5 h. ago Netflix’s Con Mum star Dionne Marie Hanna charged in Singapore with fraud

In Singapore, Hanna, 84, is believed to be involved in at least five cheating cases with losses amounting to US$149,000.

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21 h. ago Robots, fraught consumers star in China AI videos mocking tariffs

Robots, fraught consumers star in China AI videos mocking tariffs  Reuters

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53 h. ago US horror writer mistaken for Duterte’s lawyer: ‘not how I wanted to get famous’

Diehard supporters of the Philippine ex-president flooded Nicholas Kaufmann’s Facebook page, demanding he bring their hero home.

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53 h. ago IShowSpeed in Hong Kong: YouTube star meets pandas, as fans flock for selfies

Popular American streamer also takes part in ‘villain-hitting’ ritual in Causeway Bay.

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53 h. ago IShowSpeed in Hong Kong: US YouTube star meets pandas, as fans flock for selfies

Popular streamer, who has arrived after visiting mainland China, also takes part in ‘villain-hitting’ ritual in Causeway Bay.

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53 h. ago YouTube superstar IShowSpeed attracts crowds and chaos with his Hong Kong debut

Streamer chased by hordes of fans as he visits Sheung Wan and other places, with some following his vehicle and banging on the windows.

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55 h. ago Japan faces demand for full footage over death of Sri Lankan detainee from family

Wishma Sandamali suffered from ill health and lost more than 20kg while in detention in Nagoya for months before she died in 202.

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2 d. ago Japan’s municipalities unready to deal with major earthquake: survey

The survey comes after Japan’s government estimated that up to 298,000 people could die from a megaquake along the Nankai Trough.

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3 d. ago Shock over teen surrogate, China’s ‘century baby’ dies, placenta theft: 5 trending stories

From a teenage surrogate mother to a RedNote rendezvous in Shanghai, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

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3 d. ago Shock over teen surrogate, China’s ‘century baby’ dies: 5 trending stories

Shock over teen surrogate, China’s ‘century baby’ dies: 5 trending stories  South China Morning Post

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3 d. ago ‘Fitness King of Hong Kong’ Eddie Phillips dies of lung cancer aged 74

‘He was a talented entrepreneur from a young age and was passionate about fitness and good health,’ his daughter says.

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4 d. ago Val Kilmer, star of Batman Forever, Tombstone and Top Gun, dead at 65

Kilmer was once one of Hollywood’s most prominent leading men.

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4 d. ago China hails US YouTube star, how Signal furore may aid spies: 7 US

From IShowSpeed’s Great Wall adventures to espionage fears, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in March 2024.

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4 d. ago Brazil's Lula to meet Chinese and Russian leaders in Beijing

Brazil's Lula to meet Chinese and Russian leaders in Beijing  Morning Star | The People’s Daily

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4 d. ago Hundreds gather in Hong Kong to pay tribute to film, Cantopop legend Leslie Cheung

Flower stands and bouquets line walkway outside Mandarin Oriental hotel in Central, where 46-year-old pop star died 22 years ago.

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5 d. ago Pop star Leslie Cheung dies in fall from Hong Kong hotel in 2003 – from the SCMP archive

The 46-year-old fell from the 24th floor window of the Mandarin Oriental hotel and was found lying in Connaught Road.

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5 d. ago Jetstar flight to Melbourne returns to Bali after woman tries to open plane door mid

A reality TV star who was also on the flight said the incident was sparked by a dispute over a reclining seat.

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5 d. ago Hu Dehua, son of former liberal Chinese leader Hu Yaobang, dies at 76

The younger Hu is remembered as an outspoken proponent of political reform and press freedom – rare among China’s princelings.

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5 d. ago India braces for record electricity demand amid heatwave, risking wheat crop damage

India is facing an unusually hot April, risking wheat crop damage and straining power grids, with record electricity demand and potential diesel shortages.

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6 d. ago Richard Chamberlain, star of Shōgun, Dr Kildare, The Thorn Birds, dies at 90

US actor became king of the 1980s TV miniseries, playing a western prisoner in Shōgun and a priest tempted by love in The Thorn Birds.

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