Can America sustain a war with China? New reports raise questions | 美国能否支撑与中国的战争？新报告引发质疑
随着美国即将迎来建国250周年，两份新报告指出，美国军队在危机中能否可靠地为部队加油、维持作战并保持通信，正成为华盛顿必须面对的关键问题。尽管美国拥有洲际部署隐身轰炸机、从太空追踪导弹并在全球范围内投送兵力的能力，但相关研究显示，美国赖以投射力量的基础环节仍存在薄弱点。
报道提到，这些脆弱性集中在美军力量投送的关键支柱上，包括空中、太空等领域的保障能力。随着战略竞争加剧，这些问题引发外界对美国在高强度冲突中持续作战能力的担忧。
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随着美国即将迎来建国250周年，两份新报告指出，美国军队在危机中能否可靠地为部队加油、维持作战并保持通信，正成为华盛顿必须面对的关键问题。尽管美国拥有洲际部署隐身轰炸机、从太空追踪导弹并在全球范围内投送兵力的能力，但相关研究显示，美国赖以投射力量的基础环节仍存在薄弱点。
报道提到，这些脆弱性集中在美军力量投送的关键支柱上，包括空中、太空等领域的保障能力。随着战略竞争加剧，这些问题引发外界对美国在高强度冲突中持续作战能力的担忧。
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Police seize HK$7.2m of drugs, arrest 4 including 2 lured through online gaming | 警方检获720万港元毒品，拘捕4人，其中2人被网上游戏引诱
香港警方近日拘捕4名男子，并检获约9.5公斤怀疑毒品，市值约720万港元（约91.9万美元）。案件涉及一个透过网络游戏平台招揽人员的犯罪集团，其中两名内地男子疑被招募参与运毒。警方表示，行动于周四展开，当时警员在尖沙咀截查一名形迹可疑、企图逃走的21岁内地男子，随后带他到附近一单位搜查，检获399克氯胺酮及193克另一批怀疑毒品。
警方其后再拘捕另外3名男子，并进一步检获更多怀疑毒品。初步调查显示，涉案集团疑利用网上游戏平台接触并招揽内地人士，以安排他们在香港参与毒品相关活动。案件仍在调查中，警方正追查毒品来源、流向及背后主脑。
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香港警方近日拘捕4名男子，并检获约9.5公斤怀疑毒品，市值约720万港元（约91.9万美元）。案件涉及一个透过网络游戏平台招揽人员的犯罪集团，其中两名内地男子疑被招募参与运毒。警方表示，行动于周四展开，当时警员在尖沙咀截查一名形迹可疑、企图逃走的21岁内地男子，随后带他到附近一单位搜查，检获399克氯胺酮及193克另一批怀疑毒品。
警方其后再拘捕另外3名男子，并进一步检获更多怀疑毒品。初步调查显示，涉案集团疑利用网上游戏平台接触并招揽内地人士，以安排他们在香港参与毒品相关活动。案件仍在调查中，警方正追查毒品来源、流向及背后主脑。
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2 rare owl chicks fledge in Hong Kong breeding success | 2只稀有猫头鹰雏鸟在香港成功离巢繁育
香港大埔嘉道理农场暨植物园成功繁育出一对罕见的褐林鸮，2只雏鸟上月已离巢，园方在保育计划低调进行数周后才对外公布。目前雏鸟仍覆着白色绒羽，曾被拍到在蕨类植物环绕的巢穴中好奇张望；它们的母鸟白天守在附近树上，夜间外出觅食。
园方表示，这项繁育计划在雏鸟成长初期一直保持低调，以尽量减少干扰，让幼鸟能够在成熟森林环境中自然发育。此次成功繁育被视为对这种稀有猫头鹰保育工作的一个重要进展。
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香港大埔嘉道理农场暨植物园成功繁育出一对罕见的褐林鸮，2只雏鸟上月已离巢，园方在保育计划低调进行数周后才对外公布。目前雏鸟仍覆着白色绒羽，曾被拍到在蕨类植物环绕的巢穴中好奇张望；它们的母鸟白天守在附近树上，夜间外出觅食。
园方表示，这项繁育计划在雏鸟成长初期一直保持低调，以尽量减少干扰，让幼鸟能够在成熟森林环境中自然发育。此次成功繁育被视为对这种稀有猫头鹰保育工作的一个重要进展。
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Hop On misses court deadline for meeting owners from blaze-hit Tai Po estate | 豪邦错过法院期限，未能会见受火灾波及的大埔屋苑业主
香港大埔宏福苑火灾后，屋苑管理公司未能在法定期限内与业主召开备受关注的会议，但表示将尽快就各项问题作出安排并解决相关挑战。
鸿安管理公司于周六向宏福苑居民发出通知，解释会议延期。当天原本是会议举行的日期，也是上周土地审裁处依据《建筑物管理条例》要求遵守的最后期限。通知显示，管理方未能按期完成会议安排，但承诺会尽快提出新的安排。
这场会议原被视为处理火灾后善后与屋苑管理问题的重要一步。虽然管理公司未能如期履行期限，但其表示会继续推进相关工作，回应业主关切，并设法解决当前面临的各种困难。
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香港大埔宏福苑火灾后，屋苑管理公司未能在法定期限内与业主召开备受关注的会议，但表示将尽快就各项问题作出安排并解决相关挑战。
鸿安管理公司于周六向宏福苑居民发出通知，解释会议延期。当天原本是会议举行的日期，也是上周土地审裁处依据《建筑物管理条例》要求遵守的最后期限。通知显示，管理方未能按期完成会议安排，但承诺会尽快提出新的安排。
这场会议原被视为处理火灾后善后与屋苑管理问题的重要一步。虽然管理公司未能如期履行期限，但其表示会继续推进相关工作，回应业主关切，并设法解决当前面临的各种困难。
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Discovery of ancient Chinese anaesthesia reveals advanced early surgical practices | 古代中国麻醉技术被发现，揭示早期外科手术的先进水平
最新研究显示，14世纪明代外科医生已经使用一种有毒植物配方制作麻醉剂，由著名中医外科医生夏圭（Xia Quan）所开发，这为古代文献中的相关记载提供了实物证据。 这一发现表明，在1846年现代麻醉剂问世之前，古人已经在手术中尝试通过药物减轻疼痛，反映出中国传统医学在外科麻醉方面的早期探索。
研究人员指出，这种植物混合物虽然带有毒性，但可能在手术过程中发挥了麻醉作用，帮助医生减轻患者的痛苦。该成果不仅补充了医学史研究，也让人们重新认识明代外科技术的复杂程度。
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最新研究显示，14世纪明代外科医生已经使用一种有毒植物配方制作麻醉剂，由著名中医外科医生夏圭（Xia Quan）所开发，这为古代文献中的相关记载提供了实物证据。 这一发现表明，在1846年现代麻醉剂问世之前，古人已经在手术中尝试通过药物减轻疼痛，反映出中国传统医学在外科麻醉方面的早期探索。
研究人员指出，这种植物混合物虽然带有毒性，但可能在手术过程中发挥了麻醉作用，帮助医生减轻患者的痛苦。该成果不仅补充了医学史研究，也让人们重新认识明代外科技术的复杂程度。
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Myanmar’s junta says everything’s back to normal. Yangon clubbers don’t believe it’s true
In a blaring nightclub in wartime Myanmar, partied-out revellers doze until dawn by the dance floor, wary of journeying
home despite the end of a post-coup curfew. Lasers streak the smoke-filled air and music is cranked up to 150 decibels, according to one DJ – as loud as a jet engine at take-off – but the weekend club...
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In a blaring nightclub in wartime Myanmar, partied-out revellers doze until dawn by the dance floor, wary of journeying
home despite the end of a post-coup curfew. Lasers streak the smoke-filled air and music is cranked up to 150 decibels, according to one DJ – as loud as a jet engine at take-off – but the weekend club...
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Indonesia’s nickel rule changes are spooking Chinese investors
Chinese investors in Indonesia’s nickel industry recently sent a formal protest letter to President Prabowo Subianto. Th
e message reflects their concerns over Indonesia’s political and economic direction, and the long-term trajectory of Chinese investment and Indonesia’s industrialisation programme will hinge on how In...
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Chinese investors in Indonesia’s nickel industry recently sent a formal protest letter to President Prabowo Subianto. Th
e message reflects their concerns over Indonesia’s political and economic direction, and the long-term trajectory of Chinese investment and Indonesia’s industrialisation programme will hinge on how In...
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Do China’s export curbs on tungsten threaten Japan’s AI chip supply chain?
Two major Japanese chemical manufacturers could halt production of a gas crucial to AI chipmaking starting next month, a
s supply tightens and prices surge amid Beijing’s export controls on tungsten. The price of tungsten hexafluoride has jumped more than 200 per cent year on year because of supply bottlenecks, coupled ...
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Two major Japanese chemical manufacturers could halt production of a gas crucial to AI chipmaking starting next month, a
s supply tightens and prices surge amid Beijing’s export controls on tungsten. The price of tungsten hexafluoride has jumped more than 200 per cent year on year because of supply bottlenecks, coupled ...
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Beachgoers in Australia rescue woman after shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee Beach
A woman swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack at a Sydney beach on Saturday, authorities said, in the lates
t of a spate of such encounters off Australia’s coast. Emergency services were called to Coogee Beach in the east of Sydney, Australia’s largest city, in the morning on reports that the 35-year-old ha...
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A woman swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack at a Sydney beach on Saturday, authorities said, in the lates
t of a spate of such encounters off Australia’s coast. Emergency services were called to Coogee Beach in the east of Sydney, Australia’s largest city, in the morning on reports that the 35-year-old ha...
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Peace for Taiwan needs ‘joint answer’ from both sides, says top Beijing official
Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait needs a “joint answer” from people on both sides, Beijing’s top Taiwan affairs
official said on Saturday. “As profound changes unseen in a century accelerate across the world, the international landscape is becoming increasingly turbulent and complex, the situation in the Taiwan...
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Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait needs a “joint answer” from people on both sides, Beijing’s top Taiwan affairs
official said on Saturday. “As profound changes unseen in a century accelerate across the world, the international landscape is becoming increasingly turbulent and complex, the situation in the Taiwan...
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Why Bangladesh chose Malaysia and China before India for PM’s debut tour
Bangladesh’s new leader is set to visit Malaysia and China later this month in a trip that Dhaka says reflects its indep
endent foreign policy – with the decision to skip India seen less as a snub than a bid to strike a diplomatic balance. Tarique Rahman, who became Bangladesh’s 11th prime minister in February, plans to...
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Bangladesh’s new leader is set to visit Malaysia and China later this month in a trip that Dhaka says reflects its indep
endent foreign policy – with the decision to skip India seen less as a snub than a bid to strike a diplomatic balance. Tarique Rahman, who became Bangladesh’s 11th prime minister in February, plans to...
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Intern doctor held over unauthorised access to data remains in custody: source
A Hong Kong intern doctor arrested on suspicion of unauthorised access to patient data remains in custody, the South Chi
na Morning Post has learned. A source familiar with the matter told the SCMP that the 24-year-old woman, surnamed Lai, was arrested at about 7pm on Friday and was still being held at Cheung Sha Wan Po...
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A Hong Kong intern doctor arrested on suspicion of unauthorised access to patient data remains in custody, the South Chi
na Morning Post has learned. A source familiar with the matter told the SCMP that the 24-year-old woman, surnamed Lai, was arrested at about 7pm on Friday and was still being held at Cheung Sha Wan Po...
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US downs Iranian drones in Strait of Hormuz despite peace deal progress
The United States said it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz early on Sat
urday, hours after both sides said a deal to end the Middle East war was closer than ever. The interception came after weeks of halting talks between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Pakistan, that ...
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The United States said it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz early on Sat
urday, hours after both sides said a deal to end the Middle East war was closer than ever. The interception came after weeks of halting talks between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Pakistan, that ...
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US blocks foreign access to Anthropic’s newest AI models over security risks
Washington has ordered Anthropic – a leading entity in America’s AI sector – to block all foreign nationals from accessi
ng its latest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns, according to the Silicon Valley-based firm. The unprecedented export-control measure – the first to target specific AI mo...
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Washington has ordered Anthropic – a leading entity in America’s AI sector – to block all foreign nationals from accessi
ng its latest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns, according to the Silicon Valley-based firm. The unprecedented export-control measure – the first to target specific AI mo...
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Kennedy Centre loses last-ditch attempt to keep Trump’s name on building
The Kennedy Centre was running out of options on Friday evening to keep President Donald Trump’s name on the facade of t
he iconic performing arts venue. A judge earlier in the afternoon rejected a request to pause a court-ordered deadline of Friday to remove references to Trump from the building and other aspects of th...
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The Kennedy Centre was running out of options on Friday evening to keep President Donald Trump’s name on the facade of t
he iconic performing arts venue. A judge earlier in the afternoon rejected a request to pause a court-ordered deadline of Friday to remove references to Trump from the building and other aspects of th...
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Why driving instructor licences are becoming a hot ticket item for Hongkongers
With more than 20 years of experience as a light goods van driver, Hongkonger Fung Fu only started considering switching
to becoming a private driving instructor when he noticed the economic outlook was getting gloomier. “Many restaurants have closed down, and companies are making fewer orders of goods. Besides, more d...
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With more than 20 years of experience as a light goods van driver, Hongkonger Fung Fu only started considering switching
to becoming a private driving instructor when he noticed the economic outlook was getting gloomier. “Many restaurants have closed down, and companies are making fewer orders of goods. Besides, more d...
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Can lah: how Singlish is finding its voice in Singapore’s language story
When Natasha Ann Lum was growing up, there was no place for Singlish – an English-based creole language in Singapore – a
t home. Her father was adamant that Lum and her brother not speak with broken grammar or use conversational markers such as “lah”, “lor” or “eh”. “He didn’t have the luxury of education and felt like ...
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When Natasha Ann Lum was growing up, there was no place for Singlish – an English-based creole language in Singapore – a
t home. Her father was adamant that Lum and her brother not speak with broken grammar or use conversational markers such as “lah”, “lor” or “eh”. “He didn’t have the luxury of education and felt like ...
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Chinese team builds first commercial ‘3-lane highway’ in optical fibre to boost capacity
China activated the world’s first three-band optical fibre communication system early this month, technology that its de
velopers say could expand the carrying capacity of future AI networks. According to the project team, a single fibre can carry more than five times the traffic of conventional systems, while transmiss...
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China activated the world’s first three-band optical fibre communication system early this month, technology that its de
velopers say could expand the carrying capacity of future AI networks. According to the project team, a single fibre can carry more than five times the traffic of conventional systems, while transmiss...
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Philippines’ Duterte to undergo another health check to determine fitness for ICC trial
The International Criminal Court ordered a medical assessment of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to determin
e whether he is fit to stand trial, with proceedings set to start in November. It is the second time that Duterte, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity over his drug war that killed thousa...
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The International Criminal Court ordered a medical assessment of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to determin
e whether he is fit to stand trial, with proceedings set to start in November. It is the second time that Duterte, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity over his drug war that killed thousa...
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Hong Kong faces another wet weekend as heavy rain and thunderstorms hit the city | 香港再迎潮湿周末，暴雨和雷暴袭城
香港受一道低压槽影响，周六清晨再度出现强降雨和雷暴，天文台一度在早上5时发出黄色暴雨警告，并于8时45分取消；多区早上录得超过30毫米雨量，荃湾更达70毫米。
这次降雨范围较广，珠江口一带受低压槽影响明显，香港多处出现持续大雨。天文台指出，黄色暴雨警告是三级暴雨警告系统中最低级别，但降雨强度仍对市区交通和日常活动带来影响。
在受影响地区中，荃湾雨量最为显著，70毫米的降雨量已接近黑色暴雨警告的相关门槛，反映这轮天气较为猛烈。随着警告解除，天气状况逐步缓和，但局部地区仍需留意后续降雨变化。
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香港受一道低压槽影响，周六清晨再度出现强降雨和雷暴，天文台一度在早上5时发出黄色暴雨警告，并于8时45分取消；多区早上录得超过30毫米雨量，荃湾更达70毫米。
这次降雨范围较广，珠江口一带受低压槽影响明显，香港多处出现持续大雨。天文台指出，黄色暴雨警告是三级暴雨警告系统中最低级别，但降雨强度仍对市区交通和日常活动带来影响。
在受影响地区中，荃湾雨量最为显著，70毫米的降雨量已接近黑色暴雨警告的相关门槛，反映这轮天气较为猛烈。随着警告解除，天气状况逐步缓和，但局部地区仍需留意后续降雨变化。
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