TEXAS — The United States is suspending live animal imports along the southern border due to the spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS) in Mexico. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins made the announcement Sunday. NWS has been recently detected in remote farms with minimal cattle movement as far north as Oaxaca and…
The Prince Harry fallout will ‘reflect badly’ on King Charles III’s legacy and Prince William has been viewed as ‘workshy’, experts have told the New York Times in a takedown of the Royal Family. The cancer-stricken monarch has ‘had the wind taken from his sails’ by the ongoing row with his son which he cannot resolve,…
U.S. and Chinese officials said Monday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war for more talks on resolving their trade disputes. Stock markets rose sharply as the globe’s two major economic powers took a step back from a clash that…
Nearly 30 per cent of Hong Kong secondary school students have thought about harming or killing themselves during the current academic year, a survey has found, with its researchers encouraging authorities to step up group counselling and therapy services for pupils. The survey by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups also found that 63.5…
A New York City influencer is being slammed by her followers for wearing an outfit that made her ‘look like a pirate’ during a recent trip to Paris. Brigette Pheloung, 28, gives fashion and beauty advice to her millions of followers on Instagram and TikTok. However, an outfit she wore on recent trip to Paris…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump weighed in Friday on whether the U.S. should “lock the clocks,” calling on Congress to make daylight saving time permanent to allow for more daylight later in the day. The president wrote in a post on Truth Social that the option is “Very popular and, most importantly, no more changing…
An online video showing a man removing a distance marker from Hong Kong’s MacLehose Trail has sparked anger among internet users, who have warned that the act could have put hikers in need of emergency rescue at even greater risk. The 21-second clip was circulating widely on Chinese social media platform RedNote and shows the…
Hong Kong movie theatres achieved an 83 per cent occupancy rate for Cinema Day, a three-year high that saw nearly 195,000 people enjoy a day at the pictures, even as the overall turnout was slightly below the tally for 2024. For Cinema Day on Saturday, 53 venues offered tickets at HK$30 (US$3.86) each and hosted…
A former engineering manager at the company that built a ferry involved in one of Hong Kong’s deadliest maritime disasters has admitted during a court inquest that he failed to ensure the accuracy of the vessel’s safety data submitted to the government. Cheung Chuen-yau made the comment while testifying at the Coroner’s Court on Friday,…
The U.S. State Department has issued a travel advisory (Level 2: Exercise increased caution) for the United Kingdom, due to a threat of terrorism. The release said that terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in the country, noting: “Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities,…