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The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as a double-tap strike and large-scale Russian strikes have become a regular occurrence this summer

Police later determined there was no child inside the vehicle. As a result, investigators are also questioning the person who made the initial 911 call.

For materials scientist and chemist Liu Jiawei, moving to Hong Kong supported her pivot into launching her own research group. After a decade immersed in Singapore’s research ecosystem, Liu sought a transition that would keep her closer to family in mainland China while maintaining an international, high-standard research environment. Now establishing her laboratory at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), two years after her move, Liu said Hong Kong’s academic landscape operated on an...

Cowboys, space queens, and the secret history of… everything? This black-and-white 1935 selection reflects just how long Hollywood has been playing with genre.

Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will assess next week whether to issue a typhoon warning as Tropical Storm Narra is expected to edge closer to the western Guangdong coast. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Saturday morning that the storm was expected to linger over the vicinity of Beibu Wan, also known as the Gulf of Tonkin, before having a higher chance to turn east to northeast gradually early next week. “The Observatory will closely monitor its movement and the change in local wind conditions,...

Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will assess next week whether to issue a typhoon warning as Tropical Storm Narra is expected to edge closer to the western Guangdong coast. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Saturday morning that the storm was expected to linger over the vicinity of Beibu Wan, also known as the Gulf of Tonkin, before having a higher chance to turn east to northeast gradually early next week. “The Observatory will closely monitor its movement and the change in local wind conditions,...

Dengue infections in Malaysia have surged 56.2 per cent this year, with 58,079 cases and 55 deaths recorded so far, even as take-up of the dengue vaccine remains low. Dr Shanmuganathan TV Ganeson, president of the Federation of Private Medical Practitioners’ Associations, Malaysia, said cost was one factor behind the low vaccine uptake. A two-dose regime could cost between 420 and 500 ringgit (US$104 to US$124), depending on the facility, and was generally cheaper in general practitioner...

A new wave of tariffs will hit Canada early Saturday morning, with steep 50% duties in effect at the stroke of midnight.

The defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.

The defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.

The woman's husband alerted hotel staff and he tearfully said his wife had done something "outrageous" - he has reportedly been arrested