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The British should “be afraid” of a strike by Russian nuclear drone, threatens Vladimir Putin’s leading TV propagandist. The Kremlin dictator this week revealed a “successful test” of the Poseidon high speed torpedo. It is designed to carry a nuclear warhead and is powered by its one atomic reactor, with Russian experts claiming it could trigger tidal waves and lay …

Hong Kong could face a higher risk of chikungunya fever spreading during the coming National Games as an outbreak across the border had yet to be brought under control, a leading infectious disease expert warned on Thursday, calling on the city to take preventive measures. Professor Jasper Chan Fuk-woo, of the University of Hong Kong’s department of microbiology, said that …

The Slovenian government has announced sweeping legal and policing reforms after a fatal assault triggered mass protests The Slovenian government has announced a package of sweeping security and social-welfare reforms after the death of a man who was fatally beaten by a member of the Roma community in the city of Novo Mesto.  Ales Sutar, 48, was assaulted last week …

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said Seoul aimed to work with Beijing to advance practical cooperation in trade, supply chains and people-to-people exchanges to improve ties based on “friendly competition” and “equal cooperation”. Lee made the remarks in an interview with China’s state-run Xinhua news agency published a day ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival in the South Korean …

The “Monster of the Andes” is one of the most prolific serial killers in history – but he was released from prison and since vanished Source link

Washington earlier triggered restrictions on NIS, the Balkan country’s sole oil refinery, sparking fears of a national energy crisis Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has appealed to the US for more time to address issues surrounding the nation’s only oil refinery, which is majority-owned by Russian energy giant Gazprom, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Earlier this month, the White House activated restrictions …

The Australian grandmother who was found dead on a Great Barrier Reef island after she was left behind by a cruise ship has been identified. Suzanne Rees, 80, was on the first stop of a 60-day, $80,000-a-ticket cruise ship ticket of Australia when she got separated from the group on a hike and tragically died.  A multi-agency investigation will probe …

The high-stakes summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, took place in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday and lasted 100 minutes. It marked their first in-person meeting since Trump returned to the White House for his second presidential term, having last met in 2019. 1. Personal warmth on display The two exchanged cordial greetings and …

The conflict between Moscow and Kiev “came up very strongly” during his talks with Xi Jinping, the US leader has said US President Donald said that he had agreed with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that Washington and Beijing would “work together” on a settlement to the Ukraine conflict. Trump made the claim aboard Air Force One as he was …

Researchers from Hong Kong and the United Kingdom have together developed a new predictive model that can estimate the lifetime risk of diabetic patients having a stroke, cancer and premature death, enabling doctors to provide more personalised treatment. Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) researchers said the model, the first of its kind tailored to the Chinese population, could eventually …