Ukraine’s Zelensky embraced by UK’s Starmer a day after Trump meltdown
The president was told he had Britain’s unwavering support before a meeting with King Charles and a summit with other European leaders.
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Andrew Cuomo running for New York mayor after resigning governor post in disgrace
The politician was accused of sexually harassing several women who worked for him and misleading the public about Covid-19 deaths.
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FedEx plane makes emergency landing in US after bird strike, engine fire
The incident follows a series of major North American aviation disasters that have put a spotlight on flight safety issues.
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Cambodia returns 119 Thais in crackdown on cyberscam centres
Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia have ramped up efforts to curb a cyberscam industry worth billions of dollars a year.
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Time to start preparing for the AI-in-everything era
While AI will not completely replace the work of humans, it will completely transform the way we live, learn, work and think.
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Kurdish militants declare ceasefire, heeding jailed leader
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party declared an immediate ceasefire in a step toward ending a 40-year insurgency against the Turkish state.
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As Africa races towards its AI revolution, China is with it each step of the way
While DeepSeek is helping African nations leapfrog development milestones, there are still challenges ahead, experts say.
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Hong Kong’s Cathay Group to recruit up to 4,000 employees amid expansion drive
‘The group is seeking to expand its network to reach the goal of hitting 100 destinations this year,’ carrier’s director says.
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China make-up artist runs subway stall for people on way to dates, makes US$40 in 2 hours
28-year-old who runs weekday ‘make-up-on-the-go’ stall in underground station says cosmetics ‘fade’ during working day, needs re-doing.
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Hong Kong singer-songwriter Khalil Fong dies at 41 after long fight with illness
Fu Music says Khalil Fong left the world peacefully in the morning of February 21.
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3 Chinese nationals among 4 charged with running cocaine lab in Malaysia
If convicted, the suspects face either the death penalty or 30 to 40 years in prison, along with caning.
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China’s PMI data returns to positive territory for February
The manufacturing index stood at 50.2 for the month, up from January’s figure which was affected by the Lunar New Year holiday.
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Warm, foggy weather expected on Sunday in Hong Kong before cool temperatures return
The springlike weather will remain until Monday before a cold front moves across Guangdong on Tuesday.
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Hong Kong’s Paul Chan should have been ‘bolder’ in his budget, economists say
‘There are some cost-cutting measures but they are only a piecemeal and definitely not a game-changer,’ Gary Ng says.
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Ramadan price gougers put on notice in Malaysia as holy month looms
Licences to operate stalls at food bazaars are now auctioned directly to those ‘genuinely keen to trade’, thereby cutting out middlemen.
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China’s Tiantuo satellite breakthrough enables global cargo surveillance: PLA scientists
Technology to track hundreds of millions of shipping containers has been developed by Chinese military scientists.
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Trump and Ukraine’s Zelensky clash in Oval Office shouting match
The US president accused his Ukraine counterpart of being disrespectful, while Zelensky urged Trump not to compromise with ‘killer’ Putin.
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Filipinos outraged over dog shot with arrows, call for law with ‘stronger fangs’
A US$5,500 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator who attacked the dog named Tiktok.
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Is it possible for people in Asia to adopt a 4-day working week?
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will offer its employees a four-day work week in April 2025, but will the move tackle Japan’s overwork crisis?
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Reciprocal tariffs are nothing short of an attack on world trade
Trump’s tariff agenda undermines the trading norms the US helped set up and could force others to follow suit or suffer the consequences.
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