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A 21‑year‑old Hong Kong woman’s Van Cleef & Arpels watch worth HK$838,000 (US$107,000) has gone missing from the city’s oldest luxury hotel after she invited three men to her room for drinks in the early hours of Thursday. Police said staff at The Peninsula Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui filed a report at 10.55am that day after the guest claimed her Lady Arpels Pont des Amoureux timepiece had been stolen. The case has been classified as theft. Investigators said the woman rented a room at the hotel...

An uncivilised folk custom in ancient China known as Pai Xi, or “Beating for Joy”, involved striking women with sticks in an attempt to exorcise evil spirits and pray for conception. Pai Xi, also known as Da Sheng, meaning “Beating for Birth”, is believed to have originated in southern China, particularly in Jiangsu and Fujian provinces. It was a fertility ritual that gained popularity during the Song dynasty (960–1279). According to the Records of National Customs of China, in rural areas of...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lost out on the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, yet in a rare confluence of geopolitics and chance, he could wind up with the 18-karat gold medal nonetheless

WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 85, is heading for the exits after nearly four decades in Congress.

Presidents James Monroe and Theodore Roosevelt helped shape a policy that rationalizes U.S. intervention in Latin America and elsewhere. But Trump has brought that idea to a whole new level.

Ugandans are voting in a tense presidential election as 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his four-decade rule amid an internet shutdown and heavy military deployment.

The US, China and Russia all have interests in Central Africa

The US, China and Russia all have interests in Central Africa

’Eat real food’ is simple messaging. But for many, it’s not simple in practice

Nurses union says long waits and corridor care having a devastating impact on paitents.

Nurses union says long waits and corridor care having a devastating impact on paitents.

After meeting with President Trump's top aides, Danish officials say they will form a working group to talk through U.S. security concerns about control of Greenland.