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‘Never sell love for money’: China actress Jing Tian hits back at crypto mogul Justin Sun’s claims
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‘Never sell love for money’: China actress Jing Tian hits back at crypto mogul Justin Sun’s claims

A Chinese cryptocurrency tycoon is suing an actress and her parents to recover a bride price of 30 million yuan (US$4.5 million), then revealed details of their relationship online while the actress urged that the dispute be left to the courts. Justin Sun, 36, founder of the blockchain platform Tron, has an estimated net worth of US$8.5 billion, according to Forbes. On August 27, Sun published a p...

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Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet
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Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet

Sales of beans, lentils and soya bean derivatives on rise while Britons buy less real and fake meatBritish shoppers are munching more beans, lentils, tofu and tempeh – while cutting back on both real and plant-based fake meat – to save money and improve their diet.The amount of beans, pulses and soya bean derivatives sold in the UK increased by 7.3% in the first half of 2026 compared with the same...

‘This whole thing’s a farce’: New Orleans Catholic church sex abuse settlement brings anger and shock
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‘This whole thing’s a farce’: New Orleans Catholic church sex abuse settlement brings anger and shock

Survivors begin receiving letters with payment amounts months after $305m settlement agreement was struck Survivors of child rape and other sexual abuse within New Orleans’s Roman Catholic archdiocese learned that $641,000 or so is the most they can individually get under a settlement approved in December to resolve a years-long bankruptcy protection case.Those amounts were communicated in letters...

Trump official faces inquiry over claims he diverted wildfire resources to his own property
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Trump official faces inquiry over claims he diverted wildfire resources to his own property

Exclusive: Michael Boren, a senior official overseeing the US Forest Service, is accused by Democratic senators of ‘inappropriate interference’Donald Trump’s administration is facing calls to launch an investigation into allegations that Michael Boren, a senior official who oversees the US Forest Service, pressed agency staff to deploy additional resources to fight a fire burning near his Idaho ra...

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Healey’s budget to duck setting a date for 3% defence spending target

Healey’s budget to duck setting a date for 3% defence spending target

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Roadmap for increasing department’s share of GDP will be deferred until next year’s reviewThe chancellor will delay setting out when the UK will meet the target of allocating 3% of GDP on defence until next year’s spending review, the Treasury has confirmed.John Healey resigned as defence secretary in June under Keir Starmer’s leadership, accusing the prime minister of being “unable” and the Treas...

John Healey to duck meeting UK defence spending target in budget

John Healey to duck meeting UK defence spending target in budget

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Chancellor pledges ‘fiscal discipline’ as plan to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030 deferred until 2027 reviewThe new chancellor, John Healey, will delay setting out when the UK will meet the target of spending 3% of GDP on defence until next year’s spending review, the Treasury has confirmed.Healey resigned as defence secretary in June under Keir Starmer’s leadership, accusing the then prime min...

Could the China-Nepal disaster spur a safety rethink for a flagship rail project?

Could the China-Nepal disaster spur a safety rethink for a flagship rail project?

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This week’s devastating floods on the China-Nepal border could be a catalyst for joint early-warning systems, particularly in relation to a proposed rail link between the countries. Rescuers were still struggling on Thursday to reach Gyirong Port in the Tibet autonomous region where a mudslide struck a day earlier, following flash floods from Nepal. The port is the region’s main foreign trade gate...

Nepal flash floods: 'Very challenging' for survivors who have lost their homes and their families

Nepal flash floods: 'Very challenging' for survivors who have lost their homes and their families

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Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Sunita Sharma, Head of Programs of Karuna-Shechen. While Nepal has considerable experience responding to natural disasters, the scale of the present devastation exposes a deeper challenge: Placing greater emphasis on preparedness. The immediate priorities are clear: finding those still missing and providing survivors with drinking water, food, shelter, clothing...

Nepal-Tibet flash flood: rescue operations resume after halting due to lake overflow; death toll rises to 474 – latest updates

Nepal-Tibet flash flood: rescue operations resume after halting due to lake overflow; death toll rises to 474 – latest updates

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Operations were suspended amid fears of further destruction; 1,500 people still missing amid race to find survivorsFlood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower pro...

Nepal-Tibet flash flood: rescue operations resume after halting over lake overflow; death toll rises to 474 – latest updates

Nepal-Tibet flash flood: rescue operations resume after halting over lake overflow; death toll rises to 474 – latest updates

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Operations were suspended amid fears of further destruction; 1,500 people still missing amid race to find survivorsFlood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower pro...

Nepali officials urge people to higher ground amid fresh flood risk

Nepali officials urge people to higher ground amid fresh flood risk

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Nepali officials urged people to evacuate as a lake formed by a landslide started overflowing, putting at risk areas devastated by floods days earlier. As people moved to higher ground, rescue operations were temporarily talked due to the risk of more flooding but resumed shortly after.

How Singapore investors are lured by foreign-stock scams

How Singapore investors are lured by foreign-stock scams

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For more than a month, Aaron* thought he and his wife were learning how to trade stocks. Only later would they realise the lessons were part of the trap. The Singaporean business owner had found a group of self-styled investment experts on Facebook, claiming to offer foolproof tips and guaranteed returns. Soon, he and his wife, who were dabbling in stocks for the first time, were spending about tw...

Hong Kong lawyer warns against doxxing after AIA employee suspended over mall brawl

Hong Kong lawyer warns against doxxing after AIA employee suspended over mall brawl

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A lawyer has warned internet users in Hong Kong against exposing personal information of others on social media or risk committing the criminal offence of doxxing, after an insurance firm suspended an employee allegedly involved in a brawl at a Kwun Tong shopping centre. Insurance service provider AIA on Thursday reportedly suspended an employee who was linked to a viral dispute among three women ...

Hong Kong lawyer warns against doxxing after AIA staff suspended over mall brawl

Hong Kong lawyer warns against doxxing after AIA staff suspended over mall brawl

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A lawyer has warned internet users in Hong Kong against exposing personal information of others on social media or risk committing the criminal offence of doxxing, after an insurance firm suspended an employee who was revealed to be involved in a brawl at a Kwun Tong shopping centre. Insurance service provider AIA on Thursday reportedly suspended an employee who was linked to a viral dispute among...

Overflowing lake halts rescue efforts as Nepal-Tibet flood death toll hits 474

Overflowing lake halts rescue efforts as Nepal-Tibet flood death toll hits 474

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Risk of lake bursting forces rescue teams to withdraw as residents rush up hills to escape possible river surgeNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?Rescuers searching for survivors of Wednesday’s deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have been forced to pull back after a debris dam overflow...

Chinese robot maker Micbot looks to woo Aramco while chasing Hong Kong IPO

Chinese robot maker Micbot looks to woo Aramco while chasing Hong Kong IPO

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A Chinese robotics firm is accelerating its overseas strategy, with a fleet of AI-powered industrial quadrupeds being primed for Saudi Aramco facilities, while revving up its bid for a listing in Hong Kong next year. Heavy-duty, explosion-proof robots from Micbot are tipped to join similar products from other suppliers at oilfields, petrochemical bases and mines operated by Aramco, according to Mi...

El Niño, paired with climate change, 'just makes everything so much more dangerous'

El Niño, paired with climate change, 'just makes everything so much more dangerous'

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Annette Young is pleased to welcome Gareth Redmond-King, Head of the International Programme at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit. He warns we are entering a period in which climate change is not only intensifying extreme weather but adding greater instability to the climate system itself. Natural phenomena such as El Niño will then amplify, and intensify, that disruption, effectively “fann...