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Retiree Philip Kong says he realised Hong Kong’s healthcare system needed a wake-up call when he discovered that receiving treatment for his prostate condition in neighbouring Shenzhen could potentially cut his medical bill by nearly 90 per cent. The 75-year-old was diagnosed with an enlarged prostate earlier this year and set to pay HK$210,000 (US$26,780) for a scheduled surgery at Hong Kong Sana...
Sophie Woods ran the Via Alpina through storms, heat of up to 37C and dodged floods and wildfires across eight countries.
A series of failures, including poor maintenance, design and oversight, have been blamed for a deadly explosion at an industrial plant in Baotou in China’s Inner Mongolia region earlier this year. In an official report released on Sunday, the Inner Mongolian emergency management department said the blast at the Baotou Steel Group’s plant that killed 10 people and injured 84 was the result of a lea...
Security officials said a woman tried to enter the restaurant with explosives but was stopped by a security guard.
Hungary is fully shutting down its sole nuclear power plant for the first time due to the record low levels of the Danube River, straining energy supplies and posing a major test for the economy and new Prime Minister Péter Magyar. One of the two reactors still operating at the Paks plant was shut down early on Sunday, with the final one powering down later in the day, according to Magyar. He cite...
The listing covers ten buildings and complexes from the 1960s to the early 1990s, recognising how modernist design was adapted to Central Asian traditions, climate and urban life.
Jiaozi, Shuijiao, Bao, Wonton, Mantou, Manty, Manta, Chuchvara, Pelmeni, Düşbərə, Gurza, Khinkali. So many names, so many dumplings.
The Ceuta crossings have shaken Europe politically, exposing divisions over the sensitive issue of migration, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford writes.
Fourteen Israeli soldiers have been sentenced to military prison after leading an unauthorised walkout from Sde Teiman.
Claudius Schafer says there can be 'only one consequence' to Infantino's actions over his World Cup privatisation plan.
State officials said wildfires across more than 250,000 acres have led to widespread evacuations and power outages.
Fires burned across much of Europe, an earthquake in Japan killed dozens, record-low water levels in Bulgaria exposed the remains of a woolly mammoth, and tens of thousands sought to cross into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta before eventually returning home: FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week's most striking images.
Visible impact of warming climate is impossible to ignore across landscapes that have been starved of rainfallHalf of England and the whole of Wales are officially in drought and July is set to be the driest month on record as extreme heat intensified by the climate crisis continues to grip the UK and Europe this summer.The announcements this week by England’s Environment Agency and Natural Resour...
Visible impact of warming climate is impossible to ignore across landscapes that have been starved of rainfallHalf of England and the whole of Wales are officially in drought and July is set to be the driest month on record as extreme heat intensified by the climate crisis continues to grip the UK and Europe this summer.The announcements this week by England’s Environment Agency and Natural Resour...
Climate scientist urges better planning as southern England had just 1% of long-term average rainfall last monthHalf of England and the whole of Wales are officially in drought and July is set to be the driest month on record as extreme heat intensified by the climate crisis continues to grip the UK and Europe this summer.The announcements this week by England’s Environment Agency and Natural Reso...
The renowned climber was known for scaling the world's 14 highest peaks in just over six months in 2019.
At least five people have died and 41 are missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of an Indonesian island, officials have said.
Iran's leadership is showing unity in its war strategy against the U.S., but there are sharp differences over the endgame
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Beijing had a “rich and powerful” toolkit to use against those who “make waves” in the South China Sea, China’s military mouthpiece warned on Sunday, following efforts by Manila to map out its claim to a disputed shoal. The PLA Daily warning came a day after the Chinese military mounted joint naval and air drills near Scarborough Shoal, a contested group of low-lying rocky islets known as Huangyan...
Hundreds of residents in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta gathered to oppose a planned far-right rally.
A heavy security presence and cautious businesses reflected tensions over constitutional changes.
Capital One Financial on Friday defended its decision to close more than 300 Trump-affiliated bank accounts back in 2021, stating that it did so after a money-laundering review. The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to US President Donald Trump's family business.
Capital One Financial on Friday defended its decision to close more than 300 Trump-affiliated bank accounts in 2021, stating that it did so after an anti-money laundering review. Lawyers for the Trump Organization had alleged in response that the accounts had been closed for political reasons. The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to US President D...
Trump says 'perimeters of a deal has been agreed to' as he pauses attacks. But is there any substance to his claim?
Once Turkiye's prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu has stepped back from party politics.
Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair on Sunday as they were fighting a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft plummeting to the ground. Two crew members, a Greek and a Danish national, died in the crash.
Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair on Sunday as they were fighting a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft plummeting to the ground. Two crew members, a Greek and a Danish national, perished in the crash.
