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Hong Kong’s health authorities have warned of a recent “drastic increase” in norovirus-related food poisoning incidents that are all related to raw oyster consumption, with 20 of them being recorded over the past 2½ weeks. The Centre for Health Protection said on Thursday that it had received 23 reports of food poisoning, involving 69 patients,…
Widespread outrage over the death of two protesters shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota last month has put small businesses in Dallas in a jam, especially in the hospitality industry. Already operating on narrow profit margins and recently hit by lost business from January’s winter storm, business owners face a…
Liverpool played an unexpected role in derailing both Inter and Nottingham Forest’s plans involving Davide Frattesi during the January transfer window. According to Fabrizio Romano, via FCInter1908, Inter had been working on a potential deal with Liverpool involving Curtis Jones. Advertisement The Italian champions had proposed a loan with an option to buy worth €40m,…
The IRGC Navy’s Public Relations Department alleged that more than one million liters of smuggled fuel were found on the ships. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy claims it seized two vessels near Farsi Island that were carrying smuggled fuel, Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported on Thursday. The IRGC Navy’s Public Relations Department…
Key Points Walmart is the latest member of the $1 trillion club, which is primarily made up of tech stocks. The discount chain is the world’s largest retailer and continues to gain market share by leveraging technology to maintain its advantage. Walmart’s long track record of success suggests it’s worthy of its premium valuation. 10…
During his unveiling press conference at Fiorentina, the new Tuscans’ director Fabio Paratici praised Moise Kean: ‘He’s the best Italian striker.’ Fiorentina star Kean is the ‘best’ striker in Italy, according to new Viola director Paratici. Advertisement What Paratici said about Kean during first Fiorentina press conference LEEDS, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 26: Tottenham Hotspur Director…
The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin this week, and this year’s Opening Ceremony promises to be one for the ages. The three-hour event will feature performances from Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli, 3,000 athletes participating in the Parade of Nations, and not one but two Olympic cauldrons being lit. (One at Milan’s Arco della…
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A Hong Kong academic had a relationship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with correspondence revealing a proposed collaboration that he deemed was “a good rebrand” for an island owned by the disgraced American financier, where he hosted parties. The exchange of emails also showed Epstein became interested in the academic’s pursuit of finding…