‘First in China’: man splurges US$560,000 on acid shots to create 8-pack abs
A Chinese man has caused shock by claiming he spent four million yuan (US$560,000) on acid injections to give himself artificial eight-pack abs. Advertisement...
Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia truce unravels 2 weeks after it was signed
Barely two weeks after US President Donald Trump proclaimed “peace” between Thailand and Cambodia, the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord he presided over now teeters...
First Legco poll forum held as candidates raise livelihood issues, avoid debate
Published: 1:37pm, 11 Nov 2025Updated: 2:38pm, 11 Nov 2025 Livelihood issues have emerged as a key focus of Hong Kong’s first government-held Legislative Council...
Gaddafi’s son released on bail after 10 years in a Lebanon prison
Published: 1:05pm, 11 Nov 2025Updated: 1:50pm, 11 Nov 2025 Lebanese authorities released the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Monday after he...
Mobilizing Việt Nam’s ‘People’s Gold’: An Impossible Task Without Public Trust?
During a discussion on the implementation of the state budget on October 30, National Assembly delegate Thạch Phước Bình identified two major underutilized resources:...
Senate Approves Bill to End Government Shutdown, Sending It to the House
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Nov. 10 approved a legislative package to fund the government through January 2026 and provide full-year funding for key programs...
‘Wicked extortionists’ hound woman, torch Malaysia home for loan she never took
Loan sharks in Malaysia’s Johor state set fire to a house in Kluang belonging to the parents of a 33-year-old assistant manager after she...
Peng Returns, Zhang Reappears—National Games as Power Stage
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New Zealand to Spend $50 Million to Stem the Tide of Meth
New Zealand is to spend just over $50 million (US$28.2 million) on a multi-pronged approach to reducing the use and availability of methamphetamine, involving...