China-made vessel carries record number of EVs in shipment from Shanghai to Europe
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China-made vessel carries record number of EVs in shipment from Shanghai to Europe

China has shipped a record number of electric vehicles (EVs) overseas from a Shanghai terminal, carried by a new generation of China-built car carrier ships – the latest instance of the country’s products taking on an even larger role in global supply chains. The Malta-flagged Glovis Nova, a newly delivered vehicle carrier built in China, loaded 7,738 new energy vehicles at Shanghai’s South Port T...

San Francisco tenant hears strange noises before Raccoon breaks into bedroom
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San Francisco tenant hears strange noises before Raccoon breaks into bedroom

Two San Francisco roommates spent nearly two months trying to identify strange scratching noises coming from inside their apartment walls. The mystery ended when a mother raccoon that had built a nest inside the wall gave birth to babies and later broke through into one tenant's bedroom. The roommates eventually moved out after the animals were removed and received about $4,600 in reduced rent and...

Hong Kong tutorial centre owner gets 6 years, 4 months in jail for molesting 5 boys
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Hong Kong tutorial centre owner gets 6 years, 4 months in jail for molesting 5 boys

The owner of a Hong Kong private tutorial centre that ceased operations has been jailed for six years and four months for molesting five boys on the premises and filming some of the offences. The High Court on Tuesday sentenced Yu Hey-tsit for the “despicable and repulsive” acts he committed at the Prime Solid Learning Education Centre in Mei Foo Sun Chuen against the five minors, when they were b...

Nearly 6½ years’ jail for owner of Hong Kong tutorial centre who molested 5 boys

Nearly 6½ years’ jail for owner of Hong Kong tutorial centre who molested 5 boys

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The owner of a Hong Kong private tutorial centre that ceased operations has been jailed for six years and four months for molesting five boys on the premises and filming some of the offences. The High Court on Tuesday sentenced Yu Hey-tsit for the “despicable and repulsive” acts he committed at the Prime Solid Learning Education Centre in Mei Foo Sun Chuen against the five minors, when they were b...

Netanyahu to meet Trump for first time since Iran war strained ties

Netanyahu to meet Trump for first time since Iran war strained ties

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US President Donald Trump will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February triggered new regional conflict in the Middle East. Both leaders are expected to downplay their frayed ties after public – and occasionally profane – rebukes from Trump during ceasefire negotiations in April. 

Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House for first time since Iran war strained ties

Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House for first time since Iran war strained ties

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US President Donald Trump will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February triggered new regional conflict in the Middle East. Both leaders are expected to downplay their frayed ties after public – and occasionally profane – rebukes from Trump during ceasefire negotiations in April. 

マンション修繕で東海地方でも受注調整か 元社員が実態を語る

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東海地方のマンションの大規模修繕工事をめぐり、設計コンサルタント会社や施工会社、あわせて28社が受注調整を繰り返していた疑いがあるとして、公正取引委員会は28日、各社の立ち入り検査に入りました。マンションの大規模修繕工事をめぐっては、関東地方でも受注調整が繰り返されていた疑いがあることがわかっていて、公正取引委員会は実態の解明を進めることにしています。

Public hotline, megaproject and governance focus of new style Legco dialogue with Lee

Public hotline, megaproject and governance focus of new style Legco dialogue with Lee

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Hong Kong lawmakers have called on city leader John Lee Ka-chiu to revamp the public complaint hotline using Beijing’s AI-assisted model, fast track the Northern Metropolis and strengthen executive-legislative ties during a first-of-its-kind closed-door dialogue. The session on Tuesday marked the first time the new slate of lawmakers were given the opportunity to put questions directly to the chie...

Hong Kong can learn from Beijing for revamp of public inquiry hotline: lawmakers

Hong Kong can learn from Beijing for revamp of public inquiry hotline: lawmakers

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Hong Kong authorities should revamp their public inquiry hotline to better handle residents’ complaints by learning from Beijing’s model, lawmakers have told the chief executive at the first “rules-free and warm-hearted” closed-door dialogue session. While the current Legislative Council term marks the first since the 1997 handover not to hold any formal question and answer session with a city lea...

Hong Kong can learn from Beijing for revamp of public inquiry hotline

Hong Kong can learn from Beijing for revamp of public inquiry hotline

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Hong Kong authorities should revamp their public inquiry hotline to better handle residents’ complaints by learning from Beijing’s model, lawmakers have told the chief executive at the first “rules-free and warm-hearted” closed-door dialogue session. While the current Legislative Council term marks the first since the 1997 handover not to hold any formal question and answer session with a city lea...

India spared worst of US ‘forced labour’ tariffs, but hard talks loom

India spared worst of US ‘forced labour’ tariffs, but hard talks loom

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India has been spared the worst of Washington’s latest tariff action, but analysts say much work still needs to be done to secure a long-awaited US trade deal despite the lower-than-expected levy. The Trump administration’s fresh round of tariffs, unveiled last week, targeted 60 economies it accuses of failing to curb imports made with forced labour. As late as last month, India was being threaten...

東北から近畿で大雨のおそれ 東海では非常に激しい雨も

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低気圧の影響などで、大気の状態が非常に不安定になり、東海では局地的に非常に激しい雨が降っています。東北から近畿を中心に激しい雨や非常に激しい雨が降って大雨になるところもある見込みで、気象庁は土砂災害や低い土地の浸水などに警戒するよう呼びかけています。

Myanmar approves death sentence in crackdown on scam centres

Myanmar approves death sentence in crackdown on scam centres

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Myanmar’s military-backed parliament approved a law on Tuesday that authorises capital punishment for those who detain or violently coerce victims into working in online scam centres, the speaker said. The “Anti-Online Scam Bill” was passed after MPs approved changes to a draft bill at a combined meeting of the lower and upper houses Tuesday morning in the capital Naypyidaw, Union Parliament Speak...

Australia news live: new Victorian premier Ben Carroll says ‘I will do things differently’; Harvey Norman fined $35m over misleading ad campaign

Australia news live: new Victorian premier Ben Carroll says ‘I will do things differently’; Harvey Norman fined $35m over misleading ad campaign

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Follow updates liveJacinta Allan resigns as Victorian premier before leadership challenge by Ben CarrollWho is Ben Carroll?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastACTU president says now is the ‘right time’ to leaveMichele O’Neil, the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, said it’s the “right time” to leave after she announced her departure alongside ACTU secretar...

Chinese husband jumps into deep well to stay with wife after cicada hunt goes wrong

Chinese husband jumps into deep well to stay with wife after cicada hunt goes wrong

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A woman in eastern China who was catching cicadas one evening with her husband accidentally fell into a sewage manhole, while the spouse, worried about her safety, immediately climbed into the shaft to keep her company. The couple were successfully rescued by firefighters shortly afterwards, the Dazhong Daily reported. The incident unfolded in Dongying, Shandong province, on July 15 when the coupl...