Four nurses who were being treated for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus have been discharged from a hospital in Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo after recovering from the disease, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has his temperature…
This Feb 15, 2026, photo taken from near the Peak shows the Hong Kong skyline. (SHAMIM ASHRAF / CHINA DAILY) Hong Kong’s economy remained resilient in the second quarter of this year, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po told a meeting of the Legislative Council’s financial affairs panel on Monday. The latest statistics show that the…
The current economic environment still looks somewhat disconnected from reality. Oil prices remain elevated, inflation has stayed stubbornly above the Federal Reserve’s target, and mortgage rates near 7% continue to weigh on the housing market. Under normal circumstances, you’d expect that combination to pressure corporate earnings. Instead, many companies continue to beat Wall Street expectations. Will AI…
Saturday’s Champions League Final has predictably attracted some commentary about the standards of refereeing. Personally, I thought the referee for the game was excellent – he got the big calls right, clamped down on time-wasting, and wanted to keep players on the pitch. Regardless of the perceived rights and wrongs of individual decisions, though, the…
Good morning. It has been two weeks since details of a settlement in the case of Trump v the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) first emerged. An out-of-court agreement with the US president created a $1.8bn fund for the Trump administration to dish out at its discretion. In response, the outrage has been unrelenting. Critics argue…
Key Points The current economic environment still looks somewhat disconnected from reality. Oil prices remain elevated, inflation has stayed stubbornly above the Federal Reserve’s target, and mortgage rates near 7% continue to weigh on the housing market. Under normal circumstances, you’d expect that combination to pressure corporate earnings. Instead, many companies continue to beat Wall…
Microsoft hasn’t had great look with its beefier Surface notebooks. The original Surface Book looked very cool, but it was bulky and cursed with old hardware. The Surface Laptop Studio took two generations to live up to its potential, and by then it was also terribly expensive. Now Microsoft is making another grab for power…
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Democrats, along with what he called “unpatriotic Republicans,” are interfering with his ability to negotiate effectively by constantly “chirping at levels never seen before, over and over again”. US President Donald Trump waves as he returns to the White House, in Washington, D.C. (REUTERS) Trump said that…
Three-time Australian Latte Art Champion Victor Vu shares his step-by-step guide to recreate the challenging chameleon design. This advanced design first rose to fame through Taiwanese Latte Art Champion Bala Shao Sing Lin, known as Bala, who placed third in the 2023 World Latte Art Championship. Victor has competed again with him on several occasions…
Hong Kong’s leader begins an official visit to Central Asia on Monday with his largest delegation to date, aiming to explore new markets amid geopolitical uncertainties and help mainland Chinese companies “go global”. Sources said dozens of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) were expected to be signed by representatives from various sectors and their counterparts in…