The provision of comprehensive and compassionate end-of-life care for seriously ill patients is vital if they are to spend their final days in relative comfort. But the provision of palliative care is underdeveloped around the world, including in Hong Kong. The service gap for those who are physically or intellectually disabled is especially wide. A…
Stocks are up, but consumer confidence in economy is down, CBS News poll finds – CBS News Watch CBS News Almost six in 10 Americans say the economy is in bad shape, according to a new CBS News poll. Stocks were up across the board on Tuesday though. Kelly O’Grady has more. Be the first…
APPGT meeting. London, 23 June 2025: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected leader of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), wrapped up a high-impact three-day official visit to the United Kingdom today with a compelling address at the UK Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet (APPGT). His visit, rich in political engagement and symbolic milestones, aimed…
Three-year-old Gunreet Kaur has a rare inherited condition that affects children’s physical, mental and behavioural development. Children with aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency find it difficult to control their head, blood pressure and heart rate. Sandeep Kaur said Gunreet has made ‘great progress’ since her treatment (Handout/PA) But after receiving the new gene therapy,…
On Tuesday night in Paris, MAD—as Paris’s museum of decorative arts is now known—inaugurated “Paul Poiret: Fashion is a Feast,” the first-ever dedicated exhibition about the couturier best remembered for freeing women from corsets. Poiret learned about couture at the house of Worth, the subject of another exhibition over at the Petit Palais. Once he…
Two Chinese aircraft carriers conducted about 1,120 flight operations near Japan since late may China’s two operational aircraft carriers conducted a total of about 1,120 takeoffs and landings of fighter jets during most recent sailings that have seen the Chinese Navy expand increasingly farther into the Pacific Ocean, a spokesperson at the Joint Staff Office…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones, missiles and artillery killed at least 24 civilians and injured more than 200 others in Ukraine, officials said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought guarantees at a NATO summit of further Western help for his country’s efforts to repel Russia’s invasion. Russian forces have relentlessly blasted civilian areas…
For the first time in its 20-year history, IPA TouchPoints data has revealed that UK adults now spend more time on their mobile phones than watching TV sets. That said, the report also indicated mobile screen time and TV viewing have a different emotional impact on the user. The finding is part of the latest…
Last night, President Donald Trump announced a “total and complete” cease-fire between Israel and Iran. Iran’s nuclear program, Trump said, had been “obliterated” and “totally destroyed” by the U.S. strikes, and Iran’s retaliation was “very weak” and resulted in “hardly any damage.” If the cease-fire holds, this episode would appear to mark a major foreign-policy…
SPX daily It was a great day for US equities as they delivered a peace dividend that left the S&P 500 within striking distance of the February highs. SPX +1.1% Nasdaq +1.4% Russell 2000 +1.3% DJIA +1.1% Toronto TSX Comp +0.4% There is a negative post-script though as FedEx reported after the bell and shares…
