Trading Avocadoes for Political Influence 
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A reclusive billionaire, a ‘fearless’ dealer and a globe-spanning feud over priceless art University town to set aside land to capitalise on future social, tech changes
A proposed university town in Hong Kong will set aside vacant land to capitalise on future opportunities arising from social and technological changes, a minister…
Current Affairs
Filipino ex-cop in South Korean businessman’s 2016 murder caught after 2 years on the run
A dismissed high-ranking Filipino police officer convicted of orchestrating the 2016 killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo was arrested in the Philippine capital of…
Singapore PM Lawrence Wong to visit Russia’s Kazan, first since Ukraine war sanctions
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to visit the Russian city of Kazan next week in a trip that would mark the first high-level…
Chinese man suffers acute kidney failure, requires emergency dialysis after intense leg workout
A young Chinese man suffered acute kidney failure after working out too intensely, prompting a doctor to warn fitness enthusiasts to slow down.
The 23-year-old university…
Trade court to Trump administration – speed up tariff refunds
The US Court of International Trade is pressing the Trump administration to speed up tariff refunds of billions of dollars to thousands of importers, following…
Scientists find woolly mammoth DNA while digging through squirrel faeces
A huge treasure trove of ancient DNA from animals including extinct woolly mammoths has been discovered in frozen squirrel faeces in Canada’s remote Yukon territory,…