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Hong Kong’s restaurant industry is expecting the wave of business closures to continue into the second half of the year with little hope for a quick turnaround, following a string of shutdowns of well-established chains in the city. “We are worried about the overall situation in the second half of the year,” Simon Wong Ka-wo,…
Thousands of motorists were stranded for more than eight hours along a section of rural interstate highway in southern West Virginia early Friday after a mudslide caused by heavy rains blocked a storm drain the previous night, flooding and completely shutting down the northbound lanes. Traffic backed up for 12 miles along the West Virginia…
India on Saturday rejected Pakistan’s attempt to blame it for a deadly suicide bombing in North Waziristan, where 13 Pakistani soldiers were killed. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) condemned the accusation, saying, “We have seen an official statement by the Pakistan Army seeking to blame India for the attack in Waziristan on June 28….
Retirees could see even bigger benefit cuts in the near future if Congress doesn’t act. Social Security is the backbone of many Americans’ retirement plans. More than one-third of adults said the government program would be a major source of income in retirement in the most recent edition of an annual Gallup poll. That number…
Hong Kong should develop new markets in Africa and South America as it faces obstacles in its traditional ones in Europe and North America, the head of the city’s trade promotion body has said. Trade Development Council chairman Frederick Ma Si-hang also said on Saturday that the city had to increase the size of its…
Video shows police rescuing baby left alone Video shows Arizona police rescuing baby left alone for days 00:28 A baby who was left alone for days in a Phoenix, Arizona, apartment was rescued by police officers last month after the infant’s mother had died, officials said Friday. Phoenix police said they received a call from…
Reuters At least 81 Palestinians have been killed and more than 400 injured in Israeli strikes across Gaza in the 24 hours until midday on Saturday, the Hamas-run health ministry said. In one incident, at least 11 people, including children, were killed after a strike near a stadium in Gaza City, Al-Shifa hospital staff and…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Sunday dismissed claims made by the Pakistan army blaming India for a deadly suicide bombing in North Waziristan, calling the statement “deserving of contempt.”In a response issued in the early hours of the day, the MEA said, “We have seen an official statement by the Pakistan…
Hong Kong’s development minister has suggested that local developers join hands with their mainland Chinese counterparts to take part in the Northern Metropolis border town megaproject using a new approach. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said on Saturday that the government was studying proposals submitted by various developers and aimed to put one or…
Czech military intelligence has revealed that during Taiwan’s Vice‑President Hsiao Bi‑khim’s official visit to Prague in March 2024, Chinese diplomats and intelligence operatives devised a plan to intimidate her by staging a car collision involving her protected motorcade. Czech Radio reported that although the scheme never progressed beyond the planning stage, surveillance and preparations were underway…