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Hong Kong is ageing, but the real question is where people age
In recent years, warnings about Hong Kong’s rapidly ageing population have become increasingly urgent. Long hospital waits, chronic shortages in long-term care and a shrinking working-age population have led many policym...
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Iran war: France and UK to lead ‘defensive’ force for Strait of Hormuz
France and Britain said on Friday that they would lead a multinational mission to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, while emphasising the force would be entirely defensive and only deployed once lasti...
Radio Free Asia
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Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison
Sentenced to life in prison for buying a video drone, Shin Daewe urged others to pray for those still in prison.
Times of India World
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Sunita Williams to run 130th Boston Marathon, returning after barefoot teen run and historic space marathon
Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut and former US Navy captain, will run the 2026 Boston Marathon, returning to a race she first attempted as a teenager and later completed in space. The 26.2-mile event on April 20 will feat...
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Turkey’s Erdogan urges Iran, US to use ceasefire to push for lasting peace
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday urged the United States and Iran to guard against any provocations by Israel and use their current ceasefire to push for lasting peace. “We must not allow weapons to again repla...
SCMP Asia
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Vietnam and China are now perfectly aligned
Even before Donald Trump returned to the White House, Vietnam’s military planners were already busy preparing for a possible second invasion by the United States and its allies. In the “Second US Invasion Plan”, secretly...
