Is this the end of Harry and Meghan’s American dream?
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Is this the end of Harry and Meghan’s American dream?

The Sussexes are returning to the UK with significantly reduced media deals in an industry where fame alone can no longer guarantee successHaving settled in California in the aftermath of their dramatic decoupling from the royal family in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced a partnership that appeared to set a clear destination for their new lives outside the House of Windsor.With every...

Premium bonds: more chance of win as NS&I ups prize fund rate again
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Premium bonds: more chance of win as NS&I ups prize fund rate again

Savings bank estimates there will be 308,000 more prizes available in September draw than the month beforePremium bond holders will have more chances of winning prizes after changes announced this week.From September there will be more prizes up for grabs for the 22 million people who hold the government-backed savings bonds. Continue reading...

Five charts explaining America’s $40 trillion debt

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The US debt crossed the $40 trillion threshold after adding $1 trillion in just five months. The total amount is equivalent to what an average US worker would earn in a whopping 615 million years.

US slaps 50% tariffs on US$20 billion of Canadian goods after trade talks fail

US slaps 50% tariffs on US$20 billion of Canadian goods after trade talks fail

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The United States imposed 50 per cent tariffs on US$20 billion worth of Canadian products early on Saturday and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. US President Donald Trump’s import taxes will hit about 5 per cent of what Canada ships to the United States every year, i...

Japan’s crown prince honours settlers who built Paraguay ties

Japan’s crown prince honours settlers who built Paraguay ties

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Japan’s Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko attended a ceremony on Friday marking 90 years of Japanese immigration to Paraguay, with the prince praising in a speech the contributions made by the immigrants and their descendants to the South American country. In an address at the event near the Paraguayan capital Asuncion, the crown prince, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito...

Canada vows to match Trump’s 50% tariffs after trade deal talks fail

Canada vows to match Trump’s 50% tariffs after trade deal talks fail

The Guardian

Mark Carney accuses Washington of ‘unfair’ last-minute changes to deal, as US and Canada fail to reach agreement after three-day extension of talksCanadian prime minister Mark Carney has promised to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar”, after the two sides failed to agree a trade deal by the midnight deadline.“Last-minute changes in the US proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into qu...

Electrochemist Liu Jiawei moves from Singapore to Hong Kong to start her own lab

Electrochemist Liu Jiawei moves from Singapore to Hong Kong to start her own lab

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For materials scientist and chemist Liu Jiawei, moving to Hong Kong supported her pivot into launching her own research group. After a decade immersed in Singapore’s research ecosystem, Liu sought a transition that would keep her closer to family in mainland China while maintaining an international, high-standard research environment. Now establishing her laboratory at City University of Hong Kong...

Hong Kong to assess typhoon warning as Tropical Storm Narra nears Guangdong coast

Hong Kong to assess typhoon warning as Tropical Storm Narra nears Guangdong coast

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Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will assess next week whether to issue a typhoon warning as Tropical Storm Narra is expected to edge closer to the western Guangdong coast. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Saturday morning that the storm was expected to linger over the vicinity of Beibu Wan, also known as the Gulf of Tonkin, before having a higher chance to turn east to northeast gradually early ne...

Hong Kong to assess typhoon warning as Tropical Storm Narra nears Guangdong coast

Hong Kong to assess typhoon warning as Tropical Storm Narra nears Guangdong coast

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Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will assess next week whether to issue a tropical cyclone warning as Tropical Storm Narra is expected to edge closer to the western Guangdong coast. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Saturday morning that the storm was expected to linger over the vicinity of Beibu Wan, also known as the Gulf of Tonkin, before having a higher chance to turn east to northeast gradually...

Hong Kong to assess cyclone warning as Tropical Storm Narra nears Guangdong coast

Hong Kong to assess cyclone warning as Tropical Storm Narra nears Guangdong coast

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Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will assess next week whether to issue a tropical cyclone warning as Tropical Storm Narra is expected to edge closer to the western Guangdong coast. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Saturday morning that the storm was expected to linger over the vicinity of Beibu Wan, also known as the Gulf of Tonkin, before having a higher chance to turn east to northeast gradually...

Dozens die as dengue surges in Malaysia while vaccine uptake stalls

Dozens die as dengue surges in Malaysia while vaccine uptake stalls

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Dengue infections in Malaysia have surged 56.2 per cent this year, with 58,079 cases and 55 deaths recorded so far, even as take-up of the dengue vaccine remains low. Dr Shanmuganathan TV Ganeson, president of the Federation of Private Medical Practitioners’ Associations, Malaysia, said cost was one factor behind the low vaccine uptake. A two-dose regime could cost between 420 and 500 ringgit (US$...