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At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 wounded on Friday when several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine, authorities…
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Young Chinese women dye armpit hair as fashion statement and expression of bodily autonomy
Some young women in China are dyeing their armpit hair, transforming a once-stigmatised trait into both a fashion statement and an assertion of bodily autonomy.
The…
Hong Kong physiotherapists face job crunch amid oversupply and budget cuts
Hong Kong physiotherapy graduates are facing a job crunch amid ongoing healthcare budget cuts and a surge in new practitioners entering the industry, with one…
Why Hong Kong’s SK Hynix fund stayed at full leverage amid market volatility
South Korean investor Carol Kim thought Hong Kong-based CSOP Asset Management’s new flexible leverage structure would cushion losses in its SK Hynix leveraged product, only…
Malaysia’s Anwar traded reform for power. Now Umno wants it all
The roar from thousands of People’s Justice Party (PKR) delegates gathered at a grand convention centre in Melaka last weekend exuded all the confidence expected…
As natural disasters rage, does China’s ‘top-down’ climate model provide a way forward?
A punishing drought is draining Europe’s great rivers, pushing the Loire, the Danube and the Rhine towards record lows.
At the Kaub gauging station, the reference…