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Pawsitively posh: Hong Kong Pet Show takes luxury to new heights
Private jet holidays, cat litter boxes powered by artificial intelligence and human-grade fresh dog food inspired by char siu rice are all the rage at this year’s Hong Kong Pet Show, as exhibitors express confidence in the purchasing power of the city’s pet owners. Humans, dogs and cats jostled alongside each other on Thursday, the…
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Hampstead ponds trans access challenge dismissed by High Court
Tom Cross KC, for the charity, said at a hearing in December that the rules treat an individual woman “less favourably” than an individual man, as they are at “greater risk of suffering the detriment of her privacy, dignity or safety being compromised”.
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CCTV captures moment mayors car is hit by rocket in Philippines
A mayor in the Philippines has survived a rocket launcher attack on his vehicle in broad daylight. CCTV footage captured the moment when one of the attackers fired at the SUV carrying mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan, causing an explosion. Ampatuan’s car is seen stopping briefly and driving away after the hit. The mayor survived the…
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Exclusive | Hong Kong teachers required to renew practising certificates every 3 years
All teachers in Hong Kong will be required to renew a newly proposed practising certificate every three years to continue teaching, with the plan to take effect as early as the 2027-28 academic year, the South China Morning Post has learned. Sources also said on Thursday that substitute teachers would have to obtain these certificates…
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Indonesias Batang Toru crackdown puts China on green notice
The revocation of permits for dozens of companies operating in Indonesia’s fragile forests—most notably the China-backed Batang Toru hydropower project—has been hailed as a bold environmental stand by President Prabowo Subianto. After years of ecological controversy surrounding the project, including concerns over biodiversity loss and disaster risk, the move signals a willingness to confront environmentally…
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Myanmar revolution must outthink, not just outfight, the generals
Myanmar’s Spring Revolution is entering its fifth year, making it the most sustained and geographically widespread popular uprising in the country’s modern history. The junta is battered, controlling only a fraction of the nation’s territory while ruling the rest through air power and terror. The genie of federal democracy is out of the bottle and…
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ASML reports heated global demand in 2025, but cools China outlook
The financial head of Dutch chipmaking equipment giant ASML – following a year of double-digit sales growth for the company’s machines – said he expects the firm’s already declining sales to China to fall even further, as trade restrictions prevent shipments of the firm’s most advanced units to Chinese clients and demand for other models…
