Written by HONG KONG – A 12th monkey has died at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities said late on Tuesday, after 11 monkeys died in the past week due to melioidosis, a bacterial infection, which can affect both humans and animals. Housed in five separate cages, the deceased monkeys included the De Brazza species as well as […]
South Korea should be wary of intelligence manipulation for political reasons or hasty retaliatory action against the North for its alleged involvement in the Ukraine war, critics warn, with Washington yet to confirm if Pyongyang had deployed troops to join their Russian counterparts. The comments come as Seoul reportedly considered sending a team of intelligence […]
▲ 天文台預測熱帶氣旋「潭美」會在明日（24日）稍後至周五（25日）初時進入本港800公里範圍。（資料圖片） 【打風 / 潭美 / 颱風】天文台今日（23日）中午12時發布特別天氣提示，最新預測熱帶氣旋「潭美」會在明日（24日）稍後至周五（25日）初時進入本港800公里範圍，天文台屆時會發出1號戒備信號。 天文台預料，潭美會向西移動並逐漸增強，大致移向海南島一帶。同時，一股東北季候風補充會在接近周末抵達華南。 天文台表示，在潭美與東北季候風的共同影響下，周五及周末期間華南沿岸風勢頗大，漸轉多雲及有幾陣驟雨。 天文台將視乎潭美的動向及本地風力變化，評估是否需要改發3號強風信號，並形容隨後潭美的移動路徑及強度存在變數，有機會在下周初於海南島附近徘徊，籲市民留意天文台的最新天氣預測。 下載HKET App，追蹤TOPick WhatsApp頻道，睇全方位資訊： 【中下學試題免費下載】 【名校專區升學攻略】 【食物安全超市大搜查】 【職場智慧求生術】 Source link
第三季工商舖買賣價量齊跌，中原(工商舖)董事總經理潘志明稱，共錄約696宗買賣，較上季跌約21%，按年對比亦跌約14%，為連續第五個季度跌穿1000宗水平。 市場積存貨量高企 潘志明又指，不過受減息啟動，加上內地接連推振市政策，施政報告後放寬按揭，為投資市場帶來提振作用，預測第四季谷底向上，不過，礙於市場積存貨量高企，租售價料跌約5%至10%。 租賃市道價量下跌 中原（工商舖）商舖部董事黃偉基表示 Source link
Hong Kong lawmakers have questioned a government proposal to build a HK$700 million (US$90 million) exhibition hall at a prime site to showcase major development projects including the Northern Metropolis. They also urged the government on Tuesday to lower the cost of the first-stage development of the San Tin Technopole, a hub near the border […]
Hongkongers should note that tropical storm Trami is expected to be upgraded into a typhoon on Saturday, says the observatory. Henry Siu Tropical storm Trami is forecast to come within 800 kilometers of Hong Kong between late tomorrow and early Friday, when Signal No 1 will likely be issued. ”Depending on the movement of […]
Hunter Boyce More than half the world’s population is not getting enough of seven crucial nutrients. It’s an issue the World Health Organization said is a major threat, especially for children and pregnant women in low-income countries. Published in the journal the Lancet Global Health, researchers from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, UC […]
印度總理莫迪（Narendra Modi）赴俄羅斯出席金磚國家（BRICS）峰會。他與俄羅斯總統普京會面時表示，希望烏克蘭衝突可以和平且「迅速」化解。 相關新聞： 金磚峰會︱習近平喀山晤普京 稱中俄探索出「三不」相處之道 俄烏戰爭 | 聯合國秘書長將訪俄晤普京 逾2年來首次 巴西總統盧拉意外傷後尾枕 取消赴俄出席金磚峰會 哈薩克暫不擬加入金磚國家 總統下周仍赴俄出席峰會 據法新社報道，這場在喀山（ Source link
BEIJING – China and the Vatican have agreed to extend an accord on the appointment of Catholic bishops in the communist country for a period of four years, the two parties said on Tuesday. The Vatican struck a landmark deal with the Beijing government in 2018. The agreement, which was previously renewed every two years, […]
Hongkongers have been urged to remain vigilant to possible poaching activities while hiking in country parks or remote areas, with a conservation and education centre warning that poachers posed a threat to the city’s rich biodiversity. Walking trails at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. File photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP “Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) has […]