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The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) has urged the government to introduce tax incentives to help develop the Northern Metropolis and to improve the stock exchange’s listing regime to further cement the city’s role in international finance. The organisation’s submission for Hong Kong’s first five-year plan asked the government to consider tax incentives for investors wh...
Health data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker showsA database of federal law enforcement officer misconduct records. A survey measuring physical, sexual and emotional violence against children and youth. Real-time pollution readings collected by air quality monitors from US embassies around the world.These are amo...
The People’s Liberation Army used a drone to deliver cases of cash and gold bars in a field during a “wartime financial support” drill apparently simulating a Taiwan operation, according to a state media report. A multi-rotor drone was used to drop the camouflage cases at designated locations during the exercise conducted by the PLA Eastern Theatre Command, national newspaper Defence Times said la...
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In Texas, a couple stumbled upon endangered whooping cranes residing on their recently acquired land. Committed to their conservation, they dedicated 817 acres primarily for the cranes' winter haven. The Johnsons' property has transformed into a crucial sanctuary for these magnificent birds, demonstrating the essential role that private lands play in the survival of endangered wildlife.
Palestinian-American Loui Ridi flew from his home in Ohio to the occupied West Bank after a siege by Israeli settlers on his family’s village. Ridi told NBC News that he is demanding more protection from the U.S. government as he continues to worry about his and his family’s safety.
As the 60-day ceasefire deadline passes, US President Donald Trump is lashing out at an American ally trying to mediate negotiations between the US and Iran. Using an expletive, Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way." This isn’t the first time Trump has threatened Oman. Details by Monte Francis.
Mideast negotiator and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner was meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, days after the premier rejected the US-backed road map to move the ceasefire deal forward in Gaza. The meeting follows Kushner's meeting with Hamas’ leader in Egypt, as the US presses for Israel’s approval of the road map. Story by Ellen Gainsford.
A Pakistani court ordered former prime minister Imran Khan to be moved from prison to a hospital over claims of poor health. The 73-year-old cricket star and his wife were sentenced to 17 years of jail last year after facing several graft legal cases.
We start the programme with the latest in the Russia-Ukraine war. Early this morning, Ukraine launched over 600 drones at the Moscow region, in one of its biggest air assaults on the Russian capital. At least three people, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured in the region. Meanwhile, a Russian attack on the Kharkiv region in northeast Ukraine has killed ten people. Details by FRANCE 24 cor...
xQc challenged Hasan Piker to take responsibility for shocking his dog rather than attributing it to smear campaigns. He argued that a simple acknowledgment and apology could have effectively resolved the controversy. Moreover, xQc expressed skepticism about Hasan's choice to hire a dog walker, raising questions about his commitment to his pet's welfare. This debate erupted once again following a ...
The president had earlier posted an image of a map showing the Strait as a new US territory, appearing to restate his threat to claim sovereignty over the passage from last week.
Parliament speaker Ghalibaf said the waterway would remain closed until Washington lifted its naval blockade, released frozen Iranian assets and dropped oil sanctions, as an unidentified projectile hit a ship transiting the strait, causing at least one casualty.
Meta battles legal challenges in the US, Europe and beyond over platform design and its impact on younger users.
Chinese tech giant Baidu on Tuesday posted a 4 per cent year-on-year decline in second-quarter revenue, as continued weakness in advertising outweighed growth in its artificial intelligence cloud operations, highlighting intensifying competition in China’s tech sector. Revenue for the three months ended June reached 31.3 billion yuan (US$4.62 billion), slightly missing the 31.6 billion yuan consen...
Chinese tech giant Baidu on Tuesday posted a 4 per cent year-on-year decline in second-quarter revenue, as continued weakness in advertising outweighed growth in its artificial intelligence cloud operations, highlighting intensifying competition in China’s tech sector. Revenue for the three months ended June reached 31.3 billion yuan (US$4.62 billion), slightly missing the 31.6 billion yuan consen...
Scholars are still uncovering works by the Granada poet and playwright, shot 90 years ago for his politics and sexuality. Two biopics about him are due between 2026 and 2027.
Hong Kong recorded fewer than 30,000 births annually for the first time on record, a 15.6 per cent year-on-year decline, even as its population rose by 0.3 per cent to more than 7.5 million by mid-2026. Provisional data released by the Census and Statistics Department (CSD) on Tuesday showed that the city recorded 29,700 births between mid-2025 and mid-2026, down 15.6 per cent from the 35,200 reco...
Hong Kong’s population rose slightly by 0.3 per cent year on year to more than 7.5 million by mid-2026 but the number of babies born fell by 15.6 per cent to below 30,000 for the first time on record, despite government incentives to boost the birth rate. The government on Tuesday attributed the slight population increase to “various measures for talent attraction and labour importation” that cont...
Kevin Lamour had publicly criticised Infantino's proposal last month, saying FIFA staff had been 'deceived' over plan.
The ongoing Middle East crisis has led to soaring energy prices across the UK and much of Europe, further contributing to higher living costs.
Chris Wormald received unprecedented payment after serving as cabinet secretary for just 14 monthsThe former head of the civil service Chris Wormald received a record payout, in the region of £500,000, when he was forced out of the top job in Whitehall by Keir Starmer, it has emerged.The unprecedented payment was made after Wormald served just 14 months in the role of cabinet secretary before bein...
A ninth-grade student opened fire at a high school in Zamboanga, Philippines, killing a fellow student and himself.
A Russian attack on a village in the Kharkiv region of northeast Ukraine killed 10 people, Kyiv said on Tuesday, vowing to respond. The strike comes amid a surge in civilian deaths in the four-and-a-half-year war. Russian forces “carried out a rocket strike on Pechenihy”, a village around 40km (25 miles) from the Russian border, Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov said on social media. “Accor...
In 1989, Apple buried about 2,700 unsold Lisa computers at a landfill in Logan, Utah, ending the story of one of its biggest early failures. Launched in 1983 with a graphical interface and mouse, the Lisa was ahead of its time but struggled because of its nearly $10,000 price and hardware problems. A computer reseller later tried to upgrade and sell thousands of the machines, but the effort ultima...
Drone video shows drought-hit fields in England after driest July on record
Iran war prompts cost of living squeeze for workers as ONS reports unemployment rate stays at 4.9%Business live – latest updatesWage growth in the UK slowed in June, official figures show, and vacancies hit a five-year low as workers come under pressure from a renewed cost of living squeeze amid the economic impact from the Iran war.Figures from the Office for National Statistics show average grow...
Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of overthrown long-time Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, was convicted of multiple murders and murder accompanied by torture and brutality. A Damascus court issued a death sentence on Tuesday.
