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76% of addicts in drug rehab run by Hong Kong NGO are readmissions: auditor
Audit Commission calls for publicly funded NGO to make βservice improvementsβ but organisation says relapses common in recovery process.
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France accuses Russian intelligence of spate of high-profile cyberattacks
Paris said Russian military intelligence has attacked a dozen French entities since 2021, and also targeted Emmanuel Macron's election campaign in 2017.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Samsung sees revenue increase but gives gloomy tariff-related outlook
The firm announced a record quarterly revenue but warned in an earnings call of economic uncertainty ahead, linked to US President Donald Trump's trade policies.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Targeted attacks on Colombian security forces leave 27 dead in two weeks
The government says armed illegal groups are launching deadly revenge attacks on the security forces.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:From Spain to Sweden: European countries diverge on religious symbols in public office
As Berlin reconsiders its controversial secularism policy, Europe continues to debate the limits of religious expression in public life.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Chinese flight bookings to US in summer decline as tariff war βadds fuel to the fireβ
Cancellations of flights from China to the US in June have been outnumbering new bookings, according to China Trading Desk CEO.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Croatia is pushing for Bosnia's EU membership, PM PlenkoviΔ tells Euronews
In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej PlenkoviΔ voiced strong support for Bosnia and Herzegovinaβs accession to the European Union, while also expressing concern over ongoing political instability in the region.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Police in Sweden say teenager under arrest after three killed in Uppsala shooting
The three victims were aged between 15 and 20, police said at a news conference, but Uppsalaβs police chief said their identities have not been confirmed yet.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Advocates Respond to Civil Rights Rollback at National Conference
At a gathering of 1,300 racial and economic justice advocates in Washington, DC, participants sought to build a stronger movement amid a hostile political environment.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Fact check: Did India trigger a flood in Pakistan?
Viral posts on social media have claimed India triggered a flood in Pakistan by withholding, then releasing, large amounts of water from a dam, causing flooding.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Geopolitics high on list as Hong Kong trade body searches for new director
Current Trade Development Council executive director Margaret Fong will retire later this year.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Philippinesβ new digital nomad visa: a boost for tourism or Pogo loophole?
Strict laws should be put in place to prevent these visas from being exploited by banned offshore gaming operators, critics warn.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:What ancient Chinese history reveals about todayβs AI panic
In the sweltering summer of the year 18 CE, a desperate chant echoed across Chinaβs sun-scorched plains: βHeaven has gone blind!β Thousands of starving farmers, their faces smeared with ox blood, marched toward the opulent vaults held by the Han dynastyβs elite rulers. As recorded in the ancient text Han Shu (Book of Han), these [β¦] The post What ancient Chinese history reveals about todayβs AI panic appeared first on...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Taiwan condemns Somalia travel ban
Taiwanese are warned against traveling to Somalia or Somaliland for their own safety before the ban is lifted.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Tens of thousands of Afghans return from Pakistan after deadline
More than 80,000 Afghans returned from Pakistan to Afghanistan between 1 and 18 April, following the expiry of a voluntary return deadline, Pakistani officials have said.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Malta's golden passport scheme breaks EU law, top court rules
The scheme lets people become citizens after paying, buying or renting property of a certain value, and donating to charity.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:The Long List of Trumpβs Harmful Reproductive Rights Restrictions
Click to expand Image Abortion rights demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court as oral arguments are delivered in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in Washington DC, April 2, 2025. 2025 Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images A report compiling harmful actions taken by US President Donald Trump against reproductive rights was released today by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), a legal...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Smart Fortress Europe: How Greece uses tech to crack down on migration
With EU funding, Greece is ramping up its use of drones and AI to monitor migration. A cross-border investigation by Solomon, Tagesspiegel, Inkstick, El PaΓs and Wochenzeitung reveals how far the surveillance system stretches.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Mercedes-Benz stock dips after pulling profit guidance on tariff fears
The carmaker said that the impact of US trade policies remains difficult to quantify β although warned of a hit to its margins.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces arrest prominent Palestinian journalist in West Bank
Ali al-Samoudi, who has worked extensively with Western media, was detained during what the Israeli military said were counter-terrorism raids.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:50 years on, Vietnam Warβs ecocide still not healed
When the Vietnam War finally ended on April 30, 1975, it left behind a landscape scarred with environmental damage. Vast stretches of coastal mangroves, once housing rich stocks of fish and birds, lay in ruins. Forests that had boasted hundreds of species were reduced to dried-out fragments, overgrown with invasive grasses. The term βecocideβ had [β¦] The post 50 years on, Vietnam Warβs ecocide still not healed appeared...
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Microsoft says it respects European laws as U.S. ramps up trade tensions with EU
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the U.S. tech giant is committed to respecting European laws β even though it may not always agree with them.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Murder mystery: Who was best-selling author Alexandra FrΓΆhlich?
The successful German novelist was found dead aboard her houseboat in Hamburg last week. Her semi-autobiographical books drew on former ties to Ukraine and Russia.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Who was murdered best-selling novelist Alexandra FrΓΆhlich?
The German author was recently found dead aboard her Hamburg houseboat. FrΓΆhlich's quirky semi-autobiographical books drew on former ties to Ukraine and Russia.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Drone footage shows scale of deadly Peru landslide
Two people are killed after a glacial lagoon overflowed in the Ancash region triggering a landslide.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Organizing for the Long Haul: How to Build a Network for Land and Liberation
Even as movement groups face multiple defensive battles, the Peopleβs Network for Land & Liberation offers an expansive vision of how to win a new world.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Global trade war: tensions spill into WTO session over China overcapacity, Trump tariffs
Overproduction focus a βwaste of timeβ, Beijing says, stressing real issue is protectionism as US-led group blasts China for alleged subsidies, industrial overflows.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Chinese AI and robotics start-ups from AgiBot to XtalPi respond to Xiβs self-reliance call
The Chinese president met representatives from several AI and robotics start-ups during a visit to Shanghai.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:China firm live-streams employees at work to boost client trust, claims to have staff support
Boss says some firms claim to have in-house teams while outsourcing work, live-streaming can reassure clients of presence of dedicated staff.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Trump's plans to mine the deep ocean are untested and could cause environmental harm, say mining experts
A recent executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump to invest in deep sea mining operations could have dire environmental consequences, according to a northern Ontario mining expert.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Burundi: Funding Crisis Threatens Refugee Work In Burundi, Hitting Women, Children, Says UN
[allAfrica] Geneva -- The deepening funding crunch is threatening humanitarian work on another international crisis, the UN is warning: the response in Burundi to the growing influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong finance chief revises budget deficit to HK$80.3 billion, down 8%
Paul Chan attributes lower figure to increased stamp duty income on stock trading and lower-than-expected departmental expenditure.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Sweden: Suspect arrested after three killed in Uppsala
Swedish police said a masked gunman carried out a shooting that killed three people. The motive of the shooting was as of yet unclear, with police investigating it as a homicide.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Euro zone economy expands by better-than-expected 0.4% in the first quarter
The figure was ahead of the 0.2% forecast in a Reuters poll of economists, and comes amid severe tariff headwinds.
Published on: April 30, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Court Orders All Police Officers At Protests to Wear Uniforms and Not Conceal Their Faces
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has ordered that police officers deployed during demonstrations must always be in uniform and should not conceal their faces.
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