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One of China’s top smartphone makers raked in 2.8 million preorders for its latest phone just one day after reservations began — even before people learned its price.Huawei’s Mate XT, a trifold smartphone, is set to be unveiled during an event on Tuesday in China. On Huawei’s online sales platform, which is selling the device in two colors, nearly 3 million people had registered interest at publication time.The company’s event will be hours after Apple is expected to launch a slate of new products, including the iPhone 16, at its fall Glowtime event.Huawei said its phone will go on sale…

BBC/Imogen AndersonBaby Bibi Hajira was fighting for her life when the BBC visitedWarning: This story contains distressing details from the start.“This is like doomsday for me. I feel so much grief. Can you imagine what I’ve gone through watching my children dying?” says Amina. She’s lost six children. None of them lived past the age of three and another is now battling for her life.Seven-month-old Bibi Hajira is the size of a newborn. Suffering from severe acute malnutrition, she occupies half a bed at a ward in Jalalabad regional hospital in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province.“My children are dying because of…

People look at the city’s skyline from the Bunkyo Civic Center Observation Deck in Tokyo on August 14, 2024. Philip Fong | AFP | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets fell on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading losses in the region, following the weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report on Friday.U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 142,000 missing a 161,000 gain estimated by economists polled by Dow Jones. On the other hand, the unemployment rate edged down to 4.2%, in line with expectations.Traders in Asia assessed Japan’s revised GDP figure for the second quarter and China’s consumer price index report.Japan’s second-quarter GDP came in at 2.9%…

Romania has confirmed drone fragments on several occasions since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Latvia and Romania, NATO members who are allies of Ukraine, have said that Russian drones violated their airspace. Romania said a Russian drone entered its airspace during nighttime attacks across the Danube River in neighbouring Ukraine in the early hours of Sunday, while Latvia said one crashed in the eastern part of the country a day earlier. Romania’s Ministry of National Defence said that Bucharest deployed F-16 fighter jets to monitor its airspace and that a search for the weapon’s debris was under…

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s date just keeps on rolling … the two stars just pulled up to a New York City restaurant — hand-in-hand, like we’ve seen a lot recently. The two celebs hit a popular Mediterrean restaurant in Manhattan Sunday night… looking loved up in new outfits hours after pulling off tennis chic in Queens. Travis dressed in a collared shirt and pants, hat on his head, while Taylor threw on a different dress for their evening meal … one a little less bright than her tennis-watching ensemble. The two walked in, hands clasped tightly one another. No…

Growing up in Singapore, I thought I’d seen most of my country — a city-state just slightly smaller than the size of New York City.But after a 20-minute ferry ride to Lazarus Island, one of the eight Southern Islands in Singapore, I felt like I was in another country.The island, which is just 47 hectares big, has one convenience store, a water sports center, and two accommodations. That’s it.During my three-day visit in August, I stayed at a tiny home by Tiny Away for one night.Launched by a Singaporean tiny home startup, Big Tiny, in May last year, Tiny Away…

EPATwo women who say they were raped and strangled by the controversial social media influencer, Andrew Tate, have spoken to the BBC about their experiences.Another woman has alleged, for the first time, she was raped by Mr Tate’s younger brother, Tristan – also an influencer with millions of followers.The Tate brothers, aged 37 and 36, currently face charges in Romania of human trafficking and forming an organised group to sexually exploit women. Andrew Tate is also charged with rape.If found guilty, the two men could be jailed for more than 10 years. They strongly deny the charges against them.Warning: Contains…

The first Sunday of the 2024-2025 NFL season is underway, and it’s just so nice to have football back on TV, right? For one Week 1 game, fans thought they’d see two seasoned quarterbacks take the field in Atlanta, Georgia, when the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Atlanta Falcons. Instead, Justin Fields will start as QB (over Russell Wilson) for the Steelers, while Kirk Cousins is new to and still set to start for the Falcons’ QB position.Watch Today’s Game on Sling TVSteelers fans are ready to see Bijan Robinson show his stuff, but he could be the least of…

egetable prices in China have risen significantly this summer, with analysts pointing to high temperatures and frequent rainfall as the main reasons. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China on Monday reported its consumer price index rose by 0.6% year on year in August, missing expectations as costs of transportation and home goods, and rents declined.The consumer price index was forecast to have climbed 0.7% year on year in August, according to a Reuters poll.Food prices climbed by 2.8% year on year in August, the first positive print since June 2023, according to Wind Information data. Pork…

As the war enters its 927th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Monday, September 9, 2024. Fighting At least three people were killed and one injured after Russia struck the village of Cherkaske in the eastern Donetsk region with cluster munitions, Governor Vadym Filashkin said. Two people were killed and four injured, including two children, in a Russian air attack on the Sumy region, the regional military administration said. Sumy borders Russia in northeastern Ukraine. The death toll from a missile attack on a military educational institute in Ukraine’s Poltava city rose to 58 after three…