Italian police recover stolen Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse artworks worth millions
Published: 1:48am, 15 Aug 2026Updated: 2:00am, 15 Aug 2026 Italian authorities recovered three artworks by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth millions of euros that...
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case, admits he killed US insurance CEO
Published: 12:01am, 15 Aug 2026Updated: 1:03am, 15 Aug 2026 Luigi Mangione admitted in court on Friday to fatally shooting US health insurance executive Brian...
URA posts HK$338 million operating surplus after three years of losses
Published: 11:40pm, 14 Aug 2026Updated: 11:42pm, 14 Aug 2026 Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority (URA) has recorded an operating surplus of HK$338 million (US$43.3...
How a US crackdown is upending plans for Chinese ‘birth tourists’
Li, a woman in her late twenties from southwestern China, is anxious about her coming interview for a 10-year US visa. She has big...
Pilot dies after helicopter crash in German forest
A helicopter pilot has died after crashing in a forest in eastern Germany while carrying out liming work, the police directorate in the city...
Bomb-disposal team, light public housing unit win chief executive’s award
Published: 10:42pm, 14 Aug 2026Updated: 10:48pm, 14 Aug 2026 A bomb-disposal team and a unit behind Hong Kong’s light public housing scheme have won...
Multi-property owner loses HK$10 million after fraudster poses as possible tenant
A woman in Hong Kong who owned multiple properties has lost HK$10 million (US$1.3 million) after being scammed by a fraudster posing as a...
Toxic gas leak kills 8 at Bangladesh ship-breaking yard
At least eight workers have died following a toxic gas leak at a ship-breaking yard in the southeastern Bangladeshi district of Chattogram, officials said...
China, Brazil to launch 24/7 disaster early warning satellite for South America
After almost four decades of international cooperation in space affairs, Brazil and China have unveiled details of a new project to launch a powerful...