At the beginning of August, when temperatures in Hong Kong hit highs not seen for at least 140 years, the Labour Department’s Heat Stress at Work Warning system remained at the amber level, the lowest of three tiers. The controversy that followed raised a broader question: are our heat warnings adequately protecting people who work…
MADRID, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Spain asked on Friday for help from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in processing migrants in the North African enclave of Ceuta almost a month after tens of thousands rushed across the border from Morocco. Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska sent a request to Beate Gminder, the…
Hong Kong fans and cultural figures have paid tribute to Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama following her death at 97, saying her legacy will inspire generations to come. Among those expressing sadness on Thursday were West Kowloon Cultural District Authority board chairman Bernard Chan and local design studio AllRightsReserved. Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, former CEO of…
By David Latona and Maria Alejandra Cardona CEUTA, Spain, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Spain has beefed up police and military presence in its North African enclave of Ceuta amid social media messages encouraging migrants to attempt another mass border breach on Saturday, two weeks after tens of thousands rushed into the city. Soldiers in combat…
Elvira Menéndez knows how lucky she is that her house is not a charred ruin like so many others in Spain and France devastated by deadly wildfires. The wildfires have significantly shifted the mood in the country, where just a week ago huge crowds of people took to the streets to celebrate their second FIFA…
Hong Kong football fans swapped their living rooms for shopping centres to watch the World Cup final, enjoying dim sum, snacks and milk tea as vendors set up pop-up stands beside giant screens. At around 3am on Monday, crowds filled all three floors of Tuen Mun Town Plaza for the match between Spain and Argentina….
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain at the New York-New Jersey stadium on Sunday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. “We look forward to the final match on Sunday, and I know the president looks forward to attending,” Leavitt…
As leather hiking boots emerge as a retro fashion statement, the Spanish-Chinese label Od.a is pushing the concept further by combining historical shoemaking techniques, deep local supply chain knowledge — and documentary-style visuals that evoke cross-cultural nostalgia. Od.a, which means “oath” in Spanish, pays tribute to the original leather hiking boots of the 1990s while elevating…
Good morning. Fortune’s newest Most Powerful Women list is out and there are some familiar tech faces on it, including AMD’s Lisa Su, Alphabet’s Ruth Porat, Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou, and Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei. Among this year’s notably ascendant? Meta’s new president Dina Powell McCormick, who leaps 19 spots to No. 58. As colleague Ellie Austin…
Collections from Hong Kong’s M+ museum will be exhibited in Paris alongside those from Centre Pompidou in France under a five-year deal signed by the two institutions, which also covers research and talent exchange. The memorandum of understanding for a multi-year strategic partnership was signed on Friday by Suhanya Raffel, M+ director, and Laurent Le…