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It is not an exaggeration to say that chilli peppers and spicy food are available on pretty much every street in China. The pungent, heat-infused foodstuff is so ubiquitous people joke that if a person does not indulge, they will starve, or at best lose friends, because eating spicy things fosters social bonding. However, the popular ingredient has only been around in China for a relatively short time. It first entered the country 400 years ago and people have been eating it for about three...

An employee has been killed in a drone attack carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation has said

The sole restaurant on Hong Kong’s southernmost Po Toi Island may close after a half-century serving visiting hikers and boaters lured by the untouched coastline and placid bays. The owner of Ming Kee Seafood Restaurant, who gave his surname as Leung, said business had declined and he might be forced to close at the end of next month if he could not find a partner. “Running a restaurant is hard work, and I don’t want to continue any more, and the younger generation is not willing to take over,”...

Six plane passengers suffered injuries after the engine of a Swiss International Air Lines plane burst into flames during take-off at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India

Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear program

An entertainment company and an arts curator have unveiled a life-size statue of the late kung fu legend Bruce Lee at his childhood home in Hong Kong to mark the 85th anniversary of his arrival in the city. Organisers hmvod Limited and curator Heiman Ng said the statue, unveiled on Monday, has been permanently installed at the Prudential Centre on Nathan Road, where the Lee family lived after returning to Hong Kong in 1941. An exhibition titled “Bruce Lee: Homecoming – 85th Anniversary...

Only one of the nine facial recognition searches Detroit police conducted last year produced an investigative lead, a BOPC report shows.

The latest developments in the Middle East war:

The film received poor reviews but has stormed the box office, taking $217m (£160m) globally.

The film received poor reviews but has stormed the box office, taking $217m (£160m) globally.

The film received poor reviews but has stormed the box office, taking $217m (£160m) globally.

There is no military evidence that any destroyed vessels were carrying illicit drugs