Red Cross says determining fate of Syria’s missing ‘huge challenge’
[South China Morning Post] - 01/5/2025
The fate of tens of thousands of missing people remains one of the most harrowing legacies of the conflict that started in 2011.
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Government to minimise strain on Hongkongers while seeking to spend less: Paul Chan
Increase in expenditure on subsidy schemes has put ‘significant long-term pressure’ on government spending, finance (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Hong Kong authorities contact embassy after resident crashes car into eatery in Japan
Owner of soba shop in Shizuoka prefecture says he thought he was ‘hit by a rocket’ when Hong Kong tourist drove car (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Jill Biden received priciest US gift from a foreign leader in 2023 - a US$20,000 diamond
The 7.5 carat diamond was from India’s President Modi. Among Joe Biden’s gifts was a US$3,495 statue from Mongolia’s (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 4/01/2025
Ukraine to ask allies for boost to air defences at Germany meeting, Zelensky says
Volodymyr Zelensky said that dozens of partner countries will participate in the meeting of the Ramstein group in (…)
[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
Is China’s mystery 6th-gen stealth fighter poised to be a command centre for combat drones?
Military experts expect new J-36 to feature multiple breakthroughs but suggest it is likely to be ‘a node in a (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Israeli military says a missile from Yemen intercepted
The missile interception comes only days after an attempted missile and drone strike by the Houthis on Israel.
[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
France’s ex-president Sarkozy on trial over alleged Gaddafi pact
Sarkozy’s trial sees him charged with accepting illegal campaign financing as part of an alleged pact with late (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Massive storm to slam half of US with snow, ice, bitter cold
More than 60 million could be affected by the storm, which is expected to bring Arctic conditions to the eastern (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025
Man dies after collapsing on Hong Kong escalator, injuring woman during fall
Man with history of medical problems collapses in Sha Tin and falls onto woman behind him, with pair rushed to hospital.
[South China Morning Post] - 5/01/2025