Hong Kong may seek to kick-start ailing property market in policy address
By James Pomfret and Clare Jim HONG KONG Hong Kong is expected to announce lower stamp duties for
2023-10-24 20:52
A family's desperate search for missing Tanzanian student in Israel
The BBC names a Tanzanian student still missing in Israel weeks after Hamas attacked civilians.
2023-10-24 20:47
Love it or hate it, feelings run high over candy corn come Halloween
Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight
2023-10-24 20:22
Freed hostage says she was held in 'spider's web' of Gaza tunnels
Speaking after being released by Hamas, Yocheved Lifschitz said she "went through hell" while in captivity.
2023-10-24 19:58
Chatbots might disrupt math and computer science classes. Some teachers see upsides
As schools across the country debate banning AI chatbots, some math and computer science teachers are embracing them as just another tool
2023-10-24 19:25
France's Macron proposes that anti-Islamic State coalition fights Hamas
By Noemie Olive JERUSALEM (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron proposed on Tuesday that an international coalition fighting against Islamic State
2023-10-24 19:23
Cargo ship crash - latest: Body found and four still missing after British boat sinks in North Sea
One person has died and four are still missing off the coast of Germany after a British cargo ship collided with another boat in the North Sea. The ships, Polesie and Verity, collided in the early morning about 14 miles south-west of the island of Helgoland, Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said. German authorities say four people remain missing and two have been rescued. Verity was headed from Bremen, Germany, to the English port of Immingham. The other ship, the Bahamas-flagged Polesie, remained afloat with 22 people on board. A P&O crusie called the Iona which was travelling from Hamburg is helping with the urgent rescue mission as German officials confirmed te According to reports, people on board were panicked when there was an announcement at 6am this morning alerting customers to the incident. A spokesperson for P&O Cruises said: “P&O Cruises Iona is currently involved in a search and rescue operation off the coast of Germany. “The incident is ongoing and Iona’s cooperation complies with international maritime law as well as being consistent with the company’s moral and legal obligations.” The emergency command said one person was rescued from the water and was being given medical treatment.
2023-10-24 19:21
Brazil drought reveals ancient rock carvings of human faces
The carvings of human faces on the shore of the Amazon are thought to be at least 1,000 years old.
2023-10-24 18:47
Off-duty pilot accused of trying to disable jetliner faces first court hearing
An off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off the engines of an Alaska Airlines jet on a
2023-10-24 18:47
Trump attorneys move to dismiss charges in federal election subversion case and to remove mentions of January 6 attack in indictment
In a slew of court filings late Monday, attorneys for Donald Trump filed several motions asking the judge overseeing the election subversion case in Washington, DC, to dismiss the charges against the former president on grounds that, among other things, they violate his First Amendment rights and are the product of a "selective and vindictive prosecution."
2023-10-24 18:25
Exclusive: Paul Whelan told Blinken being left out of prisoner swap with Russia painted a target on his back
Paul Whelan, an American who has been imprisoned in Russia for nearly five years, pressed Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call in August to ensure that he is not left behind again, Whelan told CNN.
2023-10-24 18:18
Heligoland: 'Several missing' after British ship sinks in North Sea
The British Verity has reportedly sunk after it crashed into the Bahamian Polesie on Tuesday morning.
2023-10-24 17:55