Hong Kong records first case of Japanese encephalitis in 6 years
Hong Kong has recorded its first case of Japanese encephalitis in six years after a 49-year-old woman was diagnosed with the potentially fatal mosquito-borne...
Poland calls drone crash a Russian provocation amid peace talks
Poland’s defence minister said a flying object that crashed and exploded in a cornfield in eastern Poland early on Wednesday was identified as a...
Exploding star shocks scientists by revealing what is deep inside it
Published: 12:00am, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 4:18am, 21 Aug 2025 Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it...
Widow of Hong Kong repairman who died after working 59 hours plans legal action
Published: 11:47pm, 20 Aug 2025Updated: 11:52pm, 20 Aug 2025 The widow of a lift repairman who died last year after working for 59 hours...
Bars near Hong Kong Stadium hoping for another big score from Ronaldo match
Published: 11:22pm, 20 Aug 2025Updated: 1:38am, 21 Aug 2025 Restaurants and bars near Hong Kong Stadium have enjoyed a spike in business of at...
Top mathematician Zhang says he left US for China due to political climate
Mathematician Zhang Yitang, who joined Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou from California in June, has called the wave of Chinese researchers exiting the US...
Trump’s US$100 million bond purchases in office spark conflict concerns
Published: 10:40pm, 20 Aug 2025Updated: 11:00pm, 20 Aug 2025 US President Donald Trump has bought hundreds of bonds since he returned to office, including...
Man arrested over burglary of Hong Kong restaurants, bakery amid extreme weather
Published: 9:44pm, 20 Aug 2025Updated: 9:48pm, 20 Aug 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of targeting two restaurants and a...
Knee surgery patients with ‘penicillin allergy’ face higher infection risk: study
Patients labelled as allergic to penicillin – usually incorrectly – are three times more likely to develop a serious joint infection after knee surgery...