Saudis seek allies’ help as missile defences run low in fight with Houthis
Published: 3:55am, 17 Sep 2026Updated: 4:03am, 17 Sep 2026 Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors and has turned to regional and Western...
T. rex was warm-blooded and had body temperature close to ours, study finds
Using fossilised teeth, scientists have finally taken the T. rex’s temperature – and it wasn’t too different from our own. Researchers once thought that...
US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for first time in 3 years, risking Trump’s ire
Published: 2:15am, 17 Sep 2026Updated: 2:57am, 17 Sep 2026 The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates in the world’s largest economy by a...
As EU cosies up to Canada, Burnham’s Brexit Britain feels sidelined
Andy Burnham was for years a staunch opponent of Brexit and a vocal supporter of rejoining the European Union. When he became Britain’s new...
Hong Kong targets gold trading, FPS-UnionPay link to boost yuan use
Published: 11:37pm, 16 Sep 2026Updated: 12:23am, 17 Sep 2026 Hong Kong will expand the use of the yuan in areas including gold trading and...
Hong Kong aims to raise innovation spending to 3% of GDP by about 2030
Hong Kong will strive to raise its expenditure on innovation activities to a level equivalent to 3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP)...
Police arrest man after wife found dead with knife wounds in Heng Fa Chuen
Published: 11:24pm, 16 Sep 2026Updated: 12:01am, 17 Sep 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after his wife was...
Hong Kong sets 5-year plan to double innovation spending, boost new industries
Hong Kong’s leader has unveiled the city’s first five-year blueprint, aligned with China’s national development strategy, setting targets to nearly double innovation spending and...
China uses 100,000 home-grown AI chips to build leading weather forecast system
China said it can now predict weather 10 days in advance at a cutting-edge resolution of 5km (3.1 miles), finer than most major systems...