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Hong Kong records 10% rise in festive period visitors as outbound trips surge 22%

Hong Kong records 10% rise in festive period visitors as outbound trips surge 22%

Hong Kong received 10 per cent more visitors during the Christmas period compared with 2024, while residents made nearly 1.7 million outbound trips, representing a 22 per cent increase from last year. Ahead of New Year’s Eve, the retail sector also expressed concerns that the absence of the annual fireworks display could affect the number of visitors to the city in the coming days, further dampening local consumer sentiment following the deadly fire in Tai Po. “Because of the Tai Po fire,...

'Families can save £200 a month at community shop'

Customers say the social supermarket in North Bransholme is taking the pressure off the weekly shop.

Treasury to cover Bayeux Tapestry for estimated £800m

The huge embroidery will be covered under the government's indemnity scheme when it travels to the UK.

Treasury to cover Bayeux Tapestry for estimated £800m

The huge embroidery will be covered under the government's indemnity scheme when it travels to the UK.

Treasury to cover Bayeux Tapestry for estimated £800m

The huge embroidery will be covered under the government's indemnity scheme when it travels to the UK.
China hits milestone in building Beishan laboratory for managing nuclear waste

China hits milestone in building Beishan laboratory for managing nuclear waste

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Friday announced a major milestone in the construction of one of the world’s biggest underground laboratories for nuclear waste as it completed a first-of-its-kind spiral ramp. Located deep in the Gobi Desert northwest of Jiuquan in Gansu province, the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory aims to address a fundamental challenge of nuclear energy development: the safe disposal of radioactive waste. “Nuclear energy is a clean and efficient power...

Russia attacks Kyiv, killing 1 and wounding many ahead of Ukraine-U.S. talks

Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one and wounding over 20 people a day before talks between Ukraine and the U.S., local authorities said.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Lessons We Haven’t Learned. Dr. Helen Caldicott

[We repost this article by Dr. Helen Caldicott, first published on GR in August 2020, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.] My birthday is August 7, sandwiched between the anniversary dates for the bombings … The post Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Lessons We Haven’t Learned. Dr. Helen Caldicott appeared first on Global Research.
Cyprus fishermen turn venomous species into tavern delicacy

Cyprus fishermen turn venomous species into tavern delicacy

The invasive lionfish have spread. Some are trying to eat the problem

“A F***ing Real One”: Amanda Seyfried Is Being Praised For “Not Backing Down” As She Reflected On “Being Bashed For Denouncing Racism” After Charlie Kirk’s Death

Amanda compared her Charlie Kirk comment to Donald Trump’s controversial Rob Reiner post, and points were made.View Entire Post ›
Hong Kong police arrest off-duty officer after elderly man knocked down by car

Hong Kong police arrest off-duty officer after elderly man knocked down by car

Hong Kong police have arrested an off-duty officer who allegedly lost control of his vehicle and knocked down an elderly man in Yuen Long. The force said on Saturday that the 34-year-old driver, surnamed Chan, was travelling along On Lok Road towards Tai Kiu Road at around 2.23pm when he lost control of his Porsche and crashed into the 70-year-old man. Officers were deployed to the scene and discovered the elderly man, also surnamed Chan, unconscious. The driver sustained injuries to his hands...
2 more arrested in Hong Kong over illicit cigarette murder case, taking tally to 27

2 more arrested in Hong Kong over illicit cigarette murder case, taking tally to 27

Hong Kong police have arrested two people at Shenzhen Bay Port in connection with the murder of a 51-year-old man in August, bringing the number of people apprehended over the case to 27. The force said on Saturday that the pair, two men aged 29 and 32, had been arrested a day earlier at the border crossing on suspicion of murder. Police laid a holding charge on the 29-year-old for one count of murder, while the 32-year-old was released on bail. The 29-year-old’s case will be mentioned at...