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Chinese company demands compensation from the UK over British Steel nationalization
Jul 19, 2026 - World 
Jingye Group, the former owner of British Steel, has demanded compensation from the U.K. government for investment losses after the company's nationalization last week
Former China Development Bank president is under anti-corruption probe
Jul 19, 2026 - World
China's top anti-graft watchdog has announced an investigation into a former president of China Development Bank
São Tomé and Príncipe heads to polls in tense presidential election
Jul 19, 2026 - World 
Incumbent Carlos Vila Nova hopes to defeat his former party and secure second term as independentVoters in São Tomé and Príncipe go to the polls for a presidential election on Sunday as one of Africa’s least populous countries seeks to burnish its democratic credentials.According to the National Election Commission, about 142,000 people are registered to vote in the tiny African state’s elections, approximately 15% of whom live in the diaspora. Continue reading...
Centuries-old festival brings Shinto traditions and towering floats to the streets
Jul 19, 2026 - World
In Japan, the Gion Matsuri festival brings towering floats to the streets in Shinto religious processions that are rooted in rituals dating back more than 1,000 years and that were intended to ward off epidemics
Rescuers in China search the rubble for survivors of landslide that killed 8 and left 34 missing
Jul 19, 2026 - World
Rescue crews are using excavators on Sunday to search the rubble for survivors of a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing that killed at least eight people and left another 34 missing
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