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Hong Kong seeks to limit children's digital device use amid rising myopia rates
Published on 16/09/2025
» Hong Kong authorities will seek to further limit young children's use of mobile digital devices, including social media access, by updating the city's guidelines as part of health initiatives set to be unveiled in Wednesday's policy address, the South China Morning Post has learned.
In mega-city Lagos, 20 million count on just 100 ambulances
AFP, Published on 16/09/2025
» LAGOS — Standing outside a public hospital in Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city, Michelin Hunsa is still "traumatised" from the two-hour wait it took to get an ambulance for her mother, found unconscious by her neighbours.
White House vows to take on left-wing 'terror' movement after Kirk killing
AFP, Published on 16/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - Senior White House official Stephen Miller vowed Monday that the Trump administration would dismantle an alleged "vast domestic terror movement" that he linked to the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
Samui sea-bridge project expected to reach cabinet next year
Online Reporters, Published on 15/09/2025
» The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) plans to seek cabinet approval to build a bridge connecting the southern mainland and Koh Samui in late 2026, with construction to commence two years later.
More heavy rain, storms on way
Post Reporters, Published on 15/09/2025
» The Meteorological Department warns that more heavy rain will fall in the upper South on Monday, while thunderstorms will continue in Bangkok and upper Thailand.
New Nepal PM vows to follow protesters' demands to 'end corruption'
AFP, Published on 14/09/2025
» KATHMANDU - Nepal's new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters' demands to "end corruption" as she began work as interim prime minister, after "Gen Z" youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor.
China’s military warns Philippines against provocations in South China Sea
Published on 14/09/2025
» BEIJING - China's military said on Sunday it had conducted routine patrols in the South China Sea and warned the Philippines against any provocations.
Who is Tyler Robinson, alleged killer of Charlie Kirk?
AFP, Published on 14/09/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - How did Tyler Robinson -- a straight-A student raised Mormon by Republican parents -- become the alleged assassin of right-wing mega-influencer Charlie Kirk?
On top of the world in Kathmandu
Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/09/2025
» I was sorry to read about the unrest in Kathmandu this week. As a kid in the UK during the 1950s I used to daydream about far away places with strange-sounding names. One of those places was Kathmandu.
As drones swarm battlefields, militaries seek cheaper defences
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/09/2025
» LONDON — The proliferation of uncrewed systems in the Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted the importance of drone defence capabilities. But the dilemma militaries around the world face is that the attack weapons tend to be far cheaper than the response to destroy them.