
LA mayor sacks fire chief over handling of worst wildfire in city history
[South China Morning Post] - 02/21/2025
The move came amid finger-pointing and public rift between Chief Kristin Crowley and City Hall over responsibility for the devastation.
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Deadline diplomacy: Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ scheme mobilises the Arab world
With lives at stake, the Arab world is rallying to counter what analysts described as the US president’s ‘deranged (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
PLA steps up Taiwan military patrols over Lunar New Year holiday
Ramped up military patrols during the usually quiet Lunar New Year were softened with social media messages from PLA (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Chinese scientists use dengue fever virus to build safer gene-editing system
The plant-editing system uses mRNA to avoid the risk that foreign DNA could be left behind and create unwanted (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
New infrastructure funding must be found before it bankrupts states
Many governments have difficulty funding basic needs while meeting global challenges like climate change. Meanwhile, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Donald Trump abruptly sacks top US military general CQ Brown
The US president said he would nominate Dan ‘Razin’ Caine to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Philippines removed from watchdog’s ‘dirty money’ list
The government welcomed the removal following efforts to counter money laundering and terrorist financing.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Chinese provincial boss fired over Covid response facing corruption probe
Jiang Chaoliang, who was dismissed as Hubei party boss at the start of Wuhan outbreak, also spent years in the (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Will Indonesia’s Bali adopt a Bhutan-style levy to deter ‘low-class foreign tourists’?
Officials are urged to look at tougher measures to ‘select’ tourists, such as Bhutan’s requirement for most (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Canadians think Carney can take on Trump as Liberals narrow gap with Conservatives
Multiple surveys show the ex-central banker edging out Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre on ability to handle (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
EU ‘deeply concerned’ over Hong Kong Democratic Party’s plan to disband
French official ‘dismayed’, refers to ‘allegations of political pressure’ on what was once the city’s largest (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025
Thieves used his card to buy winning lottery ticket – now victim wants to split the cash
The US$523,000 prize, which has yet to be claimed, has put the thieves among France’s most famous fugitives.
[South China Morning Post] - 22/02/2025