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Some Hong Kongers still feeding pigeons despite B22,000 fine threat
Published on 02/09/2024
» HONG KONG: Some Hong Kongers are ignoring a government ban on feeding feral pigeons despite a grace period coming to an end on Sunday, with certain districts still plagued by large gatherings of the birds.
How Ukraine caught Russia off-guard
Published on 17/08/2024
» In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia’s western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss.
Kamala Harris names running mate
Published on 06/08/2024
» WASHINGTON - Democratic US presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker from America’s heartland to help win over rural, white voters.
Israeli PM sees more hope for hostage deal
Published on 23/07/2024
» WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said conditions for a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas are “becoming ripe”, suggesting the two sides are getting closer to agreeing to at least a temporary halt to their war in Gaza.
Jimmy Lai’s son says foreign judges should quit Hong Kong bench
Published on 01/07/2024
» A son of former media mogul Jimmy Lai has called on all foreign judges to leave Hong Kong’s legal system, adding pressure on them to join an exodus that threatens to erode a key distinction that set the city apart from mainland China.
Hong Kong's airport lacked emergency plan to cope with display screen failure, experts say
Published on 24/06/2024
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong airport's response to a failure of its flight information and baggage collection display screens on Sunday came too late and failed to take a human approach, critics have said.
Rohingya may have entered Bangladesh in recent Myanmar clashes
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2024
» DHAKA - Escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state in recent months may have spurred some Rohingya Muslims to cross into Bangladesh, a key refugee official said, although Dhaka insists it cannot accept more refugees from its war-torn neighbour.
Thousands of Rohingya feared trapped in fighting in western Myanmar
Published on 17/06/2024
» Tens of thousands of Muslim minority Rohingya are feared to be caught in fighting in western Myanmar, as a powerful armed ethnic group bears down on junta positions in a coastal town on the border with Bangladesh, which is reluctant to accept them.
Astronaut, 'Earthrise' photographer, dies in plane crash
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/06/2024
» WASHINGTON - William Anders, the US astronaut whose "Earthrise" photograph from lunar orbit captured humanity's humble place in the cosmos, punctuating the 1960s' race to the moon with one of the most recognised images of the 20th century, has died. He was 90.
Thousands of Ukrainian prisoners apply to join army
Published on 31/05/2024
» KYIV - In its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry, Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia, and more than four thousand have applied so far.