadly landslides and flash floods over a 1,400-km (870-mile) arc. Compounding the...

MIAOLI, Taiwan: Taiwanese reservists participate in pre-combat training on the first day of the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Miaoli on July 9, 2025. -- AFP

Taiwan kicks off military drills in face of China threat

TAIPEI: Taiwan kicked off its largest military drills Wednesday with regular troops joined by a record mobilization of reservists for 10 days of training aimed at defending against a Chinese invasion. The annual “Han Kuang” exercises, which are ...

This combination picture shows Erin Patterson arriving in the back of a prison transport vehicle at Latrobe Valley Magistrate's Court in Morwell, Australia on May 12, 2025. -- AFP

Photographer’s painstaking wait for mushroom killer

SYDNEY: Photographer Martin Keep tinkered for 10 days with a custom camera gadget to nail a 30-second chance of picturing Australia’s now-infamous mushroom murderer. Keep, a 39-year-old freelance photographer for Agence France-Presse, took the exc...

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