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Hong Kong records 10 tremor reports after magnitude 5.2 quake hits Guangxi
The Hong Kong Observatory received more than 10 reports of a locally felt tremor from a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that struck Guangxi early on Monday.
According…
French bulldog in China known for collecting plastic bottles faces threats from animal abusers
A man in southern China suspected of poisoning an online celebrity dog which is famous for collecting plastic bottles in the street has been caught…
Alleged cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme ‘goddess’ extradited from Thailand to face conspiracy charges in US
Authorities say Olena Oblamska was one of the founders of Forsage, a cryptocurrency platform allegedly used as part of a global pyramid scheme. …
Israel’s PM says close to killing all architects of October 7 attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had almost completed a key goal of the war in Gaza – eliminating all those responsible…
German police kill escaped tiger, animal handler seriously injured
German police shot dead a tiger that escaped from a private facility near the eastern city of Leipzig, with a 73-year-old man seriously injured in…