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Exciting clash between rising stars Hot Delight and Mr Incredible an early Classic Mile preview

A mouth-watering clash between Hong Kong’s two most exciting four-year-olds looms as the highlight of Sunday’s Sha Tin undercard in what will serve as a preview of January’s Classic Mile. Hot Delight and Mr Incredible will square off for the first time in the Class Two Santa Monica Handicap (1,400m), with connection…

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‘There could be anarchy’: Bangladesh’s garment unrest threatens economic disaster

Garment workers in Bangladesh, the world’s second-largest clothing exporter after China, are demanding that their wages more than double – and their protests have brought a halt to production in factories supplying global brands including H&M, Zara and Walmart. Tens of thousands of workers have marched through Dhaka…

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‘My biggest fear was being shot down’: how an injured Ukrainian soldier was evacuated by drone

Artem Lytvyn tells of complex and risky rescue operation after he spent eight days stricken in Kharkiv’s ‘kill zone’Artem Lytvyn was crossing a field when the bang happened. Up ahead was a tree line. Not far beyond that the Russian border. The 25-year-old Ukrainian soldier had spent five days trekking to a dangerous…

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What’s the point? Ten years after the Paris treaty, are climate talks getting anywhere?

Its key temperature goal has been missed but experts say the agreement is still proving a vital moral compass for progressIt was a curious way of conducting negotiations. Ahead of the 2025 climate summit, in the Amazonian port of Belém last year, the Brazilian hosts had taken off the table the issue that most had as…

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Freezer meltdowns and airline hoaxes are a taste of things to come. Hoping for the best is no longer an option | Elisabeth Braw

Acts of greyzone aggression aim to spread panic. Europe has to show the saboteurs that we are resilientIt was as though a ghostly hand had switched the settings on supermarket freezers across Europe from “freeze” to “defrost”. From Finland to Ireland, they suddenly began heating up, many reaching 50C and food worth …

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Yes, saunas are great – but have you heard of this amazing thing called a bath?

Ever since the ancient Greeks, we’ve suspected that soaking in hot water is good for your health. Now science has proved itAt a time when many of us feel overwhelmed, overstretched and over-reliant on screens, it’s unsurprising that the wellness industry is booming, with spa facilities – saunas in particular – becom…

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Israeli settler attacks on West Bank olive harvest hit record since 2006, UN says

Israeli settler attacks on West Bank olive harvest hit record since 2006, UN says The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said Israeli settlers have carried out a total of 377 attacks on olive harvest across the occupied West Bank since September, a record since 2006 when th…

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Luka Doncic drains wild warmup shot amid MVP performance to open season

The Lakers are one of the Western Conference’s best teams. Their early success can be tied to Luka Doncic‘s MVP performance to kick off the 2026-27 season. Doncic is in many ways overlooked even with his strong start to the season, but his warmup shots never cease to amaze. Luka Doncic #77 of the Los...

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A K-beauty rival? C-beauty brands take on the global market with lines in Ulta, Boots

China’s beauty brands are stepping into the global market, armed with intricately carved lipsticks, ⁠freeze-dried face masks activated with purified water, and creams infused with traditional Chinese medicine ingredients. Proya Cosmetics, the largest C-beauty brand by revenue, is among the most aggressive. Its Advan…

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Test of trust for Hong Kong’s new housing checks unit after Wang Fuk Court blaze

For former Wang Fuk Court resident Dorz Cheung, seeing will be believing when it comes to reforms initiated after the deadly inferno in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. The 34-year-old questioned whether the new oversight bodies would prevent another disaster, saying systemic reforms to tackle shoddy building maintenanc…

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Trump confirms fresh Iran strikes days after voters punish war at polls

US President Donald Trump said the American military on Friday carried out new limited strikes on Iran, targeting an Iranian air defence system. Iranian state media reported the sound of two explosions in the Suza area of Qeshm Island, which is in a crucial waterway for oil shipments. Trump in an exchange with repor…

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Cornell faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in university leadership after alleged fraternity gang rape

Cornell University's Faculty Senate approved a resolution Friday declaring “no confidence” in the school's top leaders, a symbolic gesture reflecting deep discontent on campus in the wake of a former student's lawsuit saying she was gang raped at a fraternity party in 2024.

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Trump's 'Doomsday Plane' Left Nebraska And Flew East Across America - Nobody Is Saying Why

Trump's 'Doomsday Plane' Left Nebraska And Flew East Across America - Nobody Is Saying Why The Air Force's E-4B "Nightwatch," the airborne command post built to run a nuclear war, took off from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska on Thursday and flew east across the Midwest on a mission nobody has explained. A renderi…

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Midterm rebuke leaves Trump cornered and dangerous on Iran

WASHINGTON, DC – The Democratic Party’s resounding victories at US midterm elections on November 3 have dealt Republicans a stinging rebuke and pushed President Donald Trump into lame-duck territory, with an incoming Congress poised to frustrate his legislative agenda and intensify scrutiny of the Iran war. With his…

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Iranian forces on higher alert, stronger than before war, spokesman says

Iranian forces on higher alert, stronger than before war, spokesman says Iran's military is "stronger" and more motivated than it was when the United States and Israel started the war in February, says Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia. "Today, the Islamic Republic's armed forces... having gained experience …

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Former Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja claims entire team knew about ‘Sandpapergate’

Former opener Usman Khawaja claimed on Saturday that the entire Australian team knew about the 2018 “Sandpapergate” scandal in Cape Town and said they also employed the tactic during the previous Test at Port Elizabeth. Captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home in disgrace and …

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Thailand once had an economic miracle. It needs another

Last month, Thailand hosted the International Monetary Fund-World Bank (IMF-WB) meetings for the second time in 35 years. The annual gathering put a spotlight on the country’s economic prospects and generated optimism about its future. Yet much of the discussion has focused on what sectors Thailand should target and…

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China to narrow scope of contentious ‘designated location’ surveillance measure

Chinese lawmakers are proposing to restrict a contentious form of detention and police surveillance measure, among other changes to the country’s Criminal Procedure Law. Known as residential surveillance at a designated location (RSDL), the measure was originally intended as a mild restriction of personal freedoms t…

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