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China’s Xi Jinping calls on nations to unite against ‘iron curtains of confrontation’

China’s Xi Jinping calls on nations to unite against ‘iron curtains of...

1 year ago 308

How India’s capital went from extreme heat to heavy floods

How India’s capital went from extreme heat to heavy floods

1 year ago 264

Pregnant China student wrongly diagnosed with kidney disease dies, was carrying stillborn child

Pregnant China student wrongly diagnosed with kidney disease dies, was...

1 year ago 312

Minnesota candidate faces charges after reportedly hurling a tarantula at her roommate in nod to ‘Home Alone’

Minnesota candidate faces charges after reportedly hurling a tarantula...

1 year ago 344

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump offers to ‘settle’ invasion as Biden calls Putin ‘war criminal’ at debate

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump offers to ‘settle’ invasion as Biden ...

1 year ago 490

Hong Kong Airlines swoops in with new route to Xining, Qinghai province’s economic centre

Hong Kong Airlines swoops in with new route to Xining, Qinghai provinc...

1 year ago 247

‘No dialogue’: Pakistan says open to attacks on Afghan-based armed groups

‘No dialogue’: Pakistan says open to attacks on Afghan-based armed gro...

1 year ago 369

Biden says Trump will ‘undo’ progress on tackling climate crisis

Biden says Trump will ‘undo’ progress on tackling climate crisis

1 year ago 196

How late-night TV hosts reacted to Trump vs Biden debate

How late-night TV hosts reacted to Trump vs Biden debate

1 year ago 260

Russian scientists conduct autopsy on 44,000-year-old wolf carcass

Russian scientists conduct autopsy on 44,000-year-old wolf carcass

1 year ago 458

British man dies off Greek island

British man dies off Greek island

1 year ago 274

Second panda ever born in Taiwan celebrates her fourth birthday with fruit cake

Second panda ever born in Taiwan celebrates her fourth birthday with f...

1 year ago 419

Von der Leyen and Costa: Europe’s new dynamic duo

Von der Leyen and Costa: Europe’s new dynamic duo

1 year ago 275

Singapore’s dirty money clean-up: US$2 billion laundering scandal prompts reforms

Singapore’s dirty money clean-up: US$2 billion laundering scandal prom...

1 year ago 219

No tsunami threat after magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Peru coast

No tsunami threat after magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Peru coast

1 year ago 513

Jay Slater’s best friend says he heard him ‘slipping on rocks’ in bombshell last video call with teen before he vanished

Jay Slater’s best friend says he heard him ‘slipping on rocks’ in bomb...

1 year ago 509

Biden faces calls to stand down by former UK ambassador to the US after ‘historically bad performance’

Biden faces calls to stand down by former UK ambassador to the US afte...

1 year ago 195

Joe Biden praised by wife Jill for ‘answering every question’ in presidential debate

Joe Biden praised by wife Jill for ‘answering every question’ in presi...

1 year ago 240

Hong Kong to enhance cross-border transfers for residents who work, live in mainland China

Hong Kong to enhance cross-border transfers for residents who work, li...

1 year ago 271

US allies fear a new Trump presidency may be one step closer after Biden ‘implodes’ at CNN debate

US allies fear a new Trump presidency may be one step closer after Bid...

1 year ago 194

Trump fans celebrate, Biden faithful in despair over US presidential debate: ‘really sad’

Trump fans celebrate, Biden faithful in despair over US presidential d...

1 year ago 319

China’s central bank puts the yuan’s exchange-rate swings in crosshairs

China’s central bank puts the yuan’s exchange-rate swings in crosshair...

1 year ago 277

Indonesia says will deport 103 Taiwanese suspected of cybercrimes in Bali

Indonesia says will deport 103 Taiwanese suspected of cybercrimes in B...

1 year ago 209

Belgian town shuts bridge to France during Euro 2024 football showdown

Belgian town shuts bridge to France during Euro 2024 football showdown...

1 year ago 193

Jokowi orders audit of Indonesia’s data centres after cyberattack

Jokowi orders audit of Indonesia’s data centres after cyberattack

1 year ago 296

China’s renewable energy ‘fluctuations and volatility’ could see Beijing supercharge power reforms

China’s renewable energy ‘fluctuations and volatility’ could see Beiji...

1 year ago 193

Tesla autopilot appears to veer electric vehicle onto train track it mistook for road

Tesla autopilot appears to veer electric vehicle onto train track it m...

1 year ago 402

Everyone can spot the cheerful goat but you need 20/20 vision to see the hidden umbrella in 10 seconds

Everyone can spot the cheerful goat but you need 20/20 vision to see t...

1 year ago 300

Hong Kong science park’s tie-up with hi-tech firms to boost city’s innovation hub ambitions

Hong Kong science park’s tie-up with hi-tech firms to boost city’s inn...

1 year ago 410

Six takeaways from the Biden-Trump presidential debate

Six takeaways from the Biden-Trump presidential debate

1 year ago 242

Jay Slater cops appeal for volunteers to scour mountain in ‘massive’ new search after turning down Brit police help

Jay Slater cops appeal for volunteers to scour mountain in ‘massive’ n...

1 year ago 580

The last weekend

The last weekend

1 year ago 261

China’s envoy to France labels Taiwanese government ‘rebel regime’ to be expelled ‘at any time’

China’s envoy to France labels Taiwanese government ‘rebel regime’ to ...

1 year ago 198

Duty-free limit increase to HK$16,100 ‘not enough’ for mainland Chinese tourists in Hong Kong

Duty-free limit increase to HK$16,100 ‘not enough’ for mainland Chines...

1 year ago 308

Jay Slater friend says he saw teen slipping down hill in video call moments before he went missing

Jay Slater friend says he saw teen slipping down hill in video call mo...

1 year ago 491

‘No way I can vote Labour’: Will pro-Palestine Brits sway the UK election?

‘No way I can vote Labour’: Will pro-Palestine Brits sway the UK elect...

1 year ago 239

‘Give him one of the Panera lemonades’: Social media in meltdown over Trump and Biden’s debate performance

‘Give him one of the Panera lemonades’: Social media in meltdown over ...

1 year ago 214

Russia planning massive 100,000-ton supercarrier ‘Storm II’ to take on West…but Putin’s dream may NEVER see light of day

Russia planning massive 100,000-ton supercarrier ‘Storm II’ to take on...

1 year ago 271

Hong Kong will lose competitive edge if it stalls on San Tin Technopole: tech sector

Hong Kong will lose competitive edge if it stalls on San Tin Technopol...

1 year ago 222

Stunned Brits become ‘first victims’ of Benidorm booze clampdown as cops ‘force them off beach for sipping wine’

Stunned Brits become ‘first victims’ of Benidorm booze clampdown as co...

1 year ago 441

‘Superconnector’ Hong Kong should shift to ‘super moneymaker’: top Beijing official in city

‘Superconnector’ Hong Kong should shift to ‘super moneymaker’: top Bei...

1 year ago 210

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe brought back 1.9kg of rock samples, space agency says

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe brought back 1.9kg of rock samples, spac...

1 year ago 296

Taiwan bride throws tradition out the window by swapping paper fan for ‘machine gun’

Taiwan bride throws tradition out the window by swapping paper fan for...

1 year ago 233

In Lebanon, the 'Amber Man' digs up golden time capsules from the age of the dinosaurs

In Lebanon, the 'Amber Man' digs up golden time capsules from the age ...

1 year ago 403

Waterspout seen over the seas west of Hong Kong: Observatory

Waterspout seen over the seas west of Hong Kong: Observatory

1 year ago 550

Massive 14ft python pulled out of car engine by police

Massive 14ft python pulled out of car engine by police

1 year ago 235

5 Hong Kong students, 1 bus driver injured in 4-vehicle pile-up on highway

5 Hong Kong students, 1 bus driver injured in 4-vehicle pile-up on hig...

1 year ago 197

What’s the state of China-India trade and investment?

What’s the state of China-India trade and investment?

1 year ago 377

Singapore’s BTO public housing: homewrecker or dealmaker as some couples tie knot for flats?

Singapore’s BTO public housing: homewrecker or dealmaker as some coupl...

1 year ago 332

‘Panic mode’ Democrats begin calling for Biden to step aside after ‘horrible’ debate performance against Trump

‘Panic mode’ Democrats begin calling for Biden to step aside after ‘ho...

1 year ago 245

ISS astronauts take cover as defunct Russian satellite shatters

ISS astronauts take cover as defunct Russian satellite shatters

1 year ago 366

Trump calls Biden a ‘bad Palestinian’ in US presidential debate jab

Trump calls Biden a ‘bad Palestinian’ in US presidential debate jab

1 year ago 288

Jay Slater’s devastated best pal who joined teen on first holiday is ‘not coping’ as disappearance stretches into day 12

Jay Slater’s devastated best pal who joined teen on first holiday is ‘...

1 year ago 466

Video shows aftermath of fatal New Delhi airport roof collapse

Video shows aftermath of fatal New Delhi airport roof collapse

1 year ago 229

For An Aquatic Veterinarian, It’s Never ‘Just A Fish’

For An Aquatic Veterinarian, It’s Never ‘Just A Fish’

1 year ago 208

Apple’s Vision Pro launches in Hong Kong, drawing buyers from mainland China, Asia

Apple’s Vision Pro launches in Hong Kong, drawing buyers from mainland...

1 year ago 221

3-year-old girl with rare genetic disease is allowed to leave Gaza

3-year-old girl with rare genetic disease is allowed to leave Gaza

1 year ago 229

Trump-Biden debate devolves into squabble over golf handicaps

Trump-Biden debate devolves into squabble over golf handicaps

1 year ago 366

Ancient bronze bells, Han dynasty frog among 14 cultural relics returned to China

Ancient bronze bells, Han dynasty frog among 14 cultural relics return...

1 year ago 345

Globalisation isn’t going away. It’s getting a multipolar makeover

Globalisation isn’t going away. It’s getting a multipolar makeover

1 year ago 297