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Kentucky's iconic Shaker residence, over two centuries old, is on the path to a remarkable restoration. This $1.5 million endeavor will culminate in the building’s reopening as a community hub by 2029. Funded through a mix of federal grants and private contributions, this project promises to illuminate the dwelling's compelling historical significance.
Suicide mortality in the EU fell slightly in 2023 and is now below the level of a decade ago. Three in four victims are men. In Spain, the latest figures also show a decline, while the WHO urges society to break the stigma.
Emissions of planet-heating methane and CO2 from natural sources are worsening the climate crisis, paper saysRising global temperatures caused by the burning of fossil fuels are transforming the world’s forests, wetlands and tundra to the point they are releasing emissions that could further worsen global heating by as much as 30%, a new study has found.As the world heats up, permafrost in the hig...
Funding cuts in 2025 left women, children, older and displaced people hard hit, with 64m fewer people receiving aidThe humanitarian aid system is crumbling as funding shrinks, pressures increase and governments not only fail to protect civilians but are increasingly responsible for endangering them, a new report warned on Thursday as figures revealed 64 million fewer people received aid last year....
While German companies operating in China increasingly view the global expansion of local firms as a chance to collaborate, the window of opportunity is narrowing as Chinese firms quickly adapt, according to a new report. The internalisation of Chinese companies has emerged as the most frequently cited business opportunity for German firms in China, selected by 36 per cent of survey respondents an...
The educational ethos of “cultivating values and nurturing people” is based on a classic Chinese saying that emphasises building good morals and a sense of social responsibility alongside academic and technical knowledge. At the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), this ethos drives the institution’s approach to its growth strategy, from the way its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes ...
The sector is concerned by reports that there won’t be a cap on the levy that can be imposed by mayorsGood morning. Last year Andy Burnham, who was then mayor of Greater Manchester, and his close friend and ally Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool city region, were urging the government to allow mayors in England to bring in what they called a visitor levy.Burnham and Rotheram were pushing at a...
Elina Valtonen, Finland’s Foreign Minister, said the AfD’s win cannot be attributed solely to “disinformation”, but that it has helped to take “dissatisfaction in society and amplify it to drive people against each other”.
Elina Valtonen, Finland’s Foreign Minister, said the AfD’s win cannot be attributed solely to “disinformation”, but that it has helped to take “dissatisfaction in society and amplify it to drive people against each other”.
Indonesia is demanding that Netflix pay an estimated 75 billion rupiah (US$4.3 million) in royalties accumulated since its launch in the country or risk being shut down. The National Collective Management Organisation (LMKN), a government-supported agency overseeing the country’s royalty system, said the streaming platform had not paid music royalties since entering the Indonesian market 10 years ...
The migrants were at work, building homes and hotels, when the floods hit, sweeping three of them away.
Two laboratories in central China have been shut down for alleged surrogacy activities, an underground practice that persists despite repeated crackdowns. On Wednesday, the health bureau in Changsha, Hunan province, said six people were detained after a tip about a “laboratory that illegally uses assisted reproductive technologies”, according to state news agency Xinhua. A day earlier, the Wuhan M...
A 58-year-old British tourist has been arrested in the resort town of Alanya on Turkey's central Mediterranean coast, accused of spitting on a Turkish flag and charged with insulting a state symbol.
A 58-year-old British tourist has been arrested in the resort town of Alanya on Turkey's central Mediterranean coast, accused of spitting on a Turkish flag and charged with insulting a state symbol.
PSG coach hails 'marvellous' Dembele after the French forward scored two goals in PSG's 6–1 win over Toure's side.
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said they had carried out their deepest strike inside Russia, with drones travelling 3,000 km to target two gas condensate plants, the Novy Urengoy and Purovsky plants, located in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, one of Russia's key oil and gas regions.
The suicide rate among under-15s in Hong Kong rose to a decade-high in 2025, defying an overall downward trend, with social media activity strongly linked to cases among young people, according to research from a local university. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at the University of Hong Kong also used World Suicide Prevention Day on Thursday to call for school...
The suicide rate among under-15s in Hong Kong rose to a decade-high in 2025, going against a downward trend overall, with social media activity strongly predictive of cases among young people, according to research from a local university. The Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at the University of Hong Kong also used World Suicide Prevention Day on Thursday to call for schools to ramp up ...
The EU has drafted new rules which could lead to more restrictions for Airbnb and other short-term home rental companies.
Ukraine launches one of its deepest strikes to date, targeting natural gas plants in Russia's Arctic region.
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI, developer of the popular Kimi K3 model, may explore options for dual listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai in pursuit of greater capital and exposure, according to two people familiar with the matter. Since a meeting with its financial backers in July, when the Beijing-based company announced plans for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, it h...
The American-Hungarian writer, a Peabody Award winner, has avoided Budapest for years but she's now returned to because her novel about her parents, "Enemies of the People", has been adapted for the stage.
The strikes come after it was revealed that Ukraine’s president Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s plane was almost by a drone when leaving Moldova this weekAt least nine people died in overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine, targeting warehouses and ports across the country.Five people were reported dead and 24 injured in the Sumy region, with four killed and 19 injured in a separate attack on Ukraine’s Black S...
At least five people died and 86 remain missing after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coast guard said Thursday.
Israeli attacks on the occupied Palestinian territory continue despite a 'ceasefire' brokered in October.
This blog is now closedLabor introducing new laws to crack down on illegal tobaccoLabor will introduce new laws to make it easier to prosecute criminals involved in the illicit tobacco trade, as the government fights an uphill battle against the exploding black market.The new laws think about it as a list of observable indicators, very simple, fact-based things like: is the tobacco appropriately p...
The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, tells Euronews this has been “a very challenging summer” for farmers, with many “losing their harvests” due to extreme climate conditions.
The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, tells Euronews this has been “a very challenging summer” for farmers, with many “losing their harvests” due to extreme climate conditions.
CDU politician and German MP Günter Krings calls the Saxony-Anhalt election results “devastating”, saying the situation is “even worse than expected” after the far-right AfD won 43.8% of the vote.
