Hong Kong warns of scam sites posing as Canada, UK and Thailand e-visa portals
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Hong Kong warns of scam sites posing as Canada, UK and Thailand e-visa portals

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has warned of suspected fraudulent e-visa application websites that request personal data from unsuspecting applicants, with victims suffering losses of up to HK$1,700 (US$216). A spokesman for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said in a statement on Monday that the office had received 16 inquiries or complaints over the past three months about t...

Beat the heat, drain the damp: why Chinese youth are turning to TCM
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Beat the heat, drain the damp: why Chinese youth are turning to TCM

As China enters the peak of summer heat, an increasing number of youth believe they have found a solution to fatigue, oily skin, and low energy: qushi, or eliminating dampness from the body. Rooted in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the centuries-old concept of “dampness” dates back about 2,000 years to the Huangdi Neijing, one of the earliest foundational texts of Chinese medicine. Recently, ...

Video of dolphin carrying its dead newborn through the Indian Ocean reveals a deep and old 'mourning ritual'
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Video of dolphin carrying its dead newborn through the Indian Ocean reveals a deep and old 'mourning ritual'

Fraggle, a grieving mother dolphin, carried her deceased calf for six days, a poignant testament to her profound maternal love. Captured by drone footage in the Indian Ocean, this heart-wrenching scene revealed the support of her pod, which gathered around her in solidarity during her mourning. This behavior, seen in over twenty cetacean species, underscores their intricate social connections and ...

South Korean pool-goer makes waves online in pink swimsuit amid record heatwave

South Korean pool-goer makes waves online in pink swimsuit amid record heatwave

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An adult man wearing a pink women’s one-piece swimsuit at a South Korean swimming pool has sparked debate online. The photo of the man circulated on social media Sunday with a caption describing a visitor as a public nuisance at the Han River pool in Seoul. The image shows the man from behind wearing a pink swimsuit and a matching swim cap as visitors cool off during a summer heatwave. The origina...

Metro Bank customer fights for £14,000 refund after AI-linked fraud

Metro Bank customer fights for £14,000 refund after AI-linked fraud

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Lender was told money was being taken without authorisation, with cash used to buy credits for Claude chatbotA Metro Bank customer has told of his fight to get more than £14,000 back after its systems failed to stop a fraud involving the AI chatbot Claude.Zoli Rutter, a businessman from Sussex, had a total of £14,244 taken from his bank account. The scam involved fraudsters buying credits to ...

Australia news live: NSW will not implement recommendation of long-awaited hate speech report; Victorian doctors to go on strike

Australia news live: NSW will not implement recommendation of long-awaited hate speech report; Victorian doctors to go on strike

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMurray Watt, the federal environment minister, was asked earlier about former rugby league star Luke Bateman’s testimony before a parliamentary inquiry on gambling reform.Bateman alleged betting company promoters supplied him with cocaine and alcohol, also alleging he attended private Gold Coast events hosted by gam...

Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters

Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters

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Most of the zoo’s 16 lions have struggled to cope with high humidity this summerThree lions from a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke and others are undergoing treatment, a spokesperson said on Tuesday, as the big cats struggle in Japan’s high levels of humidity.Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record last year and parts of the country have hit 40C in recent weeks, qualifyi...

Nine Lives, the feral cat that terrorised New Zealand’s rare ducks, is caught after three years

Nine Lives, the feral cat that terrorised New Zealand’s rare ducks, is caught after three years

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Large tabby cat that wiped out dozens of rare pāteke, or brown teal, has been killed after eluding trappers with its ‘very erratic’ behaviourA notorious feral cat given the name “Nine Lives” because it eluded trappers for three years has been caught and killed in New Zealand, ending its devastating rampage against one of the country’s rare duck populations.The cat, a large grey tabby, is estimated...

‘Scott and Damien are afraid’: senior Liberal quizzed at Icac about former staffer’s message

‘Scott and Damien are afraid’: senior Liberal quizzed at Icac about former staffer’s message

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NSW shadow attorney general, Damien Tudehope, tells inquiry Jean-Claude Perrottet had a talent for recruitingA senior New South Wales Liberal says the younger brother of former Liberal premier Dominic Perrottet had a “talent” for recruiting and renewing new members to the party, a corruption inquiry has heard.On Tuesday, NSW shadow attorney general and Liberal leader in the upper house, Damien Tud...

トヨタ 今年度の業績見通しを上方修正

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トヨタ自動車は今年度1年間の業績見通しについて、売り上げにあたる営業収益をこれまでの51兆円から54兆円に営業利益を3兆円から3兆4000億円にそれぞれ上方修正しました。想定する為替レートをこれまでの1ドル=150円から1ドル=160円へ円安方向に変更したことや、中東向けの代替の物流ルートを確保したことなどが要因だとしています。一方、今回の熊本地震による事業への影響は精査中で、今回の見通しには反映させていないとしています。

Tuesday briefing: Inside the right’s heated climate-denial debate

Tuesday briefing: Inside the right’s heated climate-denial debate

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In today’s newsletter: A small chorus of right-leaning critics are trying to convince politicians that climate action is deeply unpopular, downplaying its seriousness in the processGood morning. Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought, wildfires have burned through parts of the Cairngorms, Suffolk and the Isle of Wight, and reservoirs are running low. Farmers have warned that th...

Charity cyclist Bob Montgomery, 82, dies one day after 5,200km ride across Australia

Charity cyclist Bob Montgomery, 82, dies one day after 5,200km ride across Australia

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Montgomery died in a single-vehicle crash in Sydney just one day after completing his latest fundraising cycling trip with his teenage grandsonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBob Montgomery, a charity cyclist who has just finished a 5,200km bike ride from Broome to Bowral, died on Monday at the age of 82.His family co...

Shenzhen warns clinics over illegal dental services, misleading ads in Hong Kong

Shenzhen warns clinics over illegal dental services, misleading ads in Hong Kong

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Shenzhen’s health authorities have issued a warning to private medical service providers, urging them to halt unauthorised operations and marketing activities in Hong Kong after local officials alerted their mainland Chinese counterparts to an unlicensed dental practice in the city. The warning from the Public Hygiene and Health Commission of Shenzhen Municipality came a week after Hong Kong polic...

Shenzhen authorities order stop to illegal dental services, misleading ads in Hong Kong

Shenzhen authorities order stop to illegal dental services, misleading ads in Hong Kong

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Shenzhen’s health authorities have issued a warning to private medical service providers, urging them to halt unauthorised operations and marketing activities in Hong Kong after local officials alerted their mainland Chinese counterparts to an unlicensed dental practice in the city. The warning from the Public Hygiene and Health Commission of Shenzhen Municipality came a week after Hong Kong polic...