4 h. ago Pope Francis’ funeral set for Saturday in Rome, public viewing begins Wednesday

Francis, 88, died unexpectedly on Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest.

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8 h. ago Donald Trump News Live Updates: 'India under tariff pressure to give Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart full market access,' says FT report

Donald Trump News Live Updates: 'India under tariff pressure to give Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart full market access,' says FT report  Times of India

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12 h. ago Hong Kong’s Mandarin Oriental hotel set for US$100 million renovation

New serviced flats, upgraded lobby and cake shop among revamp, to take place concurrently with renovation of the group’s Bangkok property.

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24 h. ago China Set to End One of Its Last US Dependencies Thanks to 35 Million Tons of High

China Set to End One of Its Last US Dependencies Thanks to 35 Million Tons of High-Purity Quartz Deposit Worth 1.4 Billion Euros  The Daily Galaxy

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34 h. ago China Is Reining In Smart Driving Tech Weeks After Fatal Crash

China Is Reining In Smart Driving Tech Weeks After Fatal Crash  Bloomberg.com

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40 h. ago Israel opposition leader fears violence over move to sack Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar

‘If we don’t stop this, there will be a political murder here Jews will kill Jews,’ Yair Lapid said.

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43 h. ago Man who fatally shot 23 at Texas Walmart set to plead guilty to murder nearly 6 years on

Patrick Crusius expected to receive life sentence with no possibility of parole for the 2019 racist attack near the US-Mexico border.

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44 h. ago China Set To Give Crypto Legal Recognition? Dumping of Seized Assets To Navigate Economic Slowdown Sparks Debates

China Set To Give Crypto Legal Recognition? Dumping of Seized Assets To Navigate Economic Slowdown Sparks Debates  Yahoo Finance

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45 h. ago 15 Gaza paramedics were shot and killed in ‘misunderstanding’, Israel finds

Israeli troops opened fire on a convoy of ambulances and a UN car because an officer felt they were a threat, the investigation found.

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51 h. ago Large crowds bask in blistering conditions across Hong Kong’s beaches

Observatory says warm weather is set to continue for the next few days before becoming unsettled in the latter part of the week.

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51 h. ago Crowds bask in sunshine as temperatures exceed 33 degrees in Hong Kong

Observatory says warm weather set to continue for next few days before becoming unsettled in latter part of week.

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56 h. ago Hong Kong’s John Lee to visit Zhejiang’s powerhouse cities to strengthen ties

Chief executive’s delegation will visit Hangzhou and Ningbo to set up ‘specific cooperation mechanism’ with mainland Chinese province.

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59 h. ago Autopsy: Jiang suffered several injuries before the fatal stab

The trial of the alleged murderer of Chinese student Jiang Ge began at 10 am on Monday in Tokyo. It will last seven days and the verdict is expected on Dec 20.

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3 d. ago Xinhua Headlines: Ready, set, robot! Beijing hosts world's first humanoid half marathon

Xinhua Headlines: Ready, set, robot! Beijing hosts world's first humanoid half marathon  Xinhua

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3 d. ago Ready, set, robot! Beijing hosts world's first humanoid half marathon

Ready, set, robot! Beijing hosts world's first humanoid half marathon  shanghaidaily.com

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3 d. ago AI paper by 4 Chinese paved way for ChatGPT, AlphaGo. It’s set for greater glory by 2030

Work on deep residual learning is most-cited since 2000 and may become the top of the all-time list within five years, Nature analysis finds.

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3 d. ago Hong Kong temperatures set to reach 30 degrees Celsius on Monday

Observatory says humid conditions and a few showers expected over the weekend.

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4 d. ago China set to leave lending rates steady, but tariffs raise easing bets

China set to leave lending rates steady, but tariffs raise easing bets  Reuters

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4 d. ago China Solar Cell Makers Set Record Output Despite Vows to Cut

China Solar Cell Makers Set Record Output Despite Vows to Cut  Bloomberg.com

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5 d. ago Student pleads guilty to using fake US degree to get into University of Hong Kong

Magistrate says Li Sixuan’s actions will lead ‘inevitably’ to jail time when the 28-year-old mainland Chinese student is sentenced on May 8.

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