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Ngong Ping 360 cable car opens in Hong Kong after typhoon delay - SCMP archive

Ngong Ping 360 cable car opens in Hong Kong after typhoon delay - SCMP archive

This article was first published on September 18, 2006. Breezy launch is on the cards By Dennis Eng The Ngong Ping 360 cable car will open today in one of the windiest months of the year, according to the Hong Kong Observatory. Windy conditions with gusts reaching 90km/h occur on 5.5 days for a total of 52 hours in September on average, according to measurements taken at Ngong Ping between 2002 and last year. June, July and August are typically the windiest months. The Observatory’s forecast...
Australia airport outage: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane all hit by delays after 'technical issue'

Australia airport outage: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane all hit by delays after 'technical issue'

Travellers have been thanked for their patience after the outage which affected passengers at Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports on Friday morning, September 18

Liberal Newspaper ‘The Detroit News’ Endorses Republican Mike Rogers in Race for U.S. Senate in Michigan

You know things are bad for a Democrat when a liberal newspaper endorses the Republican candidate and that's what just happened in Michigan. The post Liberal Newspaper ‘The Detroit News’ Endorses Republican Mike Rogers in Race for U.S. Senate in Michigan appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
ByteDance spin-off Anew Labs raises US$290m as AI drug developers enjoy fundraising boom

ByteDance spin-off Anew Labs raises US$290m as AI drug developers enjoy fundraising boom

China is seeing a fresh fundraising boom for AI drug developers, with start-ups including a ByteDance spin-off raising hundreds of millions of dollars this week as investors rush to back domestic challengers to Anthropic and Isomorphic Labs. Anew Labs, a Shanghai-based AI drug discovery firm that was formerly a unit of Chinese tech giant ByteDance, has raised US$290 million at a valuation of US$1.5 billion, according to an informed source. Investors included prominent venture capital firms such...
Can the new Pinglu Canal become China’s Yangtze of the southwest?

Can the new Pinglu Canal become China’s Yangtze of the southwest?

The opening of China’s first new river-to-sea canal since 1949 – which will boost trade links with Southeast Asia – could transform the economy of the country’s landlocked southwestern interior in ways comparable to the Yangtze’s role in Shanghai’s rise, according to its operator. The 134.2km (83.4 mile) Pinglu Canal, which opened on Wednesday, links a major tributary of the Pearl River in the southern Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region with the Gulf of Tonkin, known as the Beibu Gulf in China,...

Japan raises interest rate to new 31-year high to curb rising prices

Central banks around the world have hiked rates as high energy prices are pushing up inflation.

Japan raises interest rate to new 31-year high to curb rising prices

Central banks around the world have hiked rates as high energy prices are pushing up inflation.

Charles 'sounded giddily elated' after Diana died, Earl Spencer claims

Buckingham Palace has strongly pushed back against claims in a new book by the late Princess of Wales's brother.
FBI uncovers over 1 million digital files in Olney home tied to missing women case

FBI uncovers over 1 million digital files in Olney home tied to missing women case

Authorities have linked Eugene Horsch and his late father to several missing women after seizing massive digital evidence in Olney. Here's what we know.

British woman rescued in Malawi shootout that left four suspected kidnappers dead

Police exchanged fire with the suspected kidnappers, who were armed with an AK-47 rifle and a pistol.

Abdul El-Sayed Claims He Wants Big Money Out of Politics – Now Set to Hold Fundraiser With Nephew of George Soros – In California!

Like so many Democrats, far left Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed constantly claims that he wants big money out of politics. The post Abdul El-Sayed Claims He Wants Big Money Out of Politics – Now Set to Hold Fundraiser With Nephew of George Soros – In California! appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
China’s ‘future Elon Musk’ solves daily problems with AI; vocabulary method draws 20 million views

China’s ‘future Elon Musk’ solves daily problems with AI; vocabulary method draws 20 million views

A 13-year-old boy from eastern China has garnered significant attention online for his ability to leverage artificial intelligence and programming to solve everyday challenges. Yang Xizhe, a junior secondary school student from Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, stands at an impressive 1.9 metres tall and has amassed a following of over 500,000 on mainland social media platforms. Growing up in a city celebrated for its vibrant technology ecosystem, he identifies as an “AI native.” Yang believes that...