Calls for Hong Kong anti-stalking law after man acquitted of following teen girl
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Calls for Hong Kong anti-stalking law after man acquitted of following teen girl

Lawmakers and a government adviser have called for anti-stalking legislation to close a loophole that makes prosecuting repeated harassment difficult in Hong Kong, following the acquittal of a man who followed a teenage girl to her secondary school classroom. Some experts said the government should revisit a proposal for such legislation raised 26 years ago, after the magistrate who acquitted the ...

Young Malaysians brew goal for traditional tuak drink to become national success
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Young Malaysians brew goal for traditional tuak drink to become national success

At Raffly Langi’s family longhouse in Sarawak, on Malaysian Borneo, the tuak rice wine did not come in a branded bottle or a tasting flight. His aunt has brewed the drink for Gawai, the harvest festival celebrated by Dayak communities, an umbrella term for indigenous groups in Sarawak whose longhouses have long been centres of family, rituals and communal life. She made it from steamed glutinous r...

Live: US envoys hope first visit to Kyiv will lead to 'new ways to advance' peace

Live: US envoys hope first visit to Kyiv will lead to 'new ways to advance' peace

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During their first visit to Kyiv on Sunday, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner said they had held “substantive, important” discussions with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and other officials, adding that they hoped the talks would lead to “new ways to advance” peace. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.

Live: Trump's envoys arrive in Kyiv after 'substantive' talks with Putin

Live: Trump's envoys arrive in Kyiv after 'substantive' talks with Putin

France 24

American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner discussed "substantive plans" for next steps to end the war in Ukraine during their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the White House said, before they headed to Kyiv on Sunday. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the three-hour talks had been "highly useful" but gave no indication that a breakthrough had been reached. Follow our li...

Live: Trump's envoys head to Ukraine after 'substantive' talks with Putin

Live: Trump's envoys head to Ukraine after 'substantive' talks with Putin

France 24

US President Donald Trump's business partner Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner discussed "substantive plans" for next steps to end the Ukraine war during their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the White House said, before they headed to Kyiv on Sunday. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the three-hour talks had been "highly useful" but gave no indication that a breakth...

Filipino-Americans rattled by Trump’s migrant-chasing ‘xenophobia’ games

Filipino-Americans rattled by Trump’s migrant-chasing ‘xenophobia’ games

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The recent release of classic arcade games on the White House website, which allow players to deport migrants and build a border wall, has stoked more fear and anger among Filipino-Americans, as observers call out the “xenophobic” tactics in US President Donald Trump’s widening immigration crackdown. Analysts and immigrant advocates described the games, unveiled on Thursday, as “frightening”, triv...

72-year-old hiker dies after collapsing on challenging Hong Kong trail

72-year-old hiker dies after collapsing on challenging Hong Kong trail

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An elderly man has died after collapsing while hiking on a scenic yet notoriously challenging trail in southern Hong Kong. Police received a report at 9.13am on Sunday from a passer-by regarding the 72-year-old man surnamed Kwok, who collapsed at Yuk Kwai Shan on Ap Lei Chau. A Government Flying Service helicopter airlifted Kwok, who was unconscious and had sustained scratches to his head and feet...

Elderly hiker dies after collapsing at scenic spot in Hong Kong

Elderly hiker dies after collapsing at scenic spot in Hong Kong

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An elderly man has died after being airlifted to hospital following his collapse while hiking at a popular scenic spot in southern Hong Kong. Police said they received a report at 9.13am on Sunday from a passer-by about an incident involving a 72-year-old man surnamed Kwok at Yuk Kwai Shan on Ap Lei Chau An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, while a Government Flying Service helicopter took hi...

Elderly hiker airlifted to hospital after collapsing at scenic spot in Hong Kong

Elderly hiker airlifted to hospital after collapsing at scenic spot in Hong Kong

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An elderly man has been airlifted to hospital after collapsing while hiking at a popular scenic spot in southern Hong Kong. Police said they received a report at 9.13am on Sunday from a passer-by about an incident involving a man in his seventies at Yuk Kwai Shan on Ap Lei Chau An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, while a Government Flying Service helicopter took him to Pamela Youde Nethersol...

Up to 6,000 tradies to get free qualifications under Labor scheme – as it happened

Up to 6,000 tradies to get free qualifications under Labor scheme – as it happened

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDuniam targets ‘frivolous’ asylum seeker claimsThe opposition is “very close” to “having a full migration package”, Duniam says. He says they’re willing to work with the government and that illegal overstayers must be deported.We spend more per student per year than we ever have before and we’ve got declining standa...

‘Nobody will win’: Zelenskyy adviser warns of mutual destruction if war with Russia continues

‘Nobody will win’: Zelenskyy adviser warns of mutual destruction if war with Russia continues

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Serhii Beskrestnov says deadlock on frontline and increasing use of deep strikes is placing civilians and infrastructure at greater riskRussia and Ukraine are locked in an escalating war of long-range strikes with a growing risk to civilians in which neither side can entirely prevail, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s defence technology adviser.Serhii Beskrestnov, widely known by his call sign, F...

Tesla to exhibit Cybercab robotaxi in China: can it spark buzz amid slow sales?

Tesla to exhibit Cybercab robotaxi in China: can it spark buzz amid slow sales?

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Tesla is facing weaker sales in China this year, but the American electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer is looking to generate a buzz in its second-largest market by exhibiting its new self-driving vehicle, the Cybercab. The robotaxi – which operates entirely without a steering wheel, pedals or rear-view mirrors – would debut in major Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, starting mid-Septe...

Cold comfort: Japan’s Hokkaido battles cockroach surge amid global warming

Cold comfort: Japan’s Hokkaido battles cockroach surge amid global warming

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In all his five decades of living in Hokkaido, Makoto Watanabe cannot recall ever being confronted by a cockroach. But he admits being alarmed by reports that the despised insects are taking advantage of global warming to gain a foothold in a part of Japan where winters were previously considered too hostile for large colonies to emerge. “When I was a university student in Tokyo 30 years ago, I us...

Australia news live: up to 6,000 tradies to get free qualifications under Labor scheme

Australia news live: up to 6,000 tradies to get free qualifications under Labor scheme

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDuniam targets ‘frivolous’ asylum seeker claimsThe opposition is “very close” to “having a full migration package”, Duniam says. He says they’re willing to work with the government and that illegal overstayers must be deported.We spend more per student per year than we ever have before and we’ve got declining standa...

Coalition denies flag-burning ban an attempt to undercut One Nation as Labor says push has ‘element of desperation’

Coalition denies flag-burning ban an attempt to undercut One Nation as Labor says push has ‘element of desperation’

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Policy unveiled on Sunday would create new criminal offences for flag burning and defacing historical monuments, and legislate 26 January as Australia DayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter hereAngus Taylor has rejected claims the Coalition’s push to criminalise burning of the Australian flag is an attempt to undercut O...