The Hong Kong High Court in January ordered liquidation of the world’s most indebted property developer. | Photo: Bloomberg 2 min read Last Updated : Sep 11 2024 | 9:59 AM IST A British court has allowed the former wife of China Evergrande’s founder to spend up to $26,180 per month from her frozen...
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New travel scheme to cost HKSAR-BNO passport holders 10 to enter Britain
The UK Home Office provides a tutorial video for applying for ETA. Previous Next Eunice Lam All HKSAR and British National (Overseas) passport holders will have to pay 10 (HK$102) for the electronic travel authorization before traveling to the United Kingdom from January 8. This came as the...
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China Finish Atop Paris Paralympics 2024 Tally With 220 Medals, Great Britain Second, USA Third – News18
Paris Paralympics 2024: China Top Medal Tally. China’s mind-boggling medal haul included 94 gold, 76 silver and 50 bronze medals. Great Britian came in second with 124 medals, 49 gold, 44 silver and 31 bronze, followed by the United States of America, who finished with 105 medals to their name, 36 gold, 42 silver and...
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Swiss double in wheelchair marathons on final day of Paralympics
China has dominated the medals table for the sixth Paralympics in a row (BERTRAND GUAY) Switzerland landed a Paralympics double when Catherine Debrunner and Marcel Hug won the wheelchair marathon events on the final day of competition on Sunday. Among the final events, the USA women’s team will aim to emulate the men in winning...
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Amputee sprint stars roar into Paralympics, Britain chase China
Jardiel Veira Soares takes a shot for reigning champions Brazil against Turkey on the first day of the blind football at the Paralympics (FRANCK FIFE) The Paralympic amputee sprinters burst into action on Sunday and Britain chased China’s medal haul with a golden success in the pool and on the track. There was a setback...
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Chinese electric cars will be dumped in Britain, experts warn
Chinese electric cars will be funnelled towards Britain as manufacturers seek to avoid punishing European Union tariffs, analysis predicts. Car makers including MG owner SAIC and BYD offloaded a record number of electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe this summer, as part of efforts to escape incoming taxes imposed by Brussels. But in a bid to...
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Govt alerts Hongkongers of personal safety on UK travel amid riots
Demonstrators clash with police officers during an anti-immigration protest, in Rotherham, Britain, August 4, 2024. (Reuters) The government on Tuesday reminds Hong Kong residents to exercise caution as well as avoid large gatherings of people when traveling to United Kingdom after the ongoing protests and riots. Residents who intend to visit the country or...
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Inside dangerous world of slap therapy which promises to improve blood circulation and release toxins from the body but has been linked to number of deaths including a diabetic boy, six, in Australia and grandmother, 71, in Britain
Slap therapy is claimed to be an art of ‘self-healing’ which promises to improve blood circulation and release toxins from the body. But the seemingly painful practice has been linked to a number of deaths worldwide, and left practitioners covered in deep cuts and huge swollen bruises. Hongchi Xiao, was today convicted of the gross-negligence...
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China’s Infra Expansion At Border Areas? Vibrant Village Programme Gets Largest Ever Fund Allocation – News18
Reported By: Ankur Sharma Last Updated: July 24, 2024, 11:36 IST With this project, the government will boost infrastructure in border areas which will be a great help in case of escalation by adversary. (Representational Photo/ News18) In the last budget, the Centre had not allocated any fund for the Vibrant Village programme but this...
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Stats boffins predict how many medals Team GB will win at Paris Olympics – so, who is tipped to join Adam Peaty and Keely Hodgkinson in bagging a gold?
The Paris 2024 Olympics starts this week, with the opening ceremony on Friday Team GB have high hopes and are targeting a haul of between 50 and 70 medals Stats boffins Gracenote have produced a virtual medal table for Paris 2024 By David Coverdale Published: 10:04 BST, 23 July 2024 | Updated: 10:04 BST, 23...
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Starmer goes to Washington on first foreign trip as UK PM
“It will be an opportunity for him to learn and get to know other leaders as much as to communicate any particular messages,” foreign policy expert James Strong told Agence France-Presse. Britain’s previous Conservative government was one of Ukraine’s staunchest allies, providing money, weapons and troop training to help it repel Russia’s invasion. Starmer has...
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Nato summit, mending EU relations among first tasks for new UK PM Starmer
Starmer is set to make a high-profile international debut next week, when he is expected to attend Nato’s 75th-anniversary summit in Washington. (Photo: Reuters) 5 min read Last Updated : Jul 06 2024 | 11:40 AM IST New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer doesn’t get to take a breather. After a draining six-week election...