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Resignation of Vietnam’s Parliament Chief Stirs Fresh Political Chaos

Resignation of Vietnam’s Parliament Chief Stirs Fresh Political Chaos

1 year ago 182

Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash

Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash

1 year ago 178

Hong Kong’s plastics ban: minister says policy not ‘unreasonable’ amid confusion over dining-in, takeaway rules

Hong Kong’s plastics ban: minister says policy not ‘unreasonable’ amid...

1 year ago 272

Hamas studying new Israeli truce proposal amid preparations for Rafah invasion in Gaza

Hamas studying new Israeli truce proposal amid preparations for Rafah ...

1 year ago 331

British man injured in Tobago shark attack

British man injured in Tobago shark attack

1 year ago 361

Columbia University’s Shafik rebuked over Gaza crackdown but avoids censure

Columbia University’s Shafik rebuked over Gaza crackdown but avoids ce...

1 year ago 246

South China Sea: Philippines denies striking deal with Beijing on disputed Second Thomas Shoal

South China Sea: Philippines denies striking deal with Beijing on disp...

1 year ago 258

Blind date: ‘I warned him if he was less than complimentary, my girls would hunt him down’

Blind date: ‘I warned him if he was less than complimentary, my girls ...

1 year ago 213

Knuckles review – Idris Elba’s Sonic spin-off is ludicrous, hilarious and actually rather moving

Knuckles review – Idris Elba’s Sonic spin-off is ludicrous, hilarious ...

1 year ago 299

Suddenly, Chinese Spies Seem to Be Popping Up All Over Europe

Suddenly, Chinese Spies Seem to Be Popping Up All Over Europe

1 year ago 318

India election: Modi and rivals trade accusations as voter turnout slumps in second phase

India election: Modi and rivals trade accusations as voter turnout slu...

1 year ago 232

Ukraine-Russia war live: US ‘rushing’ to provide Kyiv with new Patriot missiles, Pentagon says

Ukraine-Russia war live: US ‘rushing’ to provide Kyiv with new Patriot...

1 year ago 332

4/26: CBS Evening News – CBS News

4/26: CBS Evening News – CBS News

1 year ago 213

Weekend podcast: ‘I was hammered on stage’ – David Harewood on racism and success; John Crace on ‘tetchy’ Rishi; the answer to insomnia hell; and Baby Reindeer fall out

Weekend podcast: ‘I was hammered on stage’ – David Harewood on racism ...

1 year ago 408

And now for the pinchline: competition crowns world’s funniest crab joke

And now for the pinchline: competition crowns world’s funniest crab jo...

1 year ago 409

Elite force bucks trend of Ukrainian losses on eastern front

Elite force bucks trend of Ukrainian losses on eastern front

1 year ago 283

Calls for Hong Kong to offer hepatitis B screening to specific age groups in bid to eliminate viral infection

Calls for Hong Kong to offer hepatitis B screening to specific age gro...

1 year ago 257

Daigou were once ‘make-or-break’ for Australian brands in China – where are they now?

Daigou were once ‘make-or-break’ for Australian brands in China – wher...

1 year ago 373

Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad

Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad

1 year ago 432

Orphaned orca calf stranded for weeks in Canadian lagoon swims to freedom on her own

Orphaned orca calf stranded for weeks in Canadian lagoon swims to free...

1 year ago 419

US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia

US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia

1 year ago 214

Trump trial sees new witnesses on the stand to close out first week of testimony

Trump trial sees new witnesses on the stand to close out first week of...

1 year ago 223

South Korean man who murdered neighbour over blocked sunlight dispute gets 23 years in jail

South Korean man who murdered neighbour over blocked sunlight dispute ...

1 year ago 204

Wacom beats Apple to the punch by launching its very first OLED tablet

Wacom beats Apple to the punch by launching its very first OLED tablet...

1 year ago 245

Netanyahu thanks U.S. for new military aid, vows to escalate in Gaza

Netanyahu thanks U.S. for new military aid, vows to escalate in Gaza

1 year ago 297

Jobless engineers, MBAs: The hidden army of Indian election ‘consultants’

Jobless engineers, MBAs: The hidden army of Indian election ‘consultan...

1 year ago 280

'We're not less athletic because we wear sparkles'

'We're not less athletic because we wear sparkles'

1 year ago 430

Why is the US going after TikTok?

Why is the US going after TikTok?

1 year ago 187

UN says 37 million tonnes of debris in war-ravaged Gaza could take 14 years to clear

UN says 37 million tonnes of debris in war-ravaged Gaza could take 14 ...

1 year ago 263

US targets delays in Taiwan weapons deliveries amid warnings of PLA attack by 2027

US targets delays in Taiwan weapons deliveries amid warnings of PLA at...

1 year ago 232

Hong Kong’s Avenue of Stars has star-studded opening in 2004 with Jet Li, Sammo Hung in attendance – from the SCMP archive

Hong Kong’s Avenue of Stars has star-studded opening in 2004 with Jet ...

1 year ago 281

Why Gaza Protests on U.S. College Campuses Have Become So Contagious

Why Gaza Protests on U.S. College Campuses Have Become So Contagious

1 year ago 182

Canadian province will make changes to try to stop drug use in public places, premier says

Canadian province will make changes to try to stop drug use in public ...

1 year ago 190

Protest leader sorry for 'kill Zionists' comments

Protest leader sorry for 'kill Zionists' comments

1 year ago 242

Forget Macau’s junket launderers, dirty Chinese cash has a new home: Southeast Asia’s casino scam hubs

Forget Macau’s junket launderers, dirty Chinese cash has a new home: S...

1 year ago 192

Dead whistleblower accused Boeing of safety breaches

Dead whistleblower accused Boeing of safety breaches

1 year ago 233

Hong Kong must find its drive again as rivals like Singapore surge ahead

Hong Kong must find its drive again as rivals like Singapore surge ahe...

1 year ago 216

Beijing to push subsidies for local firms to buy China-made chips to shore up city’s computing infrastructure

Beijing to push subsidies for local firms to buy China-made chips to s...

1 year ago 206

4 bizarre ways that Chinese people seek supernatural guidance, blessings and wisdom from the gods

4 bizarre ways that Chinese people seek supernatural guidance, blessin...

1 year ago 279

BBC returns to beach where five migrants died

BBC returns to beach where five migrants died

1 year ago 184

Columbia’s senate calls for investigation into university president over reaction to Gaza protests

Columbia’s senate calls for investigation into university president ov...

1 year ago 335

Can Hong Kong cultivate its agriculture, fisheries sectors? Experts say more policy support needed to tend to neglected farming scene

Can Hong Kong cultivate its agriculture, fisheries sectors? Experts sa...

1 year ago 184

Orca calf swims out of Canadian lagoon where it had been trapped more than a month

Orca calf swims out of Canadian lagoon where it had been trapped more ...

1 year ago 189

A banker, an assistant, a tabloid boss: Key takeaways from Trump’s day in court

A banker, an assistant, a tabloid boss: Key takeaways from Trump’s day...

1 year ago 228

Baby orca free after month trapped in Canadian lagoon

Baby orca free after month trapped in Canadian lagoon

1 year ago 170

'My misery, your paradise': The problem with tourism in the Canary Islands

'My misery, your paradise': The problem with tourism in the Canary Isl...

1 year ago 340

Israeli war cabinet resumes hostage deal discussions, official says

Israeli war cabinet resumes hostage deal discussions, official says

1 year ago 188

Operation Zufolo: Australia deployed a ‘charade’ to sustain indefinite immigration detention – it failed

Operation Zufolo: Australia deployed a ‘charade’ to sustain indefinite...

1 year ago 218

Gen-Z sees the Gaza protests as their 1968 moment: ‘We built this on their legacy’

Gen-Z sees the Gaza protests as their 1968 moment: ‘We built this on t...

1 year ago 459

Judge in Sept. 11 Case Visits Former C.I.A. Black Site

Judge in Sept. 11 Case Visits Former C.I.A. Black Site

1 year ago 190

With Joe Biden ‘happy to debate’, Donald Trump calls for verbal duel at courthouse

With Joe Biden ‘happy to debate’, Donald Trump calls for verbal duel a...

1 year ago 191

Trump invites himself to the White House to debate Biden

Trump invites himself to the White House to debate Biden

1 year ago 320

Trump cuts a lonely figure at trial as family and supporters stay home

Trump cuts a lonely figure at trial as family and supporters stay home...

1 year ago 284

Hungary opens up to Chinese tech despite protests

Hungary opens up to Chinese tech despite protests

1 year ago 290

Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived up to the hype?

Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived up to the hype?

1 year ago 326

He called 911 and police killed him: Jury deadlocked on murder charges for officer who shot Christian Glass

He called 911 and police killed him: Jury deadlocked on murder charges...

1 year ago 559

The family of Mexican serial killer's first known victim protest at the site where bones were found

The family of Mexican serial killer's first known victim protest at th...

1 year ago 236

Why Antarctic wildlife is being ‘sunburnt’

Why Antarctic wildlife is being ‘sunburnt’

1 year ago 190

Missing teen's family protest outside suspected serial killer's lair

Missing teen's family protest outside suspected serial killer's lair

1 year ago 354

Indian students have died in the US – the community wants answers

Indian students have died in the US – the community wants answers

1 year ago 279