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Penguin catastrophe: only two chicks survive, thousands dead, in East Antarctica
Published: 13/10/2017Only two Adélie penguin chicks from a colony of more than 18,000 breeding pairs survived last summer in the Antarctic due to unusually extensive sea ice, prompting environmental campaigners to ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com -
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Hong Kong under the pump as they chase a World Cup berth crucial to continued progress of professional sevens programme
Published: 13/10/2017The progress of Hong Kong’s professional sevens programme is on the line this weekend as the Asia Rugby Sevens Series comes to a close in Sri Lanka. In what is one of Hong Kong’s biggest t ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com -
Hong Kong stocks edge higher buoyed by consumer staples
Published: 13/10/2017Hong Kong stocks ended the week slightly higher on Friday, as consumer staples advanced. The Hang Seng Index inched ahead 0.03 per cent to 28,468.76, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises index rose 0 ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com
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63-year-old Hong Kong triathlete Grace Fong ‘honoured’ to compete in Hawaii world championships
Published: 13/10/2017A 63-year-old triathlon veteran will fly the flag for Hong Kong when she takes part in this weekend’s Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. Grace Fong Choi-ying is one of eight Hong Kong athlet ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com -
Listen, if you dare: here is a recording of the mysterious ‘sonic attack’ on US diplomats in Cuba
Published: 13/10/2017It sounds sort of like a mass of crickets. A high-pitched whine, but from what? It seems to undulate, even writhe. Listen closely: There are hear multiple, distinct tones that sound to some like they& ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com -
Living with corpses: how Indonesia’s Toraja people deal with their dead
Published: 13/10/2017Talking, or even thinking about the subject may be considered taboo for many of us, but for the Toraja, death is a lifelong preoccupation. Warning: This story contains graphic images. An ethnic group ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com
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Countdown starts to resign conventional cars to history as China’s Sept green vehicle sales soar 80pc
Published: 13/10/2017Sales of electric cars in China soared nearly 80 per cent in September compared with last year, from a 76 per cent increase in August, thanks in part to the government’s accelerated efforts at a ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com -
IMF chief believes world’s economy faces threats which could derail recovery
Published: 13/10/2017The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that a number of threats could derail the world’s economic recovery, despite signs 2017 will be the best year for global growth ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com -
Tesla recalls 11,000 Model X SUVs worldwide because of safety risk posed by faulty rear seats
Published: 13/10/2017Tesla on Thursday said that it is recalling Model X sport utility vehicles to fix second-row seat-backs which might shift forward during crashes. Internal testing revealed that cables in second-row fo ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com
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Everything visitors to Thailand during the royal funeral need to know and prepare for
Published: 13/10/2017Business and leisure visitors to Thailand from October 25 to 29, the five days of King Bhumibol’s funeral, need to be prepared for crowds, closures and traffic disruption. Those visiting Bangkok ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com -
Sole survivor: UK paramedics save man after fish jumps down his throat. Fish not so lucky
Published: 13/10/2017British paramedics say a man almost died when a fish he had just caught jumped down his throat. South Western Ambulance Service says medics were called to the pier in Boscombe, southern England, on Oc ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com -
Why funeral for the late Thai king may not be for tourists; and how you can still pay your respects
Published: 13/10/2017The five days of funeral ceremonies this month for Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej will truly be fit for a revered monarch who ruled for 70 years. Ceremonies will draw on Buddhist and Hi ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com
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US environmental group to sue government over status of Pacific walrus as an endangered species
Published: 12/10/2017A national environmental organisation has filed notice that it will sue the federal government over its rejection of Pacific walrus as a threatened or endangered species. The Centre for Biological Div ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com -
Iraq rejects further talks with Kurds in fallout from their independence vote
Published: 12/10/2017The Iraqi government said on Thursday it would not hold talks with the Kurdish autonomous region on reopening its airports and providing dollars for its banks, unless the Kurds commit to “Iraq&r ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com -
Top chef in Singapore Andre Chiang is the latest restaurateur to hand back Michelin stars
Published: 12/10/2017A Singapore chef with two Michelin stars has announced he wants to be stripped of the honour and will close his popular eatery, the latest restaurateur to walk away from the culinary distinction. Food ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com
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Innovation steps are in the right direction
Published: 12/10/2017Hong Kong does not lack world-class universities to supply our economy with talented young graduates. But if established big companies do not hire them, or they are not suited by old economy openings, ... Read moreSource: www.scmp.com
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