Four of the 29 whales, dolphins and porpoises that washed ashore in Hong Kong waters last year are suspected to have died from human activity, with an annual report jointly released by the government and Ocean Park also finding an overall decline in strandings. A press statement with the findings was published on Tuesday for…
A Chinese woman who bought a “love insurance” policy for 199 yuan (US$28) in 2016 claimed a 10,000-yuan (US$1,400) payout ten years later. The payout came after she and her partner officially registered their marriage in 2025, following a decade long relationship. The woman surnamed Wu from Xian, Shaanxi province in central China, met her…
Payrolls could be affected by the AWS blackout, experts have warned. Melanie Pizzey, the chief executive and founder of the Global Payroll Alliance, said there were reports that the accounting software Xero, and the payment tools Square and HMRC have been impacted. She said: “Today, the vast majority of payroll systems are cloud-based, relying on…