Advertisement Hong Kong society Hong KongSociety Hong Kong halves environmental impact review times with AI in efficiency drive Government rolls out first batch of 30 projects across 13 departments to improve services such as food licensing, leisure facility bookings 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Matthew Cheng Published: 7:20pm, 17 Aug 2026Updated: 7:59pm, 17 Aug 2026 Hong Kong […]
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Advertisement Electric & new energy vehicles BusinessChina Business Billionaire Geely Auto head Li Shufu steps down as profit slips China’s second-largest carmaker names new chairman and CEO as profit drops despite record revenue and export surge 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Daniel Renin Shanghai Published: 7:32pm, 17 Aug 2026 Chinese billionaire Li Shufu has relinquished his role […]
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Advertisement European Union WorldEurope EU plans most far-reaching sanctions on Russia in coming months EU sanctions must be approved unanimously. Traditional EU packages against Russia have frequently been dogged by lengthy disputes 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Reuters Published: 7:48pm, 17 Aug 2026 The European Union intends to significantly expand sanctions against Russia in the coming months […]
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Advertisement Science ChinaScience Chinese team aims to put ‘smart’ diabetes probiotic on US shelves within 2 years The engineered probiotic, named Gift, can sense high blood sugar and automatically release the glucose-lowering hormone GLP-1 3-MIN READ3-MIN Shi Huang Published: 7:58pm, 17 Aug 2026 Chinese researchers have engineered a probiotic that could make diabetes care as […]
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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 Scottie Scheffler celebrates with the 2026 St Jude Championship trophy at TPC Southwind on August 16, 2026, in Memphis, Tennessee [Stacy Revere/Getty Images via AFP] By Reuters Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026 Scottie Scheffler […]
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In Pictures Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A student from a floating village steers a school boat on Tonle Sap lake, Cambodia. [Anton L Delgado/AP Photo] By AP Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026 Every morning on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap lake, a small […]
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ListenListen (11 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Protesters celebrate after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest movement [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo] By Arbab Ali Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026 New Delhi, India […]
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. takes part in a luncheon with foreign journalists in Manila, Philippines, Aug. 14, 2026. Credit: Facebook/Bongbong Marcos Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says that joint offshore oil and gas exploration with China remains a “distinct possibility” before the end of his term in 2028, despite the recent intensification of their […]
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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 Donna O’Hara, who is unable to work due to medical issues, said she feels uneasy when turning to food banks [Courtesy of Donna O’Hara] By Sunniya Ahmad Pirzada Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026 London, […]
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Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul shakes hands with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 6, 2026. Credit: Facebook/ไทยคู่ฟ้า On August 6, Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul rolled out the red carpet for Myanmar’s military-appointed leader Min Aung Hlaing. During the two-day visit, Anutin pledged to work with Myanmar to eventually reintegrate the […]
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