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Townhouse fire in Gloucester Township under investigation

Townhouse fire in Gloucester Township under investigation

No casualties have been reported so far, but investigators from the Camden County Prosecutor's Office were on the scene.
Homeowner at Redhill Peninsula fined nearly HK$1 million for illegal structures

Homeowner at Redhill Peninsula fined nearly HK$1 million for illegal structures

A Hong Kong court has fined the owner of a luxury home at Redhill Peninsula nearly HK$1 million (US$173,938), the harshest penalty to date for illegal structures discovered during a government inspection at the seaside estate three years ago. Magistrate Tobias Cheng Yun-chung handed down a HK$980,000 fine on Tuesday on Future Ocean, which has owned House No 74 at Redhill Peninsula in Tai Tam since 2006. Deborah Yuen Wai-ming is listed as the company’s director, and she lives in the house with...

The young walrus drawing crowds as he tours the Scottish coast

The young male - who has been named Magnus - was first seen in Orkney and has since been making a splash in the north-east of Scotland.
WNBA star Caitlin Clark to publish a children's book based on her life

WNBA star Caitlin Clark to publish a children's book based on her life

Caitlin Clark is releasing a picture book this fall based on her life
Why Moody’s has raised China’s credit outlook amid Iran war shocks

Why Moody’s has raised China’s credit outlook amid Iran war shocks

A leading ratings agency that previously expressed concerns about China’s local debt woes has cast a vote of confidence in the world’s second-largest economy, raising the country’s sovereign credit outlook to “stable” from “negative”. This week’s move by Moody’s Ratings was closely watched, as energy shocks from the US-Israel war in Iran have exacerbated concerns about the global economy’s trajectory. The agency had dropped China’s sovereign rating from Aa3 to A1 in 2017, its first downgrade for...

Recall effort against Washington governor ends

Campaign finance activist Conner Edwards’ quixotic quest to recall Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson from office was intended to prod the governor into filling two vacant seats on the state’s Public Disclosure Commission.  It worked. Late Friday, Ferguson appointed Teebah Alsaleh of Seattle, a lawyer for Microsoft, to the commission. Her selection came a week after […]
Energy security comes first for Indonesia as it defies EU over Russian oil

Energy security comes first for Indonesia as it defies EU over Russian oil

Jakarta’s move to press on with importing 150 million barrels of Russian oil despite latest EU sanctions against an Indonesian port underscores a growing divide between Western efforts to isolate Moscow and Asia’s push for energy security. On Thursday, the European Commission announced its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, which includes Indonesia’s Karimun Oil Terminal for its “connections with the shadow fleet and circumvention of the oil price cap”. The sanction on Karimun, located in...
DeepSeek mystery: who is speaking for start-up as CEO Liang Wenfeng remains out of sight?

DeepSeek mystery: who is speaking for start-up as CEO Liang Wenfeng remains out of sight?

The potential emergence of a new DeepSeek spokesman has sparked intrigue as speculation over the whereabouts of founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng continues, more than a year after his last public appearance. While the Hangzhou start-up’s latest V4 model did not make the same waves as its breakout moment a year earlier, the much-anticipated release still grabbed headlines through a collaboration with domestic tech giant Huawei Technologies and its remarkably low prices. For the traditionally...
China upgrades maritime rescue range and depth as ambitions on high seas expand

China upgrades maritime rescue range and depth as ambitions on high seas expand

China’s maritime rescue authorities have expanded their ability to carry out deep sea search and rescue operations beyond 4,000 metres (13,100 feet), according to state media. People’s Daily, the Communist Party mouthpiece, credited the development of hi-tech equipment for the shift, which it described as “marking the formal transition of China’s transport rescue and salvage forces” to being able to carry out practical operations at such depths. The Nanhai Rescue Bureau, the body responsible for...
China upgrades maritime rescue range and depth as ambitions on high seas expand

China upgrades maritime rescue range and depth as ambitions on high seas expand

China’s maritime rescue authorities have expanded their ability to carry out deep sea search and rescue operations beyond 4,000 metres (13,100 feet), according to state media. People’s Daily, the Communist Party mouthpiece, credited the development of hi-tech equipment for the shift, which it described as “marking the formal transition of China’s transport rescue and salvage forces” to being able to carry out practical operations at such depths. The Nanhai Rescue Bureau, the body responsible for...

Deadlock over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz cripples peace efforts

Two months after the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran started the war, peace talks are on hold, with control of the Strait of Hormuz and the future of Iran's nuclear program as the two main points of contention.
Hong Kong urged to shift focus from tourist numbers to increasing spending

Hong Kong urged to shift focus from tourist numbers to increasing spending

Researchers have urged Hong Kong to shift its focus from boosting visitor numbers to increasing tourist spending, as mainland Chinese arrivals rebound but adopt more selective consumption habits. Preliminary findings from a joint study by Polytechnic University and consultancy Think China, released on Tuesday, show mainland visitor arrivals have recovered to about 88 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in 2018. However, high-income travellers are spending less and becoming more...