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China encircles Taiwan with massive live-fire drills as invasion fears grow

China encircles Taiwan with massive live-fire drills as invasion fears grow

The terrifying drills come as Beijing threatens to “annihilate” its neighbour amid tensions in the region - with 89 Chinese aircraft, 28 ships and a fleet of four amphibious assault ships deployed

'I cannot forget this until I die' - Sudan's players on horrors of civil war

Forward John Mano, who lost his best friend to the civil war in Sudan, says the squad will "fight" for their country on the pitch at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

'I cannot forget this until I die' - Sudan's players on horrors of civil war

Forward John Mano, who lost his best friend to the civil war in Sudan, says the squad will "fight" for their country on the pitch at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

'I cannot forget this until I die' - Sudan's players on horrors of civil war

Forward John Mano, who lost his best friend to the civil war in Sudan, says the squad will "fight" for their country on the pitch at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

'I cannot forget this until I die' - Sudan's players on horrors of civil war

Forward John Mano, who lost his best friend to the civil war in Sudan, says the squad will "fight" for their country on the pitch at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

'I cannot forget this until I die' - Sudan's players on horrors of civil war

Forward John Mano, who lost his best friend to the civil war in Sudan, says the squad will "fight" for their country on the pitch at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Hong Kong to close roads in Central at 2pm on New Year’s Eve ahead of countdown

Hong Kong to close roads in Central at 2pm on New Year’s Eve ahead of countdown

Hong Kong police will close roads in Central starting from 2pm on New Year’s Eve ahead of a countdown event at the Chater Road pedestrian zone, featuring music and light shows to replace fireworks displays after the deadly inferno in Tai Po. Mason Hung Chung-hing, the Hong Kong Tourism Board’s lead adviser for event and product development, said on Monday that organisers hoped the event, themed “New Hope, New Beginning”, could foster a sense of renewal. “We will use a new format that combines...
Lehigh Valley food safety report: no sanitizer; dirty, dusty, crusty floors; dank mops

Lehigh Valley food safety report: no sanitizer; dirty, dusty, crusty floors; dank mops

Here's the latest batch of food safety inspection results from around the Lehigh Valley.
Long queue of customers at China snack stall to support owner, whose dead son leaves 3 kids behind

Long queue of customers at China snack stall to support owner, whose dead son leaves 3 kids behind

Business boomed at a street snack stall in China in a touching show of support for its owner whose son had died from cancer, leaving the man with three small children to look after. Video clips of long queues in front of a tanghulu stall near the Shandong Institute of Petroleum and Chemical Technology, in eastern China’s Shandong province, went viral online. People came to support the stall owner, surnamed Tian, whose 36-year-old son died from liver cancer this month. Tian junior was diagnosed...
What we learned about the state of the Trump coalition in conversations with 50 voters

What we learned about the state of the Trump coalition in conversations with 50 voters

The voters who put President Donald Trump back in the White House last year still largely support him.
From fake heiress to fugitive: Former employees detail alleged scam blamed on TV producer

From fake heiress to fugitive: Former employees detail alleged scam blamed on TV producer

When the television production company Jeff Nimoy worked for began falling behind on payroll in 2017, the Los Angeles showrunner wasn’t alarmed
Typhoon-hit Philippines learns disaster preparations with a board game

Typhoon-hit Philippines learns disaster preparations with a board game

In a library in the Philippines, dice rattle on the surface of a board before coming to a stop, putting one of its players straight into the path of a powerful typhoon. The teenagers huddled around the table leap into action, shouting instructions and acting out the correct strategies for just one of the potential catastrophes laid out in the board game called Master of Disaster. With fewer than half of Filipinos estimated to have undertaken disaster drills or to own a first aid kit, the game...