Smartphone shipments could drop by 13.9% this year That would bring them to the lowest levels since 2013 The fall is largely thanks to rising memory prices 2026 looks set to be a bad year for the smartphone industry, as it’s predicted that shipments will fall 13.9% year-on-year. That would mean 1.08 billion units shipped,…
The Hong Kong Tourism Board will launch a 13-day summer campaign featuring citywide discounts and events to mark the 50th anniversary of the international dragon boat races at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, in a bid to attract more overnight visitors. To welcome the summer travel season, the board announced on Tuesday that its “Hong…
The Forex market has been relatively quiet, calm, and understated lately, with few currencies truly standing out. That said, the Australian Dollar is worth paying attention to. The Australian Dollar carries the highest interest rate of any major currency and has had one the most hawkish central bank in recent months, which has hiked the…
Following the initial fallout, Valverde released a detailed statement outlining how competitive fatigue triggered the dispute, while explicitly denying that any physical violence took place between the pair: “I had an incident with a teammate stemming from a play during training, a situation where the fatigue of competition and sheer frustration caused everything to get…
June 2, 2026, 9:42 a.m. ET For Britney Spears, summertime is makeover season. The Grammy-winning pop star showed off her new hairstyle in a rare candid photo shared on Instagram Monday, June 1. Spears, 44, enlisted the beauty expertise of celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton, who is best known for his work with reality TV star and…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Year-on-year inflation in Iran reached a level in May unseen since World War II, underlining the economic pain average Iranians face as the Islamic Republic worries about the war with Israel and the United States restarting. A report Monday by Iran’s Central Bank represents the first official acknowledgment of…
A coffee shop in London has attracted a lot of online attention for its Avengers: Doomsday-themed merchandise. The shop also displays a board with a particular sentence that many fans believe could be a tease for a major plot point in the upcoming film. Avengers: Doomsday coffee shop spotted in London Earlier today, an Avengers:…
The Lands Tribunal has dismissed a government-appointed administrator’s request to postpone an extraordinary general meeting of owners at Hong Kong’s fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court, ruling it lacks the authority to do so. Presiding officer Gary Lam Chin-ching on Tuesday urged Hop On Management Company to convene the meeting immediately so it could be held on…
World Cup Group L features Thomas Tuchel’s England as they face Croatia, Ghana and Panama. World Cup Group L fixtures All kick-off times are BST World Cup Group L table Who qualifies for the next round? The top two sides in each group progress to the round of 32 The eight-best third-placed sides across the…
new video loaded: Battling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo transcript Back transcript Battling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo At the heart of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health care workers are racing to open new treatment centers and ramp up testing. But after years of war, the…