Turkey says it will take action on Kurdish militias if Syria doesn’t
[South China Morning Post] - 12/22/2024
Turkey’s stance may put it at loggerheads with the United States, which has relied on the Kurds in its fight against ISIS.
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‘Dinosaur highway’ tracks dating back 166 million years discovered in England
Hundreds of dinosaur footprints found in UK quarry offer a glimpse into the lives of Jurassic giants like (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 2/01/2025
Surgery via satellite: China conducts ultra-remote medical procedures in world first
Remote doctors have successfully operated on a series of patients using a Chinese satellite and surgical robot system.
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Pilot at airport of South Korea’s Jeju Air crash says he ‘assumed’ concrete mound was dirt
The jet’s collision with the structure at Muan airport during its belly landing is thought to have triggered the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Calling all smartphone seekers: China to subsidise personal devices, expand trade-in push
In a bid to galvanise business and shore up weak consumption, last year’s trade-in programme is being expanded, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
FBI says New Orleans truck attacker acted alone, was ‘100% inspired’ by Isis
Investigators seek clues to Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s path to radicalisation following deadly New Orleans rampage.
[South China Morning Post] - 2/01/2025
US considers rule that could restrict or ban drones with Chinese tech
Chinese, Russian threats may ‘offer our adversaries the ability to remotely access and manipulate these devices’, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 2/01/2025
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp ‘reinventing’ business model amid property market woes
Rail giant seeking ‘new sources of income and ways to lower costs’ to fulfil HK$165 billion financial commitment, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
China knife attack heroine shuns live-stream offers, fears tarnishing her brave actions
Woman who stopped knifeman in street inflicting serious injury using just an umbrella says she would do the same (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
China volunteer directs traffic for decades after wife, kids, sister killed in car accidents
74-year-old man lost his wife, two sets of twins, sister in road accidents, processes grief for 36 years by keeping (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Former US vice-president Mike Pence to visit Hong Kong for business forum
He will speak at UBS Wealth Insights 2025 and engage with business leaders on private trip, according to source and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025
Muslims gather at Hong Kong mosque for funeral of car crash victims
Mosque in Wan Chai holds ceremony for Ihtsham Ali, 30, and Mohammad Faisal, 34, who died along with Mohammad Nadeem (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 3/01/2025