Advertisement China-Africa relations ChinaDiplomacy Why the Chinese yuan could soon be Africa’s most important currency The continent’s banks are signing up for China’s Swift alternative, smoothing transactions and potentially avoiding sanctions 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Jevans Nyabiage Published: 2:00pm, 16 Aug 2026Updated: 2:54pm, 16 Aug 2026 Africa is emerging as fertile ground for Beijing’s drive to […]
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Yemeni government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, have struck back after a new Houthi offensive in areas it controls.
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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 Previous mass shootings have prompted Australia to tighten gun ownership laws and introduce gun buyback schemes. [File: Phil Walter/Getty Images] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026 Australia’s prime minister […]
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Israeli airstrikes hit the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon just hours after the deadliest day of Israeli raids.
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Advertisement Science ChinaScience China’s ‘electric eel’ sensor allows robots to feel an object without touching it The robot’s fluoropolymer-coated sensor acts like a battery to create an electric field that can detect metal, plastics, glass and wood 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Zhang Tongin Beijing Published: 12:00pm, 16 Aug 2026 Electric eels hunt in pitch-black, murky waters […]
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Advertisement Hong Kong society Hong KongSociety Bead Street’s fraying legacy: craft hub faces uncertain future as shops bow out ‘Storefronts have changed a lot these few years. More than half of these accessory shops are now eateries,’ one business owner says 4-MIN READ4-MIN Listen Lo Hoi-ying Published: 12:01pm, 16 Aug 2026Updated: 12:09pm, 16 Aug 2026 […]
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Advertisement Thailand This Week in AsiaEconomics How Cambodian worker exodus exposes Thailand’s fragile labour model An estimated 780,000 Cambodian workers have left Thailand since last year’s border conflicts, affecting a wide range of industries 4-MIN READ4-MIN Listen Vincent Tan Published: 12:00pm, 16 Aug 2026 After last year’s border conflict with Cambodia, hundreds of thousands of […]
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Advertisement Hong Kong weather Hong Kong Heatwave to persist in Hong Kong before thunderstorms set in midweek Very hot weather warning remains in force, with temperatures to reach 35 degrees on Sunday and Monday 1-MIN READ1-MIN Listen Natalie Wong Published: 12:35pm, 16 Aug 2026Updated: 1:16pm, 16 Aug 2026 Scorching weather will persist across Hong Kong […]
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