Farmers React to USDA Allocating $700 Million for Regenerative Agriculture
Farmer and attorney John Klar with Hereford cows at his homestead in Brookfield, Vt., on Sept. 12, 2025. Klar raises grass-fed organic beef and...
Over 1 million in Ukraine lose electricity after Russia strikes energy infrastructure
Published: 6:21pm, 13 Dec 2025Updated: 9:25pm, 13 Dec 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that Russian nighttime strikes damaged energy infrastructure across...
Hong Kong police arrest man, 71, for alleged attack on 2 others over smoking dispute
Hong Kong police have arrested a 71-year-old man for attacking a woman and her son with a water bottle following a dispute over smoking....
Yau Tong project nearly sells out, raising hopes of market recovery in 2026
A residential project in Yau Tong triggered buying euphoria on Saturday, with all 150 units snapped up by midafternoon amid heightened expectations for a...
Record tally of spoiled votes in Hong Kong poll ‘not due to pressure on public’
Published: 6:02pm, 13 Dec 2025Updated: 6:06pm, 13 Dec 2025 Hong Kong’s constitutional affairs chief has dismissed suggestions that a record number of invalid ballots...
Why China Gelao ethnic group required women to have 1 to 2 upper teeth removed before wedding
In China’s Gelao ethnic group, an old custom required brides to have one or two upper teeth removed before marriage, supposedly to avoid bringing...
Temperature in Hong Kong to drop to 14 degrees and remain cool till midweek
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Tanzania biotech firm NovFeed wins 7th Africa’s Business Heroes award in start-up bonanza
A record 32,000 entrepreneurs took part in the 2025 African Business Heroes summit in Rwanda on Saturday, in the seventh annual edition of the...
Bump in nostalgia sales, but 183-year Hong Kong umbrella shop set to fold for good
At a packed and tiny storefront in Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po, Yau Yiu-wai busily explains the best way to open and shut umbrellas...