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Burberry posted a slight rise in sales on Wednesday, as the British luxury fashion label's turnaround plan showed signs of progress, helped by improving demand in its crucial China market.

Some of the president's fellow Republicans oppose him - but it's not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.

Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hong Kong’s largest developer by market capitalistion, is poised to sell out another batch of units at its Sierra Sea project in the New Territories, the city’s largest residential project in two and a half decades. As of 4.30pm, 206 units out of 218 made available on Wednesday had found buyers, according to property agents. The developer has had two sold-out rounds in the project so far this year: 213 flats sold on January 10 and 229 flats sold last Saturday. The...

China could learn from Ukraine on using drones to launch modified small and micro aerial bombs, a leading Chinese weapons expert said. Cai Yi, chief scientist of China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco), said in an interview earlier this month that aerial bomb strikes by Ukrainian drones provided “a valuable example for observing drone warfare”. China could draw inspiration from Ukraine’s experience in developing small drone-borne bombs, Cai added in the interview, which appeared in...

President Donald Trump arrives at Davos in Switzerland with Europe on edge and the NATO alliance in crisis over his push to wrest control of Greenland.

A Shanghai mother who forced her daughter to crawl on her knees on a cold night has been accused of abusive parenting. The unidentified woman meted out the punishment in their residential compound at 9pm on January 6. Passers-by who tried to intervene were berated by the mother. A witness, surnamed Xu, said the girl stood up when she reached the compound’s entrance gate. Xu said the mother complained that her family was heavily in debt after buying a flat to provide a better education for her...

The U.S. president is set to meet with an array of leaders to discuss Greenland. Trump's push to acquire Greenland has turned to antagonism toward allies in recent days.

In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French "cravate") back to the battlefields of 17th century Europe.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday considers President Donald Trump's attempt to oust Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook.

The parliamentary commissioner for standards said Farage had apologised after missing the deadline for registering interests.

Five Singaporeans are among 55 people booked for littering in Johor Bahru since January 1, as Malaysia steps up enforcement under newly gazetted rules that send offenders to court rather than allowing on-the-spot settlements. Johor Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) director Zainal Fitri Ahmad said the Singaporeans had offered a range of excuses when caught, including claims that they were picking up rubbish rather than discarding it. “One said they were not...

At least 37 people have been injured, five seriously, in a second crash, after Sunday's two-train collision in Andalusia.