Democrat Graham Platner exits key US Senate race, but denies rape allegation
Graham Platner, a scandal-plagued Democratic Senate nominee whose insurgent rise had drawn comparisons to Donald Trump, ended his campaign on Wednesday after a rape...
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Goldman Sachs forecasts 50% jump for battery giant CATL’s shares as energy storage takes off
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited (CATL) will see 50 per cent growth in its share price to a record high over the next 12...
Platner Ends US Senate Campaign Ahead of Deadline to Replace Him
Graham Platner, Maine Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, withdrew from his race against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on July 8, ending a campaign rocked...
Woman, 50, arrested for murder after minibus stop fight in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police have arrested a 50-year-old woman after she became involved in a brawl at a minibus station with another woman who later...
Is China’s biggest daily US soybean order confirmation of Xi-Trump summit pact?
China made its largest daily purchase of soybeans from the United States since November on Wednesday, the latest sign of improving trade ties as...
Malaysians in Hong Kong locked out of state elections amid tight voting deadlines
Jack Yu wants to vote in Saturday’s crucial election in his home state of Johor, Malaysia, but being based in Hong Kong has left...
Legal tender and electronic payments – can we insist on paying in cash?
When a tourist tried to pay for a burger in cash at a Tsim Sha Tsui restaurant in 2023, staff refused. The outlet accepted...
Sexual offences law review a chance to make clear what constitutes abuse
In recent years, Hong Kong society has repeatedly confronted the realities of sexual violence, sexual harassment and online sexual exploitation. Survivors’ experiences have made...
China husband says ‘I love you’ after wife wakes him from vegetative state by biting his toes
A woman in central China has captured the hearts of many online after helping her husband emerge from a years-long vegetative state by biting...