Current Affairs
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Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHelpers’ union calls for raising food allowance to HK$2,770, citing inflation
A union representing foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong has urged authorities to more than double their monthly food allowance to HK$2,770 (US$350), saying the current stipend …
Source: NBC News – World ·
GeneralChinese pastor released from prison after Trump raised his case with Xi Jinping
Ezra Jin Mingri, who founded Beijing’s Zion Church, was detained in October in one of China’s largest crackdowns on a single church in decades.
Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) – World ·
GeopoliticsSouth Korea plans future fund fueled by chip boom
South Korea plans to channel windfall tax revenue from its booming semiconductor industry into a new future fund. The money would help finance major industrial projects and to sup…
Source: Times of India – World ·
GeopoliticsThe right to walk: After Supreme Court judgment, who will reclaim our footpaths?
Here are four clear bullet points summarizing the article: • Ananya Podder is a news intern at the Times of India. • She is a political science major with a PG Diploma from the I…
Source: Times of India – World ·
GeopoliticsWhy China wanted to build the 'sky river' across the Tibetan Plateau
Here are 4 clear bullet points summarizing the article: • The TOI Science Desk is a team of journalists dedicated to reporting on scientific news and discoveries. • They curate a…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
Geopolitics‘Cheers should have limits’: Chinese province calls foul on fans of Japan World Cup team
A provincial propaganda department has accused some Chinese football fans of using the Japanese team’s success at the World Cup to denigrate China’s squad, suggesting their behavi…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsCan you get cancer? Hong Kong doctors say it takes more than 1 mistake
In the final instalment of a six-part Health Matters wellness series on cancer in Hong Kong, Anthea Rowan explores how genetics, lifestyle and chance intersect in cancer risk and …
Source: Inc. ·
EntrepreneurshipIBM’s CEO Has a Message for Founders: Treat AI as ‘Day Zero’
Most companies approach AI the wrong way, Arvind Krishna argues. The key to scaling it across your business may be far simpler than leaders expect.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsPrediction Markets Let You Bet on Whether a Wildfire Will Burn Down Your Town
Wildfire survivors call fire-prediction markets “morally reprehensible” and worry they could increase the risk of arson.
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsRussian warships dock in Chinese port ahead of Joint Sea exercises
Russian naval vessels arrived in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao on Sunday ahead of joint maritime drills. They include the Varyag, a Slava-class guided-missile “carrier-…
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsReview: TCL RM9L RGB-Mini LED (2026)
This massive 85-inch model is highly customizable but jaw-droppingly expensive.
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsIran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei holds ‘positive’ view of China, ambassador says
Iran’s new supreme leader shares his late father’s “positive” view of relations with China, Tehran’s ambassador told a security forum in Beijing. Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli also sugg…
Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) – World ·
GeopoliticsIran: Pressure on persecuted Baha'i community intensifies
Arrests, torture, mock executions: War has seen the Iranian regime crack down on dissidents of all kinds. Members of the country's Baha'i faith have long been persecuted, but thei…
Source: Indian Express – World ·
GeopoliticsFrom Cold War mistrust to Apaches and C-17s: India’s defence ties with the US
Here are four clear bullet points summarizing the article: • The US-India defense relationship has evolved significantly over the past two decades, with Washington emerging as on…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsIndia eyes further oil exploration after Iran war shortages
Hit by the biggest energy supply shock in decades during the Middle East war, import-dependent India is expanding domestic crude exploration, its oil minister says. India, the wor…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsBiker dies after crashing head-on with 3-wheeled motorcycle in Hong Kong
A motorcyclist died after losing control of his vehicle and colliding head‑on with a three-wheeled motorbike in Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon. Police said the crash happened at ab…
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsEight Sleep Pod 5 Review: The Smartest, Nosiest Bed You Can Buy
Eight Sleep’s Pod 5 is great at its job, but its job is also watching you sleep.
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChina’s rare earth industry has critical weakness, researchers warn
China’s dominance in rare earth mining, refining and exports has long been viewed as a strategic advantage. But a new study by Chinese researchers argues that the country’s rare e…
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsWhat Are Fish Oil Supplements Good For? Here’s Your Crash Course
A large-scale clinical trial has shown that even long-term consumption of DHA—an omega-3 fatty acid found in abundance in oily fish—may not lead to improvements in cognitive funct…
Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) – World ·
GeopoliticsIndia news: Indian passport slips one spot in global ranking
The Indian passport has slipped one spot below last year's ranking on the Global Passport Index. Follow DW for more.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsThere’s a Global Network of Fungi Under Your Feet. This Is the First Complete Map
A new study has succeeded in mapping, on a global scale, the fungal network that supports plant life and helps regulate our planet’s climate.
Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) – World ·
GeopoliticsChina frees pastor after Trump raised case with Xi
China has released the pastor of a prominent underground church after US President Donald Trump pressed his case with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. His family hailed the move as a ho…
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsFar From Kyiv and Moscow, Soldiers Stalk Ruins and Evade Drones on the Front
Ukraine’s military has denied a Kremlin claim to have taken a city in the eastern Donetsk region, saying its troops are holding out against infiltrating Russians.
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsYears of Warnings About Public Housing Preceded Venezuela’s Earthquakes
Residents, construction experts and seismologists said for years that Venezuela’s public housing would be vulnerable in a natural disaster.
Source: Inc. ·
EntrepreneurshipForget Prompting. The Most Important AI Skill of the Next 5 Years Is Something Else
The future of AI at work isn’t better prompts—it’s creating reusable systems that capture how your best people think and operate.
Source: Inc. ·
EntrepreneurshipWhy AI May Be About to Destroy One of Legacy Brands’ Biggest Competitive Advantages
When an AI agent picks once for the weekly buy and never reconsiders, the threat to an incumbent is the opening a challenger has been waiting for.
Source: Wired ·
Tech & StartupsHow to Avoid Spoilers Online and in Chats
You can minimize the risk of films and shows being spoiled for you by muting comments, conversations, and keywords on various platforms.
Source: The Washington Post – World ·
GeopoliticsTurkey sees its status in NATO rise, thanks to its weapons factories and Trump
A friendship between presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and a need for weapons production, has changed how other NATO countries treat Turkey.
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsHong Kong aurora-chasing tour group rescues 2 divers lost at sea in Australia
A Hong Kong tour group on an aurora-chasing boat ride near an island in Australia has saved two fellow city residents who went missing while scuba diving, in a dramatic rescue the…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsEbola treatment trial begins in Congo as citizens mourn hundreds
Residents at the epicentre of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) Ebola outbreak are pinning their hopes on experimental treatments after researchers began a highly anticip…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsNearly 60% of Hong Kong parents mistake deadly disease for a cold, survey finds
Nearly 60 per cent of Hong Kong parents mistakenly believe that invasive meningococcal disease is no different from a common cold, a survey has found, prompting doctors to urge gr…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
Geopolitics‘China shock 3.0’ is coming. And it’ll be AI-powered robots
The world’s attention is fixed on frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models, but China’s robot-making factories deserve just as much attention. Chinese e-commerce company JD.co…
Source: Indian Express – World ·
GeopoliticsCanada’s latest safety rankings: What Indian students and immigrants should know
Here are the 4 clear bullet points summarizing the article: • Quebec City is Canada's safest major city, with a Crime Index of 22.3, according to Numbeo data. • Burlington (28.6)…
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsIran’s China envoy vows ‘special’ Hormuz treatment for ‘friendly’ countries
Despite US objections, ambassador insists new fees to be charged to vessels transiting Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Al Jazeera – News ·
GeopoliticsTrump offers to help end Russia-Ukraine war in Putin call, Kremlin says
Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov says Trump made the offer during a nearly 90-minute phone call with the Russian president.
Source: The Guardian – World ·
GeopoliticsBaptism record at Manchester Cathedral offers insight into Black Mancunian life in Georgian-era England
A parish entry reveals an argument that proved pivotal to the abolitionist cause, at a time when an estimated 20,000 Black people were living in the countryWhen the abolitionist T…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsChinese scientists’ horse-head discovery sheds light on ancient elite sacrificial traditions
From the ancient Aztecs’ efforts to appease the sun god to Apollo’s demands in the Iliad, human history is permeated with traditions of sacrifice, and China was no exception. In Z…
Source: Inc. ·
EntrepreneurshipWant to Be More Persuasive? A Massive New Study of 7,002 Shark Tank Pitches Says This Surprising Factor Makes a Big Difference
This is a story about Plato, Shark Tank, and AI.
Source: Times of India – World ·
GeopoliticsEscape routes sealed, more troops in J&K: Army's hunt for 2 LeT terrorists enters Day 2
Security forces are continuing a two-day anti-terror operation in Shopian's Meemandar area, intensifying their search for two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists. The duo, identi…
Source: Indian Express – World ·
GeopoliticsNorth Korea’s Kim Jong Un observes nuclear weapons tests aboard new naval destroyer
Here are four clear bullet points summarizing the news article: • North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of a nuclear-capable cruise missile and other weapons a…
Source: South China Morning Post – World ·
GeopoliticsFirst money, now ‘loyalty’: Trump’s demands test Nato chief’s flattery tactics
Since he started work as Nato secretary general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest milita…
Source: The New York Times – World ·
GeopoliticsGuam and Northern Mariana Islands Prepare for Typhoon Bavi
Typhoon Bavi, a tropical cyclone barreling through the Pacific Ocean, was forecast to pass near the U.S. territories on Monday with the force of a Category 5 hurricane.
Source: Times of India – World ·
GeopoliticsMarket recap: Top-10 firms add Rs 1 lakh crore in market capitalisation; Airtel, Bajaj Finance lead gains
Dalal Street concluded the past week on a high note, with top companies collectively adding over Rs 1 lakh crore to their market cap. Bharti Airtel and Bajaj Finance led the gains…
Source: Indian Express – World ·
GeopoliticsCrypto trip, sexual assault, ransom: Why Pakistan’s Deputy PM is facing resignation demand
Here are four clear bullet points summarizing the news article: • Pakistani Senator Faisal Vawda demands Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar's resignation after a relative is arreste…
Source: BBC News – World ·
GeopoliticsUS marks 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers and extreme weather
US President Donald Trump's speech included some of his political agenda but also honoured war veterans and American history.
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