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Coping with tragedy in Texas as search for flood victims continues – CBS News Watch CBS News Jason Allen spoke with a local pastor in Kerrville, Texas, as searchers there continue to look for the missing victims of the July Fourth floods. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events,…
Sales of villas, bungalows and luxury homes in Hong Kong soared to a three-year high in the first six months of this year, as an influx of wealthy immigrants fuelled the hunt for bargains on the top end of one of Asia’s priciest residential property markets. There were 286 registered transactions of villas in the…
At least 20 Palestinians were killed at a food distribution centre run by an Israeli-backed American organisation in the Gaza Strip, mostly from being trampled, the group said. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) accused the Hamas militant group of fomenting unrest at the food distribution centre, causing the stampede on Wednesday, Gaza time. They were…
With the S&P 500 back in rally mode, the dividend yield on the broad market index is falling. It was recently down to around 1.2%, which is approaching its record low last hit a quarter-century ago. It won’t surprise you, then, that the dividend yield on many stocks isn’t very appealing these days. However, there…
Inflation rose in June, data shows. Here’s what economists expect for prices moving forward. – CBS News Watch CBS News The Consumer Price Index reveals prices grew faster in June than in May. The annual inflation rate ticked up to 2.7%, the highest level since February. With new tariffs set for August, economists warn prices…
Tessa Wong BBC News, Asia Digital Reporter Getty Images Volunteers rehearsed taking cover in a supermarket basement in an air raid rehearsal in Taipei earlier this month Taipei is due to come to a standstill as the capital of Taiwan holds one of its largest-ever civil defence exercises against a possible Chinese invasion. Air raid…
By Sarah Young WARTON, England (Reuters) -BAE Systems said on Wednesday it was developing a new weaponised drone, aiming to offer military customers a lower-cost option for countering unmanned aircraft that have come to dominate the battlefield in Ukraine. Britain’s BAE launched its solution to the threat from kamikaze attack drones, which explode when they…
A major earthquake off Alaska with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has prompted a tsunami advisory for the state’s southern peninsula. The tsunami advisory was downgraded from an initial tsunami warning Wednesday afternoon after the earthquake struck about 50 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska, at around 12:38 p.m. local time, according to the National…
On Wednesday, more than 55,000 Hong Kong students received their results for the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE), the city’s university entrance exam. Sixteen top scorers from 14 schools achieved the perfect 5** grades in six subjects, with 10 of them becoming “super top scorers” excelling in the extended module. Here they share their insights…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang heaped praise on China’s technological advancements during a visit to Beijing on Wednesday, but treaded carefully when discussing geopolitics. The head of the world’s most valuable company received a rockstar reception on the trip, which came a day after the US allowed Nvidia to resume selling one of its high-powered chips…