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A tale of two cities, as Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong
Oped, Published on 01/07/2022
» 'Manhattan meets Hawaii." That's how I described Hong Kong to outsiders when I first moved here 7 years ago, dazzled by glittering skyscrapers ringing lush green mountains next to the sea.
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A focus on the flavour
Life, Published on 13/05/2022
» When Thawat Prathumpuang, the executive pastry chef at Centara Grand at CentralWorld, started his "Amazing Durian Delicacies" last year at hotel's Zing bakery and Ventisi restaurant, he expected the event to be a one-off.
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Liverpool's 'mentality monsters' flex muscles to keep quadruple bid alive
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» LIVERPOOL: Fifty-seven games into a gruelling season Liverpool could have crumbled when their 2-0 first-leg lead was wiped out before half-time by an inspired Villarreal playing to reach their first-ever Champions League final.
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Death toll rises to 26 in Chinese building collapse
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» The number of people confirmed dead after a building in China collapsed has risen to 26, state media reported Thursday, nearly a week after the block containing apartments, a hotel and a cinema caved in.
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China building collapse death toll rises to 53
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» BEIJING: Fifty-three people died in a building collapse in central China, authorities said Friday, announcing the end of the rescue mission in a disaster which has been blamed on illegal construction.
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S.Africa's deadly floods shine spotlight on housing crisis
AFP, Published on 24/04/2022
» DURBAN (SOUTH AFRICA) - Thulisile Ntobela, once lived in an apartment, but when her rent went up 25 percent, the unemployed mother of five could no longer afford and moved out.
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HSBC announces $1 bn share buyback as 2021 profits double
AFP, Published on 22/02/2022
» HONG KONG - HSBC on Tuesday announced bumper 2021 profits and plans to repurchase shares worth up to $1.0 billion as the Asia-focused bank continues its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and major restructuring.
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Seven dead in Sumatra earthquake
AFP, Published on 25/02/2022
» Seven people died and dozens more were injured when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.
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Your friendly neighbourhood spot
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 04/02/2022
» With the Thai affinity for Italian food, the lack of Italian-American in the country is tad mind-boggling. Filling the gap in the "Italian" restaurant market is Tony's (Italians don't @ me), which focuses on chef-patron Anthony Burd's heritage.
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Ex-government workers mine for salvation in Afghan mountains
AFP, Published on 28/01/2022
» MIKENI (AFGHANISTAN) - In the bone-splitting chill of the Afghan mountains, Mohammad Israr Muradi digs through coarse earth spilling from the open mouth of an emerald mine.
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