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Mark Smith, who moved to Sweden seeking a better life, is now facing possible deportation. After being misinformed about Brexit residency requirements, he and his wife now live in hiding. The couple's application for residency was denied on grounds of not being married at the time. There are broader concerns about the treatment of British citizens under Sweden's residency rules post-Brexit.
Hong Kong police have received nearly 20 more reports of unauthorised credit card transactions for iPhone Duo pre-orders over the weekend, bringing the total amount involved to HK$5 million (US$637,100). A police spokesman said that, as of 9am on Monday, the force had received 130 reports of unauthorised credit card transactions for smartphones amounting to HK$5 million. The cases were temporarily...
Inbound crossings at Hong Kong’s revamped Huanggang Port surged by 366 per cent on Monday afternoon over comparable periods in September, as the first long weekend since its reopening came to a close, with authorities expecting an even greater rush later in the evening. A steady stream of travellers returned to Hong Kong through the checkpoint on Monday, with crowds growing noticeably by 5pm, peak...
Hong Kong’s revamped Huanggang Port handled more than 152,000 crossings on Sunday, with some travellers waiting up to two hours amid congestion that lawmakers attributed to unfamiliarity with new clearance procedures, a surge in traffic and computer system reboots. Immigration Department figures showed the port handled 152,068 crossings, the highest daily total since it opened on October 12. These...
Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Gökçe Tuncel, Sociologist and post-doctoral researcher associated with the Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) in Paris. What began as a protest over missing teachers and inadequate resources at a high school in Créteil has rapidly evolved into a wider mobilization challenging structural inequal...
Mali's armed forces and their Russian allies have intensified drone strikes against insurgents, resulting in civilian deaths. Human Rights Watch reported that civilian casualties doubled from the previous year during this period. Some drone strikes targeted marketplaces and health centers, causing significant collateral damage. Insurgents have also been implicated in executing soldiers and committ...
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for a security meeting on Monday to address the violence, which resembled some scenes of chaos and looting in Paris.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has asked regional authorities to impose "partial curfews" in some cities on Monday evening as France reels from two days of unrest that saw town halls burned down and hundreds of businesses looted. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez earlier admitted that police had "lost control" of the protests in several cities, while the Yellow Vest movement called for a ne...
France's Yellow Vest movement called for a new round of protests on Saturday, dubbed Act II, as the country reeled from two days of unrest that saw town halls burned down and hundreds of businesses looted or damaged. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez earlier admitted that police had "lost control" of the protests in several cities after President Emmanuel Macron rejected his offer to resign. Follow ...
France's Yellow Vest movement called for a new round of protests on Saturday, dubbed Act II, as the country reeled from two days of unrest that saw town halls burned down and hundreds of businesses looted or damaged. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez earlier admitted that police had "lost control" of the protests in several cities after President Emmanuel Macron rejected his offer to resign. Follow ...
French President Emmanuel Macron slammed on Monday security "failures" that he said led to violent protests that rocked the country, but refused the resignation of Interior Minister Laurent Nunez over the crisis. At least 2,400 people were arrested following the unrest that saw town halls burned down and hundreds of businesses looted or damaged. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
French President Emmanuel Macron slammed on Monday security "failures" that he said led to violent protests that rocked the country, but refused the resignation of Interior Minister Laurent Nunez over the crisis. At least 2,400 people were arrested following the unrest that saw town halls burned down and hundreds of businesses looted or damaged. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
US President Donald Trump endorses Netanyahu for Israeli election
Experts warn that it could take 265 years to reach a crucial target to protect 30 per cent of the ocean under the current rate of progress.
A proposed $5bn (€4.45bn) gas network could help five Central Asian countries share supplies and meet winter demand. The ‘Gas Ring’ would link new and existing pipelines, but funding and agreements between governments remain to be finalised.
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Voters to be asked whether province should remain part of Canada or hold second binding independence voteAlbertans are going to the polls to decide their place in Canada, in a referendum that has exposed deep divisions within the province, not least in the separatist movement itself.On Monday, voters will respond to the question of whether Alberta should remain in Canada, or hold a second binding ...
Letter from 150 scientists, MPs and activists calls for action to protect lower-income and minority-ethnic communitiesThe government must hold an inquiry into the unequal impacts of air pollution, 150 scientists, MPs and activists have urged.Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that across England, lower-income areas have persistently higher levels of air pollution than wealthier are...
Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the worldResidents of a remote town in Norway that is in one of the fastest-warming places in the world have been told they must no longer drink tap water due to heavy metal contamination that scientists have linked to the thawing permafrost.Longyearbyen, in the...
Exclusive: NHS Alliance’s acute care director says centralisation of services ‘inevitable’ to ensure safe careWhy are some NHS maternity units facing closure?Up to 20 maternity units in England will have to shut to ensure mothers and babies receive safe care amid shortages of doctors and rising caesarean section rates, an NHS leader has warned.Matthew Hopkins, the NHS Alliance’s director for acute...
Consultancy says companies quoted on London stock market issued 65 in three months to end of SeptemberThe number of profit warnings from UK-listed companies has risen to the highest level in two years, as the war in the Middle East triggers a surge in costs for businesses before the budget.With less than a fortnight before John Healey’s tax and spending statement to the Commons, the consultants EY...
Giant pandas, open-top bus rides, a Chinese cooking class, traditional opera, a harbour cruise, the Big Buddha, and The Peak are among the highlights of a packed social programme for VIPs attending this week’s meeting of Apec finance ministers in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post has learned. According to official itineraries obtained by the SCMP, about 500 delegates and guests from the Asia...
We’re now heading into the ‘birdwatching era’ with a new generation picking up the binoculars and travelling for birding holidays.
More than six decades after thirteen pioneering women demonstrated they could meet the same demanding physical tests as America's first male astronauts, gender equality in space exploration remains an unfinished journey, explains Laurène Delsupexhe, Chemical Propulsion Engineer at the European Space Agency. From the institutional exclusion of the Mercury 13 to the renewed ambitions of NASA's Artem...
Expedition was drawn to Nikumaroro after spotting what was described as a metallic glint in waters off uninhabited islandA US expedition that voyaged to a remote Pacific island in the hope of solving the mystery of what happened to pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart has said an object they suspected to be her plane was a clump of washed-up trees.“Unfortunately, we weren’t able to find that smoking gu...
Pope Leo pledges a gradual return to duties in an address to the Catholic faithful in St Peter's Square at the Vatican.
A transformative £25 million conservation initiative has revitalized wildlife across England. By restoring vast areas and planting over 127,500 trees, the programme fostered community engagement with nature for more than 51,000 individuals. Various projects played a critical role in reconnecting segmented habitats and enhancing wetlands and rivers, underscoring the necessity of strategic investmen...
After more than half a century of political procrastination, environmental protests and funding shortfalls, Sydney finally has a second airport. But the new A$5.6 billion (US$4 billion) site’s commercial prospects are already in question. Western Sydney International, 50km (31 miles) inland from the city centre, will handle its first passenger flight on Sunday - a Jetstar service to the Gold Coast...
Brazil's president and his opponent lob a barrage of attacks on each other in debate a week before the October 25 vote.
