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Hong Kong gauges views on 50:50 split for public flats, subsidised sale homes

Hong Kong authorities are gauging public feedback on a possible shift in the supply ratio of public rental flats to subsidised sale homes to an even 50:50 split, the housing minister has said. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin told a planning forum on Saturday that the total supply of public housing would reach 196,000 flats over the next five years. Under measures outlined in Chief Executi...

Hong Kong gauges public views on 50:50 split for public flats, subsidised sale homes

Hong Kong authorities are gauging public feedback on a possible shift in the supply ratio of public rental flats to subsidised sale homes to an even 50:50 split, the housing minister has said. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin told a planning forum on Saturday that the total supply of public housing would reach 196,000 flats over the next five years. Under measures outlined in Chief Executi...

European football body declares no confidence in FIFA's Infantino after World Cup sell-off plan

European football's governing body UEFA said Saturday that the president of the sport’s global governing body, FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, had “lost” their "confidence" after his bid to spin off the commercial rights to the World Cup and other competitions into a semi-private company. Infantino had earlier dropped the plan, but the furious backlash it triggered appeared set to upend his presidenc...

Israeli strike destroys Gaza hospital warehouse

Israeli strike destroys medical supplies warehouse at Gaza's Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, staff say.

Pain or gain? US moves to decouple its defence industry from China’s rare earths

A recent US executive order requires major arms manufacturers to trace their multi-tier supply chains and actively phase out Chinese rare earths, aiming to end years of reliance on cheap minerals from China. Far from a radical policy shift, industry observers view the directive as a long-overdue enforcement crackdown designed to inflict short-term contractor pain for long-term national security ga...

Germany storm leaves 1 dead, 3 seriously injured

A man has been killed and three people seriously injured after a severe storm struck the Saxon Switzerland region in the eastern German state of Saxony, police said on Friday. There were no reports of missing people, said a spokesman for the Dresden Emergency Services Control Centre. According to the control centre, a 38-year-old man lost his life near the Felsenbühne open-air theatre in Rathen wh...

Infantino’s FIFA crisis: What is reaction to World Cup investment U-turn?

Backlash to FIFA's private investment plan for World Cups and events was huge; now football reacts to U-turn's fallout.

Is Spain being punished?

In the months leading up to the crisis in Ceuta, pro-Israel voices conspicuously raised the issue of the enclave

Dozens injured as earthquake hits near Naples in seismic swarm

At least five taken to hospital and about 300 evacuated in strongest quake to hit southern Italian region in 40 yearsAt least 26 people have been injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rocked a region near Naples, in southern Italy.The quake, which occurred at 7.46pm on Friday night, caused power outages, disrupted public transport and damaged a pier in Campi Flegrei, the site of Europe’s larges...

Children run marathon to spotlight Gaza’s growing orphan crises

Children run marathon to spotlight Gaza's growing orphan crisis

Major row over airport detention of Johns Hopkins health researcher Fatima Ameaka; Colleagues say she is brilliant but DHS says she is an 'illegal'

Spain races to secure Ceuta border with floating barrier after mass crossings and 67 deaths

Top mountaineer Nirmal Purja among 11 confirmed dead after avalanche in Pakistan

World-renowned climber had been leading expedition on Broad Peak when avalanche struckA world-renowned Nepali mountaineer and former UK Special Forces member has died after being among 11 climbers caught in a deadly avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.Nirmal Purja was killed leading an expedition of 10 other people on the world’s 12th-highest mountain when an avalanche struck at around noon on Thur...

Find in German cave: 40,000-year-old mammoth ivory bird figures discovered

During excavations in the Hohle Fels cave, archaeologists uncovered two bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory, hinting at humans’ striking artistic sense 40,000 years ago.

Europe continues to celebrate Pride after attack on Berlin parade

Large Pride events in Hamburg and Amsterdam are underway after last week's deadly ramming attack in Berlin.

【地震情報】熊本 宇城市で震度5弱 津波の心配なし

1日午後9時47分ごろ熊本県で震度5弱の揺れを観測する地震がありました。この地震による津波の心配はありません。

Top mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead after 11 hit by avalanche in Pakistan

World-renowned climber had been leading expedition on Broad Peak when avalanche struckA world-renowned Nepali mountaineer and former UK Special Forces member has died after being among 11 climbers caught in a deadly avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.Nirmal Purja was killed leading an expedition of 10 other people on the world’s 12th-highest mountain when an avalanche struck at around noon on Thur...

Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation's anti-whaling ship and detains its crew

A whaling ship requested assistance, claimed threat from the protest vessel.

UEFA says it has lost confidence in FIFA leadership after investment plan

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino had proposed creating a $20 billion company to run the World Cup with private investors but drew backlash that grew every day since Tuesday's announcement.

【地震情報】川内原発 地震による異常確認されず 原子力規制庁

原子力規制庁によりますと、鹿児島県薩摩川内市にある九州電力の川内原子力発電所は1号機と2号機が運転中で、地震による異常は確認されていないということです。佐賀県玄海町にある九州電力の玄海原発は、3号機が定期検査で停止中、4号機が運転中で、地震による異常は確認されていないということです。いずれの原発も周辺の放射線量を測定するモニタリングポストの値に変化はないということです。

China holds military drills near disputed South China Sea shoal

The drills occur as territorial tensions with the Philippines intensify.

【地震速報】熊本 宇城市で震度5弱 津波の心配なし

1日午後9時47分ごろ熊本県で震度5弱の揺れを観測する地震がありました。この地震による津波の心配はありません。

Most Australian teens still online three months after under-16 ban

The Australian government has defended the ban after a report concluded most teenagers had found ways to get around it.

岡山 矢掛町 2歳の男の子が行方不明 祖母の家に帰省中

1日午前、岡山県矢掛町で祖母の家に帰省していた2歳の男の子の行方が分からなくなり、警察と消防が周辺を捜索しています。

Hong Kong garrison holds reception marking 99th anniversary of PLA’s founding

The Hong Kong garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) celebrated the 99th anniversary of the military’s founding on Saturday with a reception at the barracks on Stonecutters Island, with a top officer pledging to expand its role in promoting patriotic and defence education across the city. Speaking at the reception at the Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks, garrison political commissar Rear Admiral ...