Advertisement Hong Kong economy OpinionHong Kong Opinion Outside In David Dodwell Death knell? Hong Kong’s five-year plan is a starting gun The suggestions put forward during the plan’s consultation period offer grounds for optimism for a revitalised future 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen David Dodwell David Dodwell is a journalist focused on Hong Kong and China since […]
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ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Rescuers search for victims in Maumere, Indonesia, on August 15, 2026, after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Flores Island, in East Nusa Tenggara province [Handout/National Search and Rescue Agency of Indonesia via EPA] By Al Jazeera […]
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ListenListen (6 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Rabab Deifallah says she has sometimes gone two or three days without lighting a fire because she could not find a lighter [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera] By Maram Humaid Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug […]
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