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The death toll in Venezuela’s twin earthquake disaster reached 1,430 Saturday, and millions more were feared to lack sanitation and other basic needs, as the…
Current Affairs
US, Mexico Catholic bishops call for humane treatment of migrants
More than 100 Catholic bishops, nuns, priests and parishioners joined a procession across the US-Mexico border on Friday evening, urging the US government to treat…
Australia PM: ‘too many children on social media’, ban too easy to avoid
Australia said on Saturday it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on tech firms found to have failed to uphold a groundbreaking social…
Boy, 11, showing signs of heatstroke dies after run at Hong Kong sports ground
A boy who showed signs of heatstroke, including vomiting and fainting, after completing a 400-metre training run at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground in Hong…
Rise in elite civil servants leaving prompts calls for hiring rethink
The number of elite Hong Kong public servants who resigned or retired climbed by a third in the past financial year compared with the previous…
‘This is an unhealthy environment’: Arctic researcher Li Xueke leaves the US for Hong Kong
For climate scientist Li Xueke, the decision to leave the University of Pennsylvania for Hong Kong was a pivot to the front lines of the…