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Hong Kong offers buyouts for homes damaged in deadly fire
Reuters, Published on 21/02/2026
» HONG KONG - Authorities in Hong Kong on Saturday announced a buyout offer for owners who lost their homes in a deadly high-rise housing complex fire, rather than rebuilding the charred apartment blocks as some residents had hoped for.
Ex-media boss Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years under national security law
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/02/2026
» Hong Kong's High Court jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying for 20 years on Monday for national security crimes, in what mainland Chinese authorities described as a "powerful declaration" that severe punishment awaited those who dared to challenge the law.
Nearly 1 in 4 Hong Kong students can't finish homework without AI, study shows
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/01/2026
» A leading Hong Kong think tank has called for a centralised platform for AI in schools, revealing that while 95% of students use the technology, nearly one in four struggle to finish homework without it, putting their problem-solving and analytical thinking skills at risk.
Cold snap deepens as Hong Kong temperatures plunge to 2°C
South China Morning Post, Published on 09/01/2026
» Temperatures in many areas of Hong Kong dropped to single digits on Friday morning, with some reaching 2°C to 3°C, according to the city's weather forecaster.
Deadly Asian storms ‘supercharged’ by climate change
Published on 11/12/2025
» SINGAPORE - The deadly storms that devastated Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in late November were “supercharged” by higher sea temperatures and made worse by rapid deforestation, scientists said in a study published on Thursday.
Australia hits Afghan Taliban officials with sanctions, travel bans
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia on Saturday imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan's Taliban government over what it said was a deteriorating human rights situation in the country, especially for women and girls.
Tropical storm deaths cross 600 in Southeast Asia, over 4m affected
Reuters, Published on 30/11/2025
» JAKARTA/BANGKOK - The death toll mounted to over 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia, officials said on Sunday, as relief efforts for tens of thousands of displaced people continued over the weekend.
Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 128, dozens missing
AFP, Published on 29/11/2025
» HONG KONG - A sombre air hung across Hong Kong on Saturday, as residents prepared to honour the at least 128 people killed in a massive apartment complex blaze during condolence events and vigils across the Chinese financial hub.
Dozens dead as floods ravage Southeast Asia
AFP, Published on 28/11/2025
» MEDAN (INDONESIA) - The toll from days of flooding in Southeast Asia rose on Friday, with at least 90 dead in Indonesia, and a hospital in southern Thailand announcing its morgue was full.
Australian senator suspended for burqa stunt
Reuters, Published on 25/11/2025
» CANBERRA - Australian Senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to Parliament on Monday as a political prop in her push to ban the Muslim garment in public, sparking accusations of racism from Muslim senators.