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Chinese scientists have developed a high-speed infrared sensor inspired by the fire beetle. This breakthrough could one day power a new generation of surveillance systems, potentially outmatching the US military’s planned “Golden Dome” missile defense shield. Researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with Tongji University, say…
Top church leaders in Jerusalem have travelled to Gaza in a rare solidarity visit to the territory one day after an Israeli shell slammed into its only Catholic church, killing three people. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III entered Gaza on Friday morning to express the “shared pastoral…
Over 140 passengers and crew members aboard a Royal Caribbean International ship have been sickened by an unidentified illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program said Wednesday. The ship, the Navigator of the Seas, was on a week-long, round-trip cruise that departed from Los Angeles on July 4. The ship made…
Veteran Hong Kong Cantopop star Jenny Tseng shared online that she had fallen victim to theft recently, losing luxury items such as Louis Vuitton products from her checked luggage. Her case highlights a common concern for many travellers about safety while flying. The Post examines the steps you can take to safeguard your personal belongings…
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s state security agency says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths minerals that it says threaten national security, just weeks after Beijing and Washington agreed to make it easier for American firms to obtain from China those materials, which are critical … Source link
Marco Rubio has instructed U.S. diplomats not to comment on the legitimacy or fairness of foreign elections, breaking with decades of American diplomatic practice. The memo, sent to all Foreign Service officers overseas, states that U.S. missions abroad will no longer be issuing election-related statements or social media posts unless there is a “clear and…
Hong Kong CNN — Weeks after his country was battered by waves of Israeli strikes and the US bombed three of its prized nuclear facilities, Iran’s foreign minister came to a gathering of regional diplomats in China this week with a simple ask. Their group, the Beijing and Moscow-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organization, should have a…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has built up a certain immunity to Western sanctions and adapted to them, the Kremlin said on Friday, after the European Union agreed an 18th package of sanctions against Moscow, including measures aimed at its oil industry. The package aims to lower the G7’s price cap for buying Russian crude oil to…
HONG KONG, CHINA. Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has reported a +18.7% year-on-year increase in retail and advertising revenues, reaching HK$4,674 million (US$595.4 million) for the financial year ended 31 March, underpinned by strong growth in passenger traffic. Retail revenues remain 20.7% below pre-pandemic levels recorded in FY2019/20. Hong Kong Airport delivers strong financial and…
China has imposed export restrictions on eight key EV battery technologies as the country seeks to consolidate its dominance in the global EV race. The move makes it harder for Chinese automakers to set up factories overseas. Any overseas transfer of these technologies through trade, investment or technological cooperation will henceforth require a prior license…