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Death toll rises to 37 in China fireworks factory blast

BEIJING, May 8 - The death toll has risen to 37 from 26 and one person remains missing after a fireworks factory explosion in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday, in the deadliest blast reported in China since 2019.

Asia

China, Vietnam share a propaganda playbook for digital control

For years, many Western observers believed the internet would inevitably weaken authoritarian regimes. The logic seemed straightforward: once information could flow freely, state monopolies on propaganda would collapse. The internet, in this view, would become a force of

Asia

Watch Dua Lipa Join Tame Impala In London

Kevin Parker released the latest Tame Impala album, Deadbeat , last year. The year before that, he helped produce Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism and joined the British pop star onstage in Glastonbury for "The Less I Know The Better." Tonight, the Australian psychedelic artist

Music

‘Law and Order’ to Be Renewed for Season 26 at NBC

“Law and Order” is poised to be be renewed for Season 26 at NBC, Variety has learned from sources. The news will no doubt offer relief to fans, as the show had been firmly on the bubble going into NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation to advertisers. Last minute details are still

Trump heads for Xi summit overshadowed by Iran war

US President Donald Trump heads for a superpower summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week hoping the Iran war will not spoil the mood in Beijing. Trump will be expecting a lavish welcome at the high-stakes meeting, which he delayed in March because of the Middle

USPS mulls allowing handguns to be shipped through mail

The United States Postal Service (USPS) could begin mailing handguns if a proposed rule from the Trump administration receives approval. Filed last month, the proposed rule would allow Americans to mail concealable guns, like pistols and revolvers, to anyone in the country.