US police officer accused of taking over dead man’s home after finding body
A Florida police officer who found a man dead during a welfare check in 2022 is accused of taking possession of the man’s home...
Australia sanctions 2 over North Korean fake IT workers scheme for nuclear funds
Australia said on Friday it had sanctioned two North Korean individuals and companies over the use of “fraudulent” IT workers and cybercrime to earn...
China cancer patient who inspired hit film hopes to stop treatment after 35,000 pills over 2 decades
Lu Yong, who has a slow-growing blood and bone marrow cancer and inspired the 2018 blockbuster Dying to Survive, has begun reducing his medication...
Hong Kong elderly urged to stay indoors as air pollution spikes to serious levels
Published: 10:00am, 23 Oct 2026Updated: 10:07am, 23 Oct 2026 Severe haze in Hong Kong over the past two days has prompted a government warning...
Rare Suu Kyi phone call to son signals shift in Myanmar junta strategy
The son of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi said she sounded “fairly healthy” after speaking to the detained ex-democratic leader on Thursday for the...
How Hong Kong can go from passive trade hub to regional control tower
This year has opened a rare window of relative calm in global commerce. On October 8, the World Trade Organization doubled its forecast for...
Chinese astronomers find real 3-body system. It is not what Liu Cixin thinks
Published: 9:00am, 23 Oct 2026Updated: 9:05am, 23 Oct 2026 In author and computer engineer Liu Cixin’s science fiction hit The Three-Body Problem, three suns...
Nepal set to receive first-ever US$20 million payout from UN climate damage fund
The United Nations’ climate loss and damage fund moved to provide US$20 million in aid sought by flood-stricken Nepal – the first time it...
Hong Kong degree holders’ pay advantage over non-graduates narrows to HK$2,500
Published: 8:30am, 23 Oct 2026Updated: 11:12am, 23 Oct 2026 Fresh Hong Kong graduates are increasingly feeling the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) as they...