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Denmark is set to radically overhaul its drinking water policy as part of a raft of sweeping reforms to the country’s livestock industry. In a…
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Hong Kong can be “more than New York and Silicon Valley combined” by positioning itself as a hub that integrates global financial depth with technological…
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Crying without a clear reason can be a major source of anxiety for parents. As families look for new ways to navigate the uncertainty of…
Lowering doses of cancer drugs could slash global health spending by $30B, new research shows
Researchers found that Keytruda — the focus of ICIJ’s recent Cancer Calculus investigation — accounted for nearly half of the potential annual savings. …
Hong Kong developers rediscover pricing power amid firmer demand
Prices for some new homes in Hong Kong have rebounded by as much as a third from the housing market’s lowest level a few years…
SpaceX prices record IPO that could make Musk a trillionaire
Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday confirmed it will begin trading on the Nasdaq exchange Friday in the biggest initial public offering in history, a blockbuster…