Hong Kong Streetathon organiser ‘sorry’ after complaints participants ran extra 9km
Published: 1:51pm, 9 Dec 2024Updated: 4:22pm, 9 Dec 2024 The organiser of the Kerry Hong Kong Streetathon 2024 has expressed regret after up to...
Mystery ‘Disease X’ outbreak widens as WHO sends rapid response team to DR Congo
More cases of a mysterious flu-like illness labelled “Disease X” were reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the World Health Organization...
Gang leader’s witchcraft accusations sparked Haiti massacre that left 110 dead: rights group
Published: 1:08pm, 9 Dec 2024Updated: 1:14pm, 9 Dec 2024 At least 110 people were killed over the weekend in Haiti’s Cite Soleil slum when...
The Chinese hi-res imaging technique that could sharpen remote sensing and astronomy
Published: 1:06pm, 9 Dec 2024Updated: 3:42pm, 9 Dec 2024 A new approach to digital imaging promises to ramp up resolution, with potential applications in...
Hong Kong to require taxis to install GPS, e-payment and camera systems in next 2 years
Published: 1:05pm, 9 Dec 2024Updated: 2:06pm, 9 Dec 2024 Hong Kong taxi drivers will be required to install electronic payment and navigation systems, dashcams...
Trump calls on China to help broker Ukraine peace, in Syria regime collapse comments
Published: 4:08am, 9 Dec 2024Updated: 4:32am, 9 Dec 2024 US president-elect Donald Trump has suggested that China could play a key role in brokering...
Biden says Assad’s fall in Syria is a ‘fundamental act of justice’, but ‘a moment of risk’
US President Joe Biden said on Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar al-Assad is a “fundamental act of justice”...
Ousted Syrian leader Assad in Moscow and given asylum, Russian state news agencies say
Published: 3:14am, 9 Dec 2024Updated: 4:43am, 9 Dec 2024 Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday, Russian media reported, hours after...
Bewildered, elated prisoners pour out as Assad’s jails flung open
Published: 2:23am, 9 Dec 2024Updated: 3:41am, 9 Dec 2024 Bewildered and elated prisoners poured out of Syrian jails on Sunday, shouting with joy as...