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‘Green miracle’: US teacher returns to China after 26 years to find donation grew into forest

A retired American teacher has reunited with a Chinese farmer 26 years after their initial encounter, returning to the once-barren sandy landscape transformed by his generous donation into a lush green environment. In 1999, Ronald Sakolsky, now 67, was teaching English in Luoyang, Henan province, central-eastern China, when he discovered Inner Mongolian farmer Yin Yuzhen’s efforts to combat desert...

Human-wildlife clashes on the rise in China’s Giant Panda National Park

Friction between humans and wild animals at China’s Giant Panda National Park intensified significantly over the past decade as conservation efforts expanded, a new study has found. Farmers reported increasing losses between 2015 and 2024, stemming from damage to property and crops as well as attacks on humans and livestock. The team behind the study said the issue had become the most prominent ch...

Human-wild animal clashes on the rise in China’s Giant Panda National Park

Friction between humans and wild animals at China’s Giant Panda National Park intensified significantly over the past decade as conservation efforts expanded, a new study has found. Farmers reported increasing losses between 2015 and 2024 stemming from damage to property and crops as well as attacks on humans and livestock. The team behind the study said the issue had become the most prominent cha...

JD.com’s US$1.3b expansion could test Hong Kong’s footfall-driven retail property model

JD.com’s rapid expansion in Hong Kong could challenge the property model that has long made the city’s busiest streets and shopping centres its most valuable, analysts say. The Chinese e-commerce giant has invested more than HK$10 billion (US$1.3 billion) in Hong Kong property over the past two years, building a network of stores, warehouses and other assets that analysts said could reduce the imp...

Zimbabwe crash involving church minibus kills 27

US set to take control of major portion of Venezuelan oil wealth

Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation

Social services minister says social media was playing a role in the increase of sexual violence among teenagersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government is considering allowing users to opt in or opt out of social media algorithms, and is looking at a recent UK ban on depictions of strangulation and s...

Russia is teaching its children to fight the wars of the future

Bullet-riddled car on display in Berlin to remember Hind Rajab

A memorial display in Berlin has recreated the scene of the killing of six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab.

Australia news live: cabinet never discussed cutting refugee intake, Plibersek says; 13-year-old dies from head injuries after Queensland e-scooter crash

Boy sustained serious head injuries in single-vehicle crash on Wednesday. Follow latest updates liveJoyce explains One Nation’s migration policy with sheep and cattleBarnaby Joyce has used sheep and cattle to illustrate his claim that One Nation wants to cut net overseas migration to 130,000 people without counting short-stay visas.No it’s not. … Short-term visa stay and things such as the Palm sc...

Isolated by raging floodwaters, Nepal’s miracle home amid the devastation

Footage shows a house surrounded by raging floodwaters at the Nepal-Tibet border, with people trapped on rooftops.

Number of missing in Nepal and Tibet rises to 3,000 as bad weather hampers search

Nepal requests foreign ⁠help in identification and storing of bodies, DNA testing and rescuing people from tunnelsVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesPoor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal on Saturday as the search for thousands of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the border with Chi...

Nepal flash flood death toll nears 700, with around 3,000 still missing

Poor weather and challenging terrain have hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal and Tibet.

Nepal's foreign minister calls for global climate change crackdown as flooding death toll rises

Nepal's foreign minister Shisir Khanal blamed the catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 675 on rising temperatures and called for a global climate change crackdown on Saturday. Ramy Inocencio has the details.

Former UN official says Hong Kong’s low fertility offers opportunity. Here’s how

Hong Kong’s low fertility rate is an opportunity rather than a challenge and gives the city a chance to become a global leader in building a child-friendly environment, a former UN resident coordinator in China has said. Siddharth Chatterjee, who held the role from 2021 until March this year, said Hong Kong could create a “pioneering blueprint” for others to follow if it could earn the status of a...

Families balance hope and despair in race to find survivors in Nepal as 41 Australians still missing

The walls of a teaching hospital are filled with pictures of unidentified victims as authorities collect DNA samples and plan burials before morgues fill upFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome of them are young, some old; most of them appear to be men. Some of them could be sleeping, except for the mud that covers the...

Large Lake Ontario sign installed in Canada in latest jab at US

Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard on Canada's shoreline with the message: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."

Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US

Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard on Canada's shoreline with the message: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."

Turkiye, Somalia forces free cargo vessel hijacked by pirates

Somali authorities say 14 pirates were killed in the 10-day operation to free a Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel.

News live: limits on smartglasses being considered, Plibersek says; missing Australian woman located safely in Nepal

‘My heart goes out to all the Nepalese families who are grieving loved ones,’ Cara Severino says. Follow latest updates livePlibersek says One Nation byelection win ‘on state issues’Tanya Plibersek has downplayed One Nation’s victory in the Secret Harbour state byelection in Western Australia as a local vote fought on state issues.Oh, this is a state election run on state issues and I think they’r...

Trump-Putin-Zelenskyy summit floated in secret Moscow talks: Report

Online anti-Muslim backlash collides with different reality in South Africa

Online anti-Muslim rhetoric is growing, but life on the ground tells a more complicated story.

‘Chilling effect’: Japan’s whistle-blowers weigh high price of speaking out

Yutaka Kato* knew there would be risks when he reported suspected misconduct by his employer to Japanese authorities. What he did not expect, he said, was a 47.88 million yen (US$300,000) damages claim from that employer – the Japanese subsidiary of US-listed medical device manufacturer STAAR Surgical – along with the prospect of years in court and the uncertainty of whether he would ever return t...

Iran war live: Khamenei calls for Muslim world to confront ‘real enemy’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has urged against any action that could divide Muslims.

Iran war live: Khamenei warns of US, Israeli plans to sow Muslim discord

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has urged against any action that could divide Muslims.