IVF clinic worker ‘lied to cover up embryo specimen mix-up, fled Hong Kong’ for Malaysia
SCMP •

IVF clinic worker ‘lied to cover up embryo specimen mix-up, fled Hong Kong’ for Malaysia

An employee of a Hong Kong fertility clinic is suspected of lying to cover up a mistake involving mixed-up embryo biopsy specimens, the South China Morning Post has learned, with police listing the case as fraud and placing the worker, who has returned to Malaysia, on the wanted list. A source said the employee worked at Heal Fertility in Central and was responsible for extracting specimens from e...

Hong Kong IVF clinic worker ‘lied to cover up embryo specimen mix-up, fled city’
SCMP •

Hong Kong IVF clinic worker ‘lied to cover up embryo specimen mix-up, fled city’

An employee of a Hong Kong fertility clinic is suspected of lying to cover up a mistake involving mixed-up embryo biopsy specimens, the South China Morning Post has learned, with police listing the case as fraud and placing the worker, who has returned to Malaysia, on the wanted list. A source said the employee worked at Heal Fertility in Central and was responsible for extracting specimens from e...

Hong Kong IVF clinic worker lied to cover up embryo specimen mix-up, flees city
SCMP •

Hong Kong IVF clinic worker lied to cover up embryo specimen mix-up, flees city

An employee of a Hong Kong fertility clinic is suspected of lying to cover up a mistake involving mixed-up embryo biopsy specimens, the South China Morning Post has learned, with the police listing the case as fraud and placing the worker, who has returned to Malaysia, on the wanted list. A source told the SCMP that the employee worked at Heal Fertility in Central and was responsible for extractin...

Suspected mass bird flu deaths found in second state as Murray Watt warns ‘this is the beginning’

Suspected mass bird flu deaths found in second state as Murray Watt warns ‘this is the beginning’

The Guardian •

Environment minister says Australia has ‘long and difficult journey’ and says more mass mortality events likelyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAerial surveillance has detected mass bird deaths in a second Australian state in another suspected escalation of the spread of deadly H5 bird flu.The environment minister, Murray Watt, said on Monday Australia had begun “a long a...

Europe’s digital economy: How Europe can avoid a digital train crash

Euronews •

Europe benefited enormously from open markets and global trade. But the geopolitical environment has changed. Europe should remain open to investment and global cooperation, but only with trusted partners. Writes Andrea Giuricin an Expert in Transport Economics and Logistic in an Oped for Euronews.

熊本市などで初の酷暑日 被災地であすも危険な暑さ続く見込み

NHK World •

7月28日に最大震度7の非常に激しい揺れを観測した熊本県では、地震活動が活発になっているほか、熊本市などで日中の最高気温が40度を超える初の酷暑日になり、4日も危険な暑さが続く見込みです。気象庁は引き続き最大震度7程度の揺れに注意するとともに、できる限りの熱中症対策をするよう呼びかけています。

Phil Collins details serious alcoholism: ‘People were coming to say goodbye’

Phil Collins details serious alcoholism: ‘People were coming to say goodbye’

The Guardian •

Pop and rock legend tells Sunday Times of drinking problem and ill health after final Genesis tour in 2021Phil Collins has said that he suffered life-threatening alcoholism in recent years.Speaking to the Sunday Times, the pop and rock legend, 75, said that his drinking began after he stopped taking Antabuse, a drug that causes illness if alcohol is consumed, which he had been using since an earli...

South-eastern Europe faces heatwave energy crunch as Romania detonates Danube rock to increase water flow – Europe live

South-eastern Europe faces heatwave energy crunch as Romania detonates Danube rock to increase water flow – Europe live

The Guardian •

Explosives used to move a large rock and let more water flow to cool nuclear power plantMeanwhile in Romania, the Romanian naval forces carried out a controlled explosion to divert a large volume of water to the Old Danube and the Cernavodă nuclear power plant to help with its cooling.Some 180 kg of explosives were used today, Adevărul reported, to move a large rock restricting the flow of water. ...

Scam raids of Malaysia’s Forest City prompt governance questions

Scam raids of Malaysia’s Forest City prompt governance questions

SCMP •

Malaysia’s attempt to recast Forest City from a China-backed “ghost city” into a hub for global wealth and mobile talent is facing an early governance test after police last week uncovered two alleged online scam syndicates operating across 32 luxury homes. The raids have sharpened questions over whether oversight is keeping pace with Putrajaya’s drive to revive the waterfront project beside Singa...

China acknowledges ‘temperature gap’ between tech boom and traditional slump

China acknowledges ‘temperature gap’ between tech boom and traditional slump

SCMP •

A top theoretical journal of the Communist Party has acknowledged that a stark economic divide exists between China’s booming AI sector and its struggling traditional industries. And while arguing that this divergence was not unique to China, the Qiushi Journal stressed that rapid technological advances must not leave ordinary citizens behind. In a commentary published on its website on Sunday, th...

Middle East crisis live: Iran denies Trump’s claims that talks due to take place

Middle East crisis live: Iran denies Trump’s claims that talks due to take place

The Guardian •

Iranian spokesperson says there are no plans to receive or send a delegation following US president’s assertion that talks would take place todayTrump says Iran talks set for MondayTwo ⁠tankers laden with ​Saudi oil crossed the Bab el-Mandeb strait over the weekend, data collected by Reuters showed on Monday, despite the maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia declared by the Iran-aligned Houthis at...

In blazing Greece, anger grows among residents forced to evacuate

In blazing Greece, anger grows among residents forced to evacuate

France 24 •

Greece is facing a growing wildfire catastrophe after a week of destructive blazes across the country was compounded by a deadly mid-air collision between two firefighting helicopters. Fires have sparked across the country, including just seventy kilometres from Athens, forcing many residents to flee as countless homes were damaged or destroyed.

Oil prices plunge and Europe’s stock markets rally after Trump calls off Iran strikes

Oil prices plunge and Europe’s stock markets rally after Trump calls off Iran strikes

The Guardian •

Brent crude drops by 5% after US president said talks on Middle East peace deal would resumeBusiness live – latest updatesCrude oil prices fell sharply and European stock markets rallied on Monday after Donald Trump cancelled planned strikes on Iran to focus on negotiations for a peace deal.Brent crude was trading 5% lower at $83.50 a barrel by mid-morning, after falling as low as $81.55 a barrel....

Former navy officer criticises Reform plan to use military to stop small boats

Former navy officer criticises Reform plan to use military to stop small boats

The Guardian •

Retired commander says policy lacks substance as party accused of trying to distract from Nigel Farage’s scandalsUK politics live – latest updatesA Reform UK proposal to use the military to stop small boats bringing migrants to the UK from France lacks substance, a former Royal Navy officer has said, suggesting the UK’s warships would be better used countering actual military threats.Reform’s poli...

As Ceuta returns to normal, far right vilifies Spain's immigration policy

As Ceuta returns to normal, far right vilifies Spain's immigration policy

France 24 •

The death toll from a mass rush of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week reached at least 72 on Sunday, as five more bodies were found along the North African coast, officials said. Moroccan authorities meanwhile report 11 deaths. Around 60,000 people crossed into Ceuta from Morocco, more than 48,000 returned to Morocco within 48 hours and more did so ‌over the weekend,...

'Pure political theatre': Ceuta migrant crisis 'used politically' to portray Europe as under attack

'Pure political theatre': Ceuta migrant crisis 'used politically' to portray Europe as under attack

France 24 •

Stuart Norval is pleased to welcome Camille Le Coz, Director at Migration Policy Institute Europe. Le Coz offers a nuanced interpretation of the recent events in Ceuta that challenges the dominant political narratives emerging across Europe. She shifts attention away from emotionally charged images toward the structural forces shaping migration: demographic pressures in North Africa, labour shorta...