Sentencing in Trump’s hush money case set for January 10, judge signals no jail time
[South China Morning Post] - 01/3/2025
The US president-elect denounced Judge Merchan’s decision as an ‘illegitimate political attack’.
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7 babies dead in Gaza from cold weather, lack of shelter, says UN Palestinian aid agency
Displaced residents are living in tents with little protection against cold and rain as temperatures drop below 10 (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Swiss stance on Russia may boost family office business in Hong Kong: minister
Switzerland’s neutral image affected by Russia-Ukraine war, treasury secretary Christopher Hui says.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
How Trump’s self-image as a strong leader and US as a strong power may play out for Taiwan
Former Obama-era diplomat Daniel Russel says China faces a less forgiving global environment than during Donald (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Amount of drugs found on air passengers in Hong Kong last year up by 244% over 2019
Customs officers seized 874kg of narcotics, worth HK$349 million, from air travellers in 2024, Post learns.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
How Hong Kong deepfake scam group taught recruits to pass as rich, single women
Learning Japanese, playing golf and tasting red wine worth more than HK$100,000 a bottle among topics for (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Clashes in Syria between pro-Turkey, Kurdish forces kills 101, monitor says
Clashes have killed 85 fighters from pro-Turkish groups and 16 from the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Heavy snow brings widespread disruption across Europe, particularly UK and Germany
Several major airports forced to suspend flights; authorities in Germany issue black ice warnings for drivers and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Rohingya in Malaysia turn to tech to fight erasure, ‘have an identity’
The project aims to harness blockchain technology to create a ‘decentralised identity’ and preserve the Rohingya’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
How creative therapies help bereaved Hongkongers process unspoken grief
Success of movie The Last Dance has thrust into spotlight how residents process death of loved ones, with one NGO (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Hamas official says ready to release 34 hostages in ‘first phase’ of exchange deal
Official said hostages to be released include all women, children, elderly and sick captives but it needs time to (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Heaviest snowfall in a decade possible as wintry blast roils parts of US
More than 60 million people under some sort of weather alert as central US is pummelled by snow and ice.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025