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Temperature records are expected to renew in some countries and the scorching sun has claimed hundreds of lives and fueled ferocious wildfires.

Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong walked free from prison Monday and vowed to join historic anti-government protests rocking the finance hub, as activists kept up pressure on the city's embattled pro-Beijing leader.

A collision between a vintage sailing ship and a container vessel in Germany injured five people and sunk the wooden ship which had just been restored at a cost of 1.5 million euros ($ 1.7 million), police said.

An investigation has been launched after an object, purportedly similar to a historic cannon, was found near Koh Racha Noi off Phuket’s southern coast.

JUST TWO days ahead of the historic coronation of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, many Thais decided to get ordained as Buddhist monks and attended special merit-making ceremonies in honour of the monarch.

Rolls-Royce has achieved the highest annual sales in its 115-year history, with 4,107 cars delivered to customers in over 50 countries around the world in 2018, the company said in a press release on Friday.

A new Malaysian king will be elected and sworn in this month, royal officials said Monday, after Sultan Muhammad V abdicated in a historic first following his reported marriage to a Russian former beauty queen.

Electric car maker Tesla on Wednesday reported a "historic" profitable quarter driven by demand for its Model 3 aimed at the mass market.

An American donor has returned her private collection of 12 prehistoric Ban Chiang pottery pieces to the Thai government, according to Deputy Director of Fine Art Department Prateep Phengtako.

South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Friday that the peninsula faces a "historic moment for a lasting peace" ahead of another inter-Korean summit later this month aimed at catalyzing North Korea's denuclearization process.

Belgians are famous for taking their beer seriously, but authorities are now moving to preserve some of the historic cafes where drinkers have been quaffing since the early 20th century.

A year ago, customers queued round the block for Wu Ying's red bean and coconut ice puddings, but now the 60-year-old has to vault a barricade to reach her dessert shop.