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Climbers at odds over far-right dogwhistle route names
Climbers at odds over far-right dogwhistle route names
World
by  AFP

Just outside Vienna, climbers scramble up "Fortress Europe", one of the routes up an impressive rockface towering over fields and forests. At a campsite near the "Fortress Europe" route, opinions differed on how to deal with the problem.

Seoul's military says it salvaged North Korean missile debris
Seoul's military says it salvaged North Korean missile debris
World
by  AFP

South Korea's military said Wednesday it had retrieved and analysed debris from a missile the North fired across the two countries' de facto maritime border during a recent blitz of launches. On Wednesday, the defence ministry said in a statement that it had successfully retrieved a three-meter-long, two-meter-wide piece of debris, which it identified as a North Korean SA-5 missile.

Asian markets turn tepid after China factory data
Asian markets turn tepid after China factory data
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Asian stocks made a positive start Wednesday following gains on Wall Street but lost momentum as factory gate prices in China fell for the first time in nearly two years. Official data showed Wednesday that China's producer price index (PPI) fell by 1.3 percent on-year in October, pushing it into negative territory for the first time since December 2020.

Inside the 'living hell' of Cambodia's scam operations
Inside the 'living hell' of Cambodia's scam operations
World
by  AFP

Trafficked, beaten and locked up far from his family in China, Lu was one of thousands of people in Cambodia forced to operate online scams to line their captors' pockets. "People were beaten or tortured and sold if they refused to scam others."

House of hordes: UK's parliament swells after PM upheaval
House of hordes: UK's parliament swells after PM upheaval
World
by  AFP

Britain's House of Lords shares some characteristics with the Chinese National People's Congress: their signature colours are red, and neither is elected by popular vote. The House of Lords enjoys far more influence than the ornamental National People's Congress, which is set in March to rubber-stamp the Communist Party's decision last month to grant a historic third term to President Xi Jinping.

Elon Musk sells nearly $4bn in Tesla stock: SEC filing
Elon Musk sells nearly $4bn in Tesla stock: SEC filing
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Tesla chief Elon Musk sold nearly $4 billion worth of shares in the electric car company, SEC filings showed Tuesday, more than a week after he closed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. The US Securities and Exchange Commission documents show Musk, who financed much of his Twitter purchase with Tesla stock, sold more than 19 million shares worth in excess of $3.9 billion.