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(241026) — HONG KONG, Oct. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) — Lu Jiajing hits a return during the women’s singles Qualifying match between Nadiia Kolb of Ukraine and Lu Jiajing of China at WTA250 Hong Kong Tennis Open in Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 26, 2024. (Photo by Lo Ping Fai/Xinhua) Source link
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Burglary cases in Hong Kong have begun to decline following targeted air and ground operations over the summer, with associated losses in the first nine months of this year down 48 per cent year on year, the police chief has said. Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee on Saturday also reiterated the need to engage […]
The US State Department on Friday approved a $2 billion arms sale package for Taiwan including advanced surface-to-air missile systems and radar, a move that could provoke Beijing. US State Department. Photo: Wikicommons. The sale, which awaits approval by Congress, includes several anti-aircraft systems, including NASAMS and 123 missiles totaling $1.16 billion, according to the […]
在浙江杭州建德市，一頭野豬周五（25日）闖進市區衝入臨街店舖，還造成居民受傷，當地公安聯合林業局等經過1個多小時的周旋，成功將野豬抓獲，並進行了無害化處理。 建德市嚴東關路一位商家表示，當天上午9時許，一頭野豬闖進附近的店舖橫衝直撞。該商家還稱，在驅趕野豬的過程中，有居民手部受了傷。 相關新聞： 寧夏野豬隊日捕13隻隨時勁賺¥3.1萬 獵人公開秘訣…… 野豬氾濫危害全國26省？ 捕獵懸賞¥2400 Source link
The Hong Kong Observatory issued the Strong Wind Signal, No.3 at 10.40 am on Saturday as Severe Tropical Storm Trami moved westwards. Severe Tropical Storm Trami. Photo: Observatory. The storm will move across the central and northern parts of the South China Sea, the Observatory said, towards the seas south of Hainan Island on Saturday. […]
Several loud explosions were heard in Iran’s capital Tehran and the nearby city of Karaj city early on Saturday, semi-official Iranian media said, adding that the cause was unknown. Iran’s state television said several strong explosions heard around the capital, but there was no official comment about the source of explosions. Israel has been planning […]
英王查理斯三世夫婦近日出訪澳洲，22日參觀悉尼歌劇院並與大批民眾近距離接觸，但被安排伺伏在建築物樓頂、負責保安的警方狙擊手，竟被拍到撇下了槍，走到天台的另一邊忘情自拍，引起網民熱議。 查理斯三世10月18日至26日首次以國家元首身分訪問澳洲，22日，他與王后卡米拉現身悉尼歌劇院，且會與民眾在戶外拍大合照，澳洲政府保安工作嚴陣以待。 每日郵報報道，當一萬名澳洲人在雪梨歌劇院外耐心等待查理斯和卡米拉現 Source link
A “relentless and cruel” online predator who blackmailed girls around the world was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison on Friday after being convicted of the manslaughter of a victim who took her own life. Prosecutors say 26-year-old Alexander McCartney, from Newry in Northern Ireland, pretended to be a teenage girl and carried […]
Al Amerat [Oman], October 25 (ANI): Afghanistan A skipper Darwish Rasooli won the toss and elected to bat first in the second semifinal of the ACC Emerging Asia Cup 2024 being played at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) on Friday. The winner of this match will play Sri Lanka A in the […]