Advertisement Hong Kong economy Hong KongHong Kong Economy Northern Metropolis and AI vital to Hong Kong’s 5-year plan: business chambers AmCham and FHKI also highlight the need to reinforce Hong Kong’s position as an international financial centre 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Cannix Yau Published: 6:57pm, 15 Aug 2026 Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan should prioritise the […]
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Image source, Bloomberg via Getty ImagesImage caption, An Airbus A320 operated by Air India prepares to land in Delhi By Soutik Biswas India correspondent Published 9 hours ago Reports that an Air India pilot tested positive for cannabis after a flight sound like the sort of finding that should make an aviation investigator sit up. […]
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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 Mehidy Hasan Miraz of Bangladesh celebrates after taking the wicket of Steve Smith of Australia during Day Three of the first Test match in the series in Australia [Robert Cianflone/Getty Images] By AFP Published On 15 […]
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Watch: Buildings partially collapse in Indonesia after 7.7 earthquake ByFarida Susanty, BBC Indonesia, and Helen Sullivan Published 15 August 2026, 03:30 BST Updated 1 hour ago At least 38 people have been killed after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck […]
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Moment family rescued after 16 hours floating on jet ski off Thailand To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Moment family rescued after 16 hours floating on jet ski off ThailandClose A 50-year-old father and his two sons have been rescued after they were […]
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Advertisement US-China relations EconomyGlobal Economy US K-12 immersion schools expand across country for early-age Chinese language education While college enrolment in Chinese stalls, K-12 immersion schools are seeing renewed popularity as parents seek advantages for their children 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Ralph Jenningsin Portland, Oregon Published: 5:00pm, 15 Aug 2026 At the Goodtime Chinese School in […]
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ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Mikel Arteta is the first Arsenal manager to win the Premier League since Arsene Wenger [Matthew Childs/Reuters] By AFP Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026 Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal fans have no reason to worry […]
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ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Venus Williams has not won a singles match since July 2025 [Mathew Tsang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images] By The Associated Press Published On 15 Aug 202615 Aug 2026 Venus Williams’s losing streak in singles play has […]
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The women India’s biggest river project forgot As the Ken-Betwa dam displaces thousands, legal protections on compensation are being ignored. Protesters gather beside the Barna River near Kupi village in Madhya Pradesh [Chandra Pratap Tiwari/Al Jazeera] Protesters gather beside the Barna River near Kupi village in Madhya Pradesh [Chandra Pratap Tiwari/Al Jazeera] By Diwash Gahatraj […]
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