2 h. ago Grand Prix Cup of China 2025: Sato Shun flows into first place after short, Grassl and Shaidorov in top three

Grand Prix Cup of China 2025: Sato Shun flows into first place after short, Grassl and Shaidorov in top three  Olympics.com

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2 h. ago Elon Musk’s proposed payout shows far reach of the ‘genius myth’

If Elon Musk’s 2018 battle for a US$56 billion payday seemed surreal to most average people, then the Tesla board’s proposal to offer him US$1 trillion over the coming decade is nothing short of eye-popping. But Musk’s temerity sits at the heart of an unresolved corporate conundrum amplified by the extraordinary stock market bubble inflating in the United States: to what extent should an individual CEO take credit for a company’s success and thus reap the bulk of its financial rewards, rather...

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2 h. ago 30% of Hong Kong family medicine clinics’ quota spots to go to poor, elderly

Hong Kong’s health authorities will set aside 30 per cent of public family medicine clinics’ quota spots for low-income and elderly patients under a pilot scheme starting next month, with the policy expected to benefit more than 200,000 people. The Health Bureau said on Friday that the Hospital Authority’s Family Medicine Outpatient Services Priority Groups Pilot Scheme would launch on November 4, improving access to affordable primary healthcare among underprivileged residents. Intended...

Science

2 h. ago Hong Kong man, 25, found dead in flat in suspected autoerotic asphyxiation case

A Hong Kong man found dead in his flat with a towel around his neck has prompted a police investigation, with sources saying he was believed to have been engaging in autoerotic asphyxiation. Police said they received a call at around 6.24pm on Thursday evening from the man’s father, who reported finding his son dead inside their flat at Kwai Chun Court in Kwai Chung. Emergency responders arrived to find the 25-year-old man, surnamed Wong, with a towel about 80cm long around his neck. He was...

Events

3 h. ago Chinese TCM enthusiasts attend Ayurveda workshop held by Indian mission in Beijing

Chinese TCM enthusiasts attend Ayurveda workshop held by Indian mission in Beijing  Press Trust of India

Economics

4 h. ago German minister postpones China trip after Beijing keeps agenda short

German minister postpones China trip after Beijing keeps agenda short  Yahoo

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4 h. ago Grand Prix Cup of China 2025: World champion Alysa Liu takes narrow lead in short program

Grand Prix Cup of China 2025: World champion Alysa Liu takes narrow lead in short program  Olympics.com

Sport

5 h. ago Lessons from Beijing and Bangkok: Do cloud seeding experiments really work?

Lessons from Beijing and Bangkok: Do cloud seeding experiments really work?  India TV News

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6 h. ago Hong Kong teen among 7 arrested over alleged razor blade intimidation letters

Hong Kong police have arrested seven individuals including a 13-year-old boy, linked to an online group known for filming controversial public stunts, on suspicion of criminal intimidation after three victims reported receiving razor blades in the post. The force said on Friday that the suspects, aged between 13 and 36, had been held on suspicion of criminal intimidation, acts outraging public decency and disorderly conduct in a public place. Between October 15 and 22, police said it received...

Events

16 h. ago FirstFT: Indian and Chinese refineries pause most purchases of Russian oil

FirstFT: Indian and Chinese refineries pause most purchases of Russian oil  Financial Times

Politics

17 h. ago EU takes timid step towards using Russian assets for Ukraine

European Union leaders on Thursday tasked the European Commission to move ahead with proposals to fund Ukraine for the next two years, leaving the door open for a mammoth loan funded by frozen Russian assets, diplomats told Agence France-Presse. In broadly worded conclusions adopted after marathon talks in Brussels, EU leaders stopped short of giving the green light to plans for the €140 billion (US$162 billion) “reparations loan” – pushing that crunch decision to December. But several diplomats...

Events

17 h. ago EU takes tentative step toward using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

EU leaders Thursday tasked the European Commission to move ahead with options for funding Ukraine for two more years, leaving the door open for a mammoth loan using frozen Russian assets. In broadly-worded conclusions adopted after marathon talks in Brussels, EU leaders stopped short of greenlighting plans for the €140 billion (US$162 billion) “reparations loan” - pushing that crunch decision to December. But diplomats said the text was a step towards a potential agreement - though it was...

Events

17 h. ago Trump and Modi’s tariff tango: Russian oil, soybeans and a delayed deal

A long-awaited trade deal between India and the United States may be facing political delays, despite broad agreement that would cut the steep 50 per cent duties imposed on New Delhi by US President Donald Trump to about 15-16 per cent, according to two people familiar with the talks. The sources, who declined to be identified given sensitive negotiations, said that while Washington is eager to conclude the deal quickly to appease US farmers caught in the crossfire with trade frictions with...

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17 h. ago China and Russia reportedly using ‘sex warfare’ to spy on Silicon Valley; Elon Musk reacts

China and Russia reportedly using ‘sex warfare’ to spy on Silicon Valley; Elon Musk reacts  Times of India

Events

19 h. ago Two Russian planes make hurried incursion into Lithuanian airspace

Lithuania summoned a Russian diplomat in protest after two Russian planes entered its airspace on Thursday, the Lithuanian foreign ministry said. A Sukhoi SU-30 fighter and an IL-78 tanker from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad passed through Lithuanian airspace for 700 metres (2,300ft) before leaving it 18 seconds later, probably during aerial refuelling training, according to a short statement from the Nato member country’s military. Later on Thursday, the Lithuanian foreign ministry said it...

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19 h. ago 2 Russian planes make hurried incursion into Lithuanian airspace

Lithuania summoned a Russian diplomat in protest after two Russian planes entered its airspace on Thursday, the Lithuanian foreign ministry said. A Sukhoi SU-30 fighter and an IL-78 tanker from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad passed through Lithuanian airspace for 700 metres (2,300ft) before leaving it 18 seconds later, probably during aerial refuelling training, according to a short statement from the Nato member country’s military. Later on Thursday, the Lithuanian foreign ministry said it...

Politics

19 h. ago Nato member Lithuania protests airspace incursion denied by Russia

Lithuania summoned a Russian diplomat in protest over what it said was the entry of two Russian planes into its airspace on Thursday, though Moscow denied any such violation. A Sukhoi SU-30 fighter and an IL-78 tanker from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad passed through Lithuanian airspace for 700 metres (2,300 feet) before leaving it after 18 seconds, probably during aerial refuelling training, according to a short statement from the Nato member country’s military. Later Thursday, the...

Events

24 h. ago 'No basis in international law': China slams US sanctions on Russian oil giants; hits out at EU for targe

'No basis in international law': China slams US sanctions on Russian oil giants; hits out at EU for targe  Times of India

Society

25 h. ago India may sharply cut Russian oil imports after US sanctions: sources

Indian refiners are poised to sharply curtail imports of Russian oil to comply with new US sanctions on two top Russian producers, industry sources have said, potentially removing a major hurdle to a trade deal with the United States. The change comes as India faces punishing 50 per cent tariffs on its exports to the US – with half of those duties in retaliation for Russian oil purchases – and negotiates a potential trade deal that could bring those tariffs in line with Asian peers in exchange...

Politics

26 h. ago Spot crude premiums jump as US sanctions on Russian producers drive China, India demand

Spot crude premiums jump as US sanctions on Russian producers drive China, India demand  Reuters

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