Sweden heads into final stretch before key election
Sweden’s party leaders campaigned on Friday in the final stretch of a close election race that could see either the cent
re left take back power or the far-right enter government for the first time. Outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was hoping for a renewed mandate to “make Sweden great again”, he told Agence Fran...
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Sweden’s party leaders campaigned on Friday in the final stretch of a close election race that could see either the cent
re left take back power or the far-right enter government for the first time. Outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was hoping for a renewed mandate to “make Sweden great again”, he told Agence Fran...
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No pit stops: Chinese coal mine makes big upgrade with autonomous electric trucks
In north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, home to the country’s largest coal reserves, a vast open-pit mine cut
s deep into the earth, shrouded in clouds of dust. Winters here are long and brutal, with temperatures plunging to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit). In older, more trad...
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In north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, home to the country’s largest coal reserves, a vast open-pit mine cut
s deep into the earth, shrouded in clouds of dust. Winters here are long and brutal, with temperatures plunging to as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit). In older, more trad...
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UK lawmakers reject bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
UK lawmakers on Friday voted down legislation to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their
lives. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was opposed by 286 members of parliament, while 270 voted for it. The vote brings an end to a two-year debate in parliament about assisted dying. O...
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UK lawmakers on Friday voted down legislation to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their
lives. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was opposed by 286 members of parliament, while 270 voted for it. The vote brings an end to a two-year debate in parliament about assisted dying. O...
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‘Pillar of Shame’ sculptor to ask Denmark to negotiate for artwork’s return
The creator of a sculpture commemorating those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown will ask Danish authorities
to negotiate with Hong Kong for its return, with city officials disputing his claims of owning the confiscated artwork. The fate of the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture has come back under the spotlight a...
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The creator of a sculpture commemorating those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown will ask Danish authorities
to negotiate with Hong Kong for its return, with city officials disputing his claims of owning the confiscated artwork. The fate of the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture has come back under the spotlight a...
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US consumer prices pick up in August, bolstering chances of interest rate increase
US consumer prices accelerated in August as the cost of petrol rebounded after two straight monthly declines, bolstering
financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates next week. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.4 per cent last month after edging up 0.1 per cent in July, the...
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US consumer prices accelerated in August as the cost of petrol rebounded after two straight monthly declines, bolstering
financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates next week. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.4 per cent last month after edging up 0.1 per cent in July, the...
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Study reveals link between Tibetan Plateau heat and record rain in California
Abnormally high temperatures across the Tibetan Plateau in early winter can trigger catastrophic rainstorms in Californi
a, according to a new study revealing a previously unidentified climate connection. In the winters of 2016-2017 and 2022-2023, record-breaking rain swept across the US state and surrounding areas, cau...
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Abnormally high temperatures across the Tibetan Plateau in early winter can trigger catastrophic rainstorms in Californi
a, according to a new study revealing a previously unidentified climate connection. In the winters of 2016-2017 and 2022-2023, record-breaking rain swept across the US state and surrounding areas, cau...
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Chinese investors snap up government bonds amid global market jitters over US Treasuries
While US Treasuries remain at the centre of a global bond sell-off despite efforts by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen
t to calm the market, investors in China are rushing to buy domestic government debt. After China’s Ministry of Finance issued a fresh batch of savings bonds worth up to 55 billion yuan (US$8.2 billio...
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While US Treasuries remain at the centre of a global bond sell-off despite efforts by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen
t to calm the market, investors in China are rushing to buy domestic government debt. After China’s Ministry of Finance issued a fresh batch of savings bonds worth up to 55 billion yuan (US$8.2 billio...
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As Singapore weighs joining China-led AI body, does it risk US retaliation?
As Singapore considers joining a China-led body on artificial intelligence, analysts say membership would give the city
state a bigger say in global governance matters related to the technology but may invite an unfriendly response from Washington. Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo revealed...
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As Singapore considers joining a China-led body on artificial intelligence, analysts say membership would give the city
state a bigger say in global governance matters related to the technology but may invite an unfriendly response from Washington. Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo revealed...
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‘Key pillar’: the 5-year powerhouse plan for China’s car industry
China is set to secure its place among the global automotive powerhouses by 2030 through further efforts to boost domest
ic sales and foster technological innovation, while a capacity alert mechanism will be introduced to guard against disorderly competition. The ambitious targets and actions are laid out in the country...
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China is set to secure its place among the global automotive powerhouses by 2030 through further efforts to boost domest
ic sales and foster technological innovation, while a capacity alert mechanism will be introduced to guard against disorderly competition. The ambitious targets and actions are laid out in the country...
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Beijing can rewrite China’s property rules, but it can’t undo the damage
Financial markets are notoriously prone to mistaking a fundamental institutional shift for a temporary liquidity crisis.
The futurist Roy Amara is often credited with the observation that people tend to overestimate the short-term effect of a transformation while underestimating its long-term impact. China’s real-estat...
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Financial markets are notoriously prone to mistaking a fundamental institutional shift for a temporary liquidity crisis.
The futurist Roy Amara is often credited with the observation that people tend to overestimate the short-term effect of a transformation while underestimating its long-term impact. China’s real-estat...
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Fresh photos offer clearest view yet of China’s ‘WZ-X’ spy drone
Fresh clues are emerging about a new type of Chinese drone being developed as a long-range intelligence and surveillance
platform intended to operate deep inside contested airspace. New photographs circulated on Chinese internet forums earlier this month that appear to show the massive drone in the air, offering much c...
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Fresh clues are emerging about a new type of Chinese drone being developed as a long-range intelligence and surveillance
platform intended to operate deep inside contested airspace. New photographs circulated on Chinese internet forums earlier this month that appear to show the massive drone in the air, offering much c...
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‘Rest in eternal peace’: veteran horror actor, filmmaker Simon Loui dies at age 62
Veteran Hong Kong actor and filmmaker Simon Loui Yu-yeung, better known to fans as the “King of Ghosts” for his prolific
work in horror films, has died at the age of 62. Long-time friend and fellow actor Frankie Ng Chi-hung revealed the news to reporters on Friday. He said Loui’s wife, TV and radio personality Ma Li, h...
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Veteran Hong Kong actor and filmmaker Simon Loui Yu-yeung, better known to fans as the “King of Ghosts” for his prolific
work in horror films, has died at the age of 62. Long-time friend and fellow actor Frankie Ng Chi-hung revealed the news to reporters on Friday. He said Loui’s wife, TV and radio personality Ma Li, h...
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Beijing freezes plant approvals for energy-storage batteries amid overcapacity fears
Beijing has put a freeze on new approvals of production facilities for energy-storage batteries amid worries about exces
s supply and vicious price competition, according to industry officials. Companies had not been allowed to add new capacity since May, as key regulators like the Ministry of Industry and Information T...
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Beijing has put a freeze on new approvals of production facilities for energy-storage batteries amid worries about exces
s supply and vicious price competition, according to industry officials. Companies had not been allowed to add new capacity since May, as key regulators like the Ministry of Industry and Information T...
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Philippine rescuers find charred remains on burned ferry
Philippine firefighters found charred remains aboard a burned-out ferry on Friday, more than a day after the ship caugh
t fire on its way from Manila to the western province of Palawan, killing five people and leaving more than 80 missing. Thick smoke and extreme heat had earlier prevented firefighters from entering th...
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Philippine firefighters found charred remains aboard a burned-out ferry on Friday, more than a day after the ship caugh
t fire on its way from Manila to the western province of Palawan, killing five people and leaving more than 80 missing. Thick smoke and extreme heat had earlier prevented firefighters from entering th...
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Beijing lodges diplomatic protests over Taiwan official’s visit to Italy
Beijing has strongly condemned a visit to Italy by senior Taiwanese officials and lodged formal diplomatic protests with
both Rome and Brussels. Criticising the visit on Friday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Beijing had submitted “serious representations against Italy and the European Union” following repo...
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Beijing has strongly condemned a visit to Italy by senior Taiwanese officials and lodged formal diplomatic protests with
both Rome and Brussels. Criticising the visit on Friday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Beijing had submitted “serious representations against Italy and the European Union” following repo...
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Man dies in fall from scaffolding in 19th fatal construction accident this year
A construction worker has died after falling while erecting scaffolding, marking Hong Kong’s 19th fatal accident in the
construction industry and second to involve truss-out platforms this year, according to police and a concern group. The force said it received a report at 11.39am on Friday that a male worker had fall...
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A construction worker has died after falling while erecting scaffolding, marking Hong Kong’s 19th fatal accident in the
construction industry and second to involve truss-out platforms this year, according to police and a concern group. The force said it received a report at 11.39am on Friday that a male worker had fall...
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Singapore and mainland China top global student assessment as OECD scores hit record low
Singaporean and Chinese students led the world in educational performance in 2025, according to an assessment by the Org
anisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, as average scores across OECD countries reached a record low. The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment comprised 760,000 15-year-old ...
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Singaporean and Chinese students led the world in educational performance in 2025, according to an assessment by the Org
anisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, as average scores across OECD countries reached a record low. The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment comprised 760,000 15-year-old ...
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Yemen’s Houthis reach strategic island in Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni go
vernment sources told Reuters, potentially tightening their grip on one of the world’s vital shipping routes. Earlier, two sources from the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government s...
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Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni go
vernment sources told Reuters, potentially tightening their grip on one of the world’s vital shipping routes. Earlier, two sources from the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government s...
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Why Marcos’ Brics trip is ‘low-risk opportunity’ for Philippines to make new friends
President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is set to be the first Philippine leader to join the Brics Summit in New Delhi this weeke
nd – presenting him with the perfect “low-risk opportunity” to engage the grouping as Manila continues to diversify its ties, analysts say. “The president seeks to ensure that our modern partnerships ...
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is set to be the first Philippine leader to join the Brics Summit in New Delhi this weeke
nd – presenting him with the perfect “low-risk opportunity” to engage the grouping as Manila continues to diversify its ties, analysts say. “The president seeks to ensure that our modern partnerships ...
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China’s young investors embrace risk. Why are their portfolios so safe?
Young Chinese investors may be just as willing to take risks as their global peers, but their portfolios remain more con
servative against a backdrop of years of relative underperformance in China’s stock market, a prolonged property downturn and deflation, according to a senior researcher at the CFA Institute Research ...
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Young Chinese investors may be just as willing to take risks as their global peers, but their portfolios remain more con
servative against a backdrop of years of relative underperformance in China’s stock market, a prolonged property downturn and deflation, according to a senior researcher at the CFA Institute Research ...
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