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Hong Kong’s minimum wage goes up to HK$40 an hour but life’s still a struggle for poor residents. Can the city do better?

Hong Kong’s minimum wage goes up to HK$40 an hour but life’s still a struggle for poor residents. Can the city do better?

    2023.05.06 09:00Ah Ling* will receive an extra HK$520 (US$66) in her income from this month as the caretaker of a residential block in Sham Shui Po, one of...

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4 things to consider as India overtakes China as world’s most populous nation

4 things to consider as India overtakes China as world’s most populous nation

    2023.05.06 10:00India replaced China as the world’s most populous country last month according to the United Nations, which had long predicted such a shift...

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Second week of Hong Kong’s DSE exams springs no major surprises after tough first round, pupil and tutors say

Second week of Hong Kong’s DSE exams springs no major surprises after tough first round, pupil and tutors say

    2023.05.06 10:00Hong Kong pupils taking the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams have said most of the elective subjects they had over the last week ...

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King Charles coronation: Australia’s Sydney Opera House won’t light up for royal ceremony to save costs

King Charles coronation: Australia’s Sydney Opera House won’t light up for royal ceremony to save costs

    2023.05.06 10:14A decision not to light up the sails of the Sydney Opera House to mark the coronation of King Charles was a cost-saving measure, a spokespe...

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Top Biden adviser says new era of nuclear risk dawning in China-Russia alliance

Top Biden adviser says new era of nuclear risk dawning in China-Russia alliance

    2023.05.06 10:52The deepening cooperation between China and Russia threatens to overturn decades of international stability in nuclear arms control, accord...

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Hong Kong murder suspect in bludgeoning of 63-year-old woman committed suicide after fleeing to Japan

Hong Kong murder suspect in bludgeoning of 63-year-old woman committed suicide after fleeing to Japan

    2023.05.06 11:33A Hong Kong man who allegedly bludgeoned a 63-year-old woman to death with a crowbar in March and subsequently fled to Japan committed suic...

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‘A turning point’: what’s in store for South Korea-Japan ties as Yoon, Kishida meet in Seoul?

‘A turning point’: what’s in store for South Korea-Japan ties as Yoon, Kishida meet in Seoul?

    2023.05.06 11:30The relationship between South Korea and Japan looks set for a thaw as the leaders of both nations meet on Sunday to discuss a range of sha...

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Will Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng’s trip to King Charles’ coronation help reset ties with Britain?

Will Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng’s trip to King Charles’ coronation help reset ties with Britain?

    2023.05.06 12:00Britain’s leaders are seeking to reset the relationship with China as Foreign Secretary James Cleverly seeks a meeting with Vice-President ...

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The day a Hong Kong fishmonger stuck his hand out to the future British king, who shook it ‘without hesitating’

The day a Hong Kong fishmonger stuck his hand out to the future British king, who shook it ‘without hesitating’

    2023.05.06 12:00Donald Liao Poon-huai has not forgotten the day he accompanied Britain’s King Charles, when he was Prince of Wales, on a tour of Lek Yuen E...

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Singapore man jailed more than 3 years for printing fake cash to pay sex worker

Singapore man jailed more than 3 years for printing fake cash to pay sex worker

    2023.05.06 12:00Unable to pay for sexual services, a father of seven children turned to printing fake dollar notes to help him offset the cost.Feroz Akthar...

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King Charles coronation: UK monarch to finally get his crown in tradition-steeped ceremony

King Charles coronation: UK monarch to finally get his crown in tradition-steeped ceremony

    2023.05.06 12:21Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday in a solemn Christian ceremony steeped in 1,000 years of history and tradition, but adapted to...

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Direct election of Hong Kong district councillors could overlook ‘professional’ candidates hesitant to run, minister says

Direct election of Hong Kong district councillors could overlook ‘professional’ candidates hesitant to run, minister says

    2023.05.06 12:40The popular vote is not necessarily the best way to select Hong Kong’s public representatives, the city’s constitutional affairs chief has ...

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Hong Kong national security law: teenager behind bomb plot pleads guilty to terrorism charge, as 5 others admit to conspiring to cause explosions

Hong Kong national security law: teenager behind bomb plot pleads guilty to terrorism charge, as 5 others admit to conspiring to cause explosions

    2023.05.06 13:35A Hong Kong teenager behind a thwarted bomb plot promoting an anti-government agenda has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge under the Bei...

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‘Don’t want to be her ATM machine’: wife threatens to ditch Hong Kong husband unless he hands over chunk of US$2.5 million family estate

‘Don’t want to be her ATM machine’: wife threatens to ditch Hong Kong husband unless he hands over chunk of US$2.5 million family estate

    2023.05.06 14:00A Hong Kong man says he was handed a threatening ultimatum by his mainland wife to either hand over a chunk of his mother’s HK$20 million (...

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Ready, set, fight: Thailand, Cambodia spar to stake claim on Mekong boxing at SEA Games

Ready, set, fight: Thailand, Cambodia spar to stake claim on Mekong boxing at SEA Games

    2023.05.06 14:00As Southeast Asia’s finest athletes descend on Phnom Penh for the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), Thai and Cambodian keyboard warriors a...

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Tiger Woods accused of sexual harassment by ex-girlfriend Erica Herman

Tiger Woods accused of sexual harassment by ex-girlfriend Erica Herman

    2023.05.06 14:46Erica Herman, Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend who is suing the golf superstar for US$30 million, alleges that Woods forced her to sign a non-dis...

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Hong Kong security chief says seizure of ‘Pillar of Shame’ unrelated to coming Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary

Hong Kong security chief says seizure of ‘Pillar of Shame’ unrelated to coming Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary

    2023.05.06 14:48Hong Kong’s security chief has brushed aside suggestions that a decision to confiscate a sculpture commemorating the victims of the Tiananm...

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Why do airlines keep collapsing in India’s soaring aviation market?

Why do airlines keep collapsing in India’s soaring aviation market?

    2023.05.06 15:00Go Airlines India Ltd. this week became the latest victim in the battle of the skies over India. It isn’t the first high-profile carrier to...

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What You Love About Spring in California

What You Love About Spring in California

    Readers’ favorites include outdoor concerts, lush hillsides, fresh strawberries and, of course, blooming wildflowers.

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Nikki Haley, on the Trail in South Carolina, Says, ‘Yes, I Am in My Prime’

Nikki Haley, on the Trail in South Carolina, Says, ‘Yes, I Am in My Prime’

    Nikki Haley drew a rally crowd’s applause with a reference to Don Lemon’s remarks about women and age as she struggled to gain ground against Donald Trump ...

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Submerged Island Off Florida Reveals Secret: Civil War-Era Cemetery

Submerged Island Off Florida Reveals Secret: Civil War-Era Cemetery

    The site, discovered by marine archaeologists about 70 miles from Key West, Fla., once held a quarantine hospital and cemetery for those stationed at Fort ...

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5 Applause Lines from Vivek Ramaswamy’s Stump Speech

5 Applause Lines from Vivek Ramaswamy’s Stump Speech

    “End” this, “shut down” that, “annihilate” the other thing. A political newcomer promises to outdo Donald Trump.

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After Jan. 6 Sedition Convictions, Far-Right Threats Remain

After Jan. 6 Sedition Convictions, Far-Right Threats Remain

    The Justice Department has been successful in holding leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to account, but threats from other groups and radicalized ...

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Biden Names Neera Tanden to Lead the Domestic Policy Council

Biden Names Neera Tanden to Lead the Domestic Policy Council

    Ms. Tanden, a longtime Democratic adviser, replaces Susan Rice.

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A College President Defends Seeking Money From Jeffrey Epstein

A College President Defends Seeking Money From Jeffrey Epstein

    Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, said, “Among the very rich is a higher percentage of unpleasant and not very attractive people.”

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New Hampshire’s Old Man of the Mountain Still Bewitches

New Hampshire’s Old Man of the Mountain Still Bewitches

    The rock formation collapsed in 2003, but it hasn’t lost its hold on residents, who have passed on their affection to a new generation.

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Vivek Ramaswamy, the Wealthy Republican Who Thinks Trump Didn’t Go Far Enough

Vivek Ramaswamy, the Wealthy Republican Who Thinks Trump Didn’t Go Far Enough

    Vivek Ramaswamy, a long-shot 2024 contender, is lavishly wealthy and astoundingly confident. He also promises to exert breathtaking power in ways that Dona...

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Left-Leaning Groups Seek Florida Ballot Measure to Expand Abortion Access

Left-Leaning Groups Seek Florida Ballot Measure to Expand Abortion Access

    Advocates could run into major roadblocks when it comes to collecting signatures for the measure, which Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans are sure ...

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Alabama Discriminated Against Black Residents Over Sewage, Justice Dept. Says

Alabama Discriminated Against Black Residents Over Sewage, Justice Dept. Says

    State and local health authorities ignored the risks of raw sewage for residents in a rural county, the Justice Department has found; the officials have ag...

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How Could AI Change War? U.S. Defense Experts Warn About New Tech

How Could AI Change War? U.S. Defense Experts Warn About New Tech

    U.S. national security officials are warning about the potential for the new technology to upend war, cyber conflict and — in the most extreme case — the u...

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Saudi-Financed LIV Golf Expands Its Reach Into Washington

Saudi-Financed LIV Golf Expands Its Reach Into Washington

    A new deal gives the LIV Golf series ties to both former President Donald J. Trump and an adviser to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Living and Breathing on the Front Line of a Toxic Chemical Zone

Living and Breathing on the Front Line of a Toxic Chemical Zone

    As the Biden administration moves to curb health threats caused by toxic chemicals, the debate hits home for families living near petrochemical plants.

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Tightening Supreme Court Ethics Rules Faces Steep Hurdles

Tightening Supreme Court Ethics Rules Faces Steep Hurdles

    Revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas’s failure to disclose largess from a Republican donor have highlighted a dilemma.

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Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Inmate Richard Glossip

Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Inmate Richard Glossip

    The court acted after Oklahoma’s attorney general joined Mr. Glossip in urging it to halt the execution, which had been scheduled for May 18.

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Most Fake Trump Electors Have Taken Immunity Deals in Georgia Case

Most Fake Trump Electors Have Taken Immunity Deals in Georgia Case

    Prosecutors are nearing charging decisions after investigating whether former President Donald J. Trump and his allies illegally meddled in Georgia’s 2020 ...

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Florida Legislature Passes Bill Banning Gender-Transition Care for Minors

Florida Legislature Passes Bill Banning Gender-Transition Care for Minors

    Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-led Legislature prioritized a number of measures restricting transgender rights during this year’s session that ended ...

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How to Police Gerrymanders? Some Judges Say the Courts Can’t.

How to Police Gerrymanders? Some Judges Say the Courts Can’t.

    A North Carolina court, following the lead of the U.S. Supreme Court, ruled that courts don’t have the ability to determine if a political map is legal, gi...

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Roy Saltman, Who Warned About Hanging Chads, Dies at 90

Roy Saltman, Who Warned About Hanging Chads, Dies at 90

    He foresaw the problems with punch-card ballots that benumbed the nation after Florida’s chaotic vote in the 2000 presidential election. His warnings went ...

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What to Know About the Case of Richard Glossip, Death Row Prisoner

What to Know About the Case of Richard Glossip, Death Row Prisoner

    The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution after Oklahoma’s attorney general urged that Mr. Glossip not be put to death, citing problems with h...

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Warring Parties in Sudan to Hold Talks in Saudi Arabia

Warring Parties in Sudan to Hold Talks in Saudi Arabia

    American officials say they hope representatives of two rival Sudanese generals will agree to an enduring cease-fire and to allow humanitarian aid into the...

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Hong Kong’s minimum wage goes up to HK$40 an hour but life’s still a struggle for poor residents. Can the city do better?

2023.05.06 09:00Ah Ling* will receive an extra HK$520 (US$66) in her income from this month as the caretaker of a residential bloc...

Read More

4 things to consider as India overtakes China as world’s most populous nation

2023.05.06 10:00India replaced China as the world’s most populous country last month according to the United Nations, which had lo...

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Second week of Hong Kong’s DSE exams springs no major surprises after tough first round, pupil and tutors say

2023.05.06 10:00Hong Kong pupils taking the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams have said most of the elective subjects the...

Read More

King Charles coronation: Australia’s Sydney Opera House won’t light up for royal ceremony to save costs

2023.05.06 10:14A decision not to light up the sails of the Sydney Opera House to mark the coronation of King Charles was a cost-s...

Read More

Top Biden adviser says new era of nuclear risk dawning in China-Russia alliance

2023.05.06 10:52The deepening cooperation between China and Russia threatens to overturn decades of international stability in nuc...

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Hong Kong murder suspect in bludgeoning of 63-year-old woman committed suicide after fleeing to Japan

2023.05.06 11:33A Hong Kong man who allegedly bludgeoned a 63-year-old woman to death with a crowbar in March and subsequently fle...

Read More

‘A turning point’: what’s in store for South Korea-Japan ties as Yoon, Kishida meet in Seoul?

2023.05.06 11:30The relationship between South Korea and Japan looks set for a thaw as the leaders of both nations meet on Sunday ...

Read More

Will Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng’s trip to King Charles’ coronation help reset ties with Britain?

2023.05.06 12:00Britain’s leaders are seeking to reset the relationship with China as Foreign Secretary James Cleverly seeks a mee...

Read More

The day a Hong Kong fishmonger stuck his hand out to the future British king, who shook it ‘without hesitating’

2023.05.06 12:00Donald Liao Poon-huai has not forgotten the day he accompanied Britain’s King Charles, when he was Prince of Wales...

Read More

Singapore man jailed more than 3 years for printing fake cash to pay sex worker

2023.05.06 12:00Unable to pay for sexual services, a father of seven children turned to printing fake dollar notes to help him off...

Read More

King Charles coronation: UK monarch to finally get his crown in tradition-steeped ceremony

2023.05.06 12:21Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday in a solemn Christian ceremony steeped in 1,000 years of history and ...

Read More

Direct election of Hong Kong district councillors could overlook ‘professional’ candidates hesitant to run, minister says

2023.05.06 12:40The popular vote is not necessarily the best way to select Hong Kong’s public representatives, the city’s constitu...

Read More

Hong Kong national security law: teenager behind bomb plot pleads guilty to terrorism charge, as 5 others admit to conspiring to cause explosions

2023.05.06 13:35A Hong Kong teenager behind a thwarted bomb plot promoting an anti-government agenda has pleaded guilty to a terro...

Read More

‘Don’t want to be her ATM machine’: wife threatens to ditch Hong Kong husband unless he hands over chunk of US$2.5 million family estate

2023.05.06 14:00A Hong Kong man says he was handed a threatening ultimatum by his mainland wife to either hand over a chunk of his...

Read More

Ready, set, fight: Thailand, Cambodia spar to stake claim on Mekong boxing at SEA Games

2023.05.06 14:00As Southeast Asia’s finest athletes descend on Phnom Penh for the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), Thai and Camb...

Read More

Tiger Woods accused of sexual harassment by ex-girlfriend Erica Herman

2023.05.06 14:46Erica Herman, Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend who is suing the golf superstar for US$30 million, alleges that Woods for...

Read More

Hong Kong security chief says seizure of ‘Pillar of Shame’ unrelated to coming Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary

2023.05.06 14:48Hong Kong’s security chief has brushed aside suggestions that a decision to confiscate a sculpture commemorating t...

Read More

Why do airlines keep collapsing in India’s soaring aviation market?

2023.05.06 15:00Go Airlines India Ltd. this week became the latest victim in the battle of the skies over India. It isn’t the firs...

Read More

What You Love About Spring in California

Readers’ favorites include outdoor concerts, lush hillsides, fresh strawberries and, of course, blooming wildflowers.

Read More

Nikki Haley, on the Trail in South Carolina, Says, ‘Yes, I Am in My Prime’

Nikki Haley drew a rally crowd’s applause with a reference to Don Lemon’s remarks about women and age as she struggled to gain gro...

Read More

Submerged Island Off Florida Reveals Secret: Civil War-Era Cemetery

The site, discovered by marine archaeologists about 70 miles from Key West, Fla., once held a quarantine hospital and cemetery for...

Read More

5 Applause Lines from Vivek Ramaswamy’s Stump Speech

“End” this, “shut down” that, “annihilate” the other thing. A political newcomer promises to outdo Donald Trump.

Read More

After Jan. 6 Sedition Convictions, Far-Right Threats Remain

The Justice Department has been successful in holding leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to account, but threats from othe...

Read More

Biden Names Neera Tanden to Lead the Domestic Policy Council

Ms. Tanden, a longtime Democratic adviser, replaces Susan Rice.

Read More

A College President Defends Seeking Money From Jeffrey Epstein

Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, said, “Among the very rich is a higher percentage of unpleasant and not very attract...

Read More

New Hampshire’s Old Man of the Mountain Still Bewitches

The rock formation collapsed in 2003, but it hasn’t lost its hold on residents, who have passed on their affection to a new genera...

Read More

Vivek Ramaswamy, the Wealthy Republican Who Thinks Trump Didn’t Go Far Enough

Vivek Ramaswamy, a long-shot 2024 contender, is lavishly wealthy and astoundingly confident. He also promises to exert breathtakin...

Read More

Left-Leaning Groups Seek Florida Ballot Measure to Expand Abortion Access

Advocates could run into major roadblocks when it comes to collecting signatures for the measure, which Gov. Ron DeSantis and Flor...

Read More

Alabama Discriminated Against Black Residents Over Sewage, Justice Dept. Says

State and local health authorities ignored the risks of raw sewage for residents in a rural county, the Justice Department has fou...

Read More

How Could AI Change War? U.S. Defense Experts Warn About New Tech

U.S. national security officials are warning about the potential for the new technology to upend war, cyber conflict and — in the ...

Read More

Saudi-Financed LIV Golf Expands Its Reach Into Washington

A new deal gives the LIV Golf series ties to both former President Donald J. Trump and an adviser to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Read More

Living and Breathing on the Front Line of a Toxic Chemical Zone

As the Biden administration moves to curb health threats caused by toxic chemicals, the debate hits home for families living near ...

Read More

Tightening Supreme Court Ethics Rules Faces Steep Hurdles

Revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas’s failure to disclose largess from a Republican donor have highlighted a dilemma.

Read More

Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Inmate Richard Glossip

The court acted after Oklahoma’s attorney general joined Mr. Glossip in urging it to halt the execution, which had been scheduled ...

Read More

Most Fake Trump Electors Have Taken Immunity Deals in Georgia Case

Prosecutors are nearing charging decisions after investigating whether former President Donald J. Trump and his allies illegally m...

Read More

Florida Legislature Passes Bill Banning Gender-Transition Care for Minors

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-led Legislature prioritized a number of measures restricting transgender rights during this y...

Read More

How to Police Gerrymanders? Some Judges Say the Courts Can’t.

A North Carolina court, following the lead of the U.S. Supreme Court, ruled that courts don’t have the ability to determine if a p...

Read More

Roy Saltman, Who Warned About Hanging Chads, Dies at 90

He foresaw the problems with punch-card ballots that benumbed the nation after Florida’s chaotic vote in the 2000 presidential ele...

Read More

What to Know About the Case of Richard Glossip, Death Row Prisoner

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution after Oklahoma’s attorney general urged that Mr. Glossip not be put to deat...

Read More

Warring Parties in Sudan to Hold Talks in Saudi Arabia

American officials say they hope representatives of two rival Sudanese generals will agree to an enduring cease-fire and to allow ...

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