11 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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11 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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11 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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14 h. ago 2 dead, 32 injured after Russian drone attack hits Kharkiv homes

Regional Governor Oleg Syniehubov said 2 children were among the injured. Rescue teams were sifting through rubble in the search for survivors.

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14 h. ago 3 dead, dozens injured in Russia drone strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Russia and Ukraine have stepped up aerial attacks even as the US pushes Moscow and Kyiv to agree to a ceasefire.

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14 h. ago 4 dead, dozens injured in Russia drone strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Russia and Ukraine have stepped up aerial attacks even as the US pushes Moscow and Kyiv to agree to a ceasefire.

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25 h. ago As Trump decrees ‘de minimis’ exemption dead for China goods, what’s the ‘bottom line’?

The order, likened to ‘closing a loophole’, could ‘significantly increase administrative and compliance costs’ for the US, and Chinese firms can still stay competitive, analysts say.

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25 h. ago As Trump decrees China’s ‘de minimis’ exemption dead, what’s the ‘bottom line’?

As Trump decrees China’s ‘de minimis’ exemption dead, what’s the ‘bottom line’?  South China Morning Post

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53 h. ago Deaths from future big earthquake in Philippines may surpass 50,000: seismologist

The forecast comes after a 7.7-magnitude quake in Myanmar last week left over 2,700 people dead and caused a building in Bangkok to collapse.

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57 h. 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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62 h. ago South Korea’s ‘trial by media’ in spotlight after politician’s death amid assault claims

Chang Je-won was found dead in his office on Monday. Hours before, footage said to support sexual assault allegations against him was aired.

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67 h. 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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3 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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3 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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3 d. ago Australian outback swamped by year’s rain in a week, devastates livestock, infrastructure

Around 100,000 cattle and sheep are dead or missing due to flooding from 500 millimetres of rain in an area the size of Texas.

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3 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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3 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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3 d. ago 5 dead in Spain coal mine explosion, nation’s deadliest mining accident in decades

Early indications suggest blast in Asturias region was caused by firedamp, a term referring to methane forming an explosive mixture in mines.

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3 d. ago Operator of US jet fuel tanker brings UK lawsuit over North Sea cargo ship collision

The Solong crashed into the Stena Immaculate in the North Sea on March 10. A member of Solong’s crew is still missing, presumed dead.

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4 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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