Advertisement Hong Kong society Hong KongSociety Opatra London distances itself from Hong Kong firm over deceptive sales allegations London-based beauty chain says it deeply regrets if any customers have had ‘a distressing experience associated with our brand’ 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Simpson Cheung Published: 10:55pm, 17 Aug 2026Updated: 10:58pm, 17 Aug 2026 UK-based beauty chain Opatra […]
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Cameroon wins its first WAFCON title, beating Malawi 3–0 in the final.
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Advertisement India This Week in AsiaEconomics Will Russia’s plan for overland oil route be ‘game changer’ for India’s energy security? Moscow is eyeing a direct rail link to India, reflecting a scramble by major powers to build trade corridors beyond Hormuz, analysts say 4-MIN READ4-MIN Listen Biman Mukherji Published: 8:11pm, 17 Aug 2026 Russia is […]
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Advertisement United States OpinionWorld Opinion Opinion Bruno S. SergiandKevin K.F. Chen America is arguing over the wrong AI obstacle Sluggish adoption can’t be blamed on overregulation, and restricting access to US frontier models is no defence against open-source Chinese rivals 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen Bruno S. SergiandKevin K.F. Chen Published: 8:30pm, 17 Aug 2026 Last month, […]
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Advertisement Hong Kong society Hong KongSociety 2 hygiene officers under investigation for smoking in public while in uniform Viral clip circulating on social media platform Threads shows two men in uniform smoking cigarettes in what appears to be a back alley during daytime 1-MIN READ1-MIN Listen Theodora Yu Published: 9:20pm, 17 Aug 2026Updated: 9:23pm, 17 […]
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