Los Angeles homelessness emergency: 'A city of shanties'
Los Angeles recently declared a state of emergency over the city's growing homeless population - up 12% in two years. Residents of the city's main homeless encampment say a mix of drugs and rising...
View ArticleBody found during hunt for missing Hong Kong yacht on its way to Philippines
A body was found during a joint Hong Kong-Philippine search for a sailing yacht that tried to cross the South China Sea but went missing during a storm with five sailors on board, media reports said....
View ArticleWoman charged over handbag theft after allegedly 'recruiting' young boys
A woman accused of having her seven-year-old son steal a handbag from underneath a patron at a high-end Melbourne restaurant has been denied bail. Janelle Christine Hutcheson, 35, is charged with four...
View ArticleHSBC Holdings plc third interim dividend for 2015 (2-page PDF 100KB) (HSBC...
(Source: HSBC Holdings plc) HSBC Holdings plc third interim dividend for 2015 5 October 2015 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2015 The Directors of HSBC Holdings plc have declared a...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor, October 06, 2015
Universal suffrage fight must go on People marked the first anniversary of the start of the Occupy Central movement last week. Many of us looked back and reflected on what was meant by the "umbrella...
View ArticleFIFA fines Hong Kong for football fans booing the Chinese national anthem
The international body that governs association football has fined the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) HK$40,000 (US$5,161) for Hong Kong fans jeering at the Chinese national anthem — which Hong...
View ArticleHong Kong’s high street shop rents fall up to 43 per cent fron their peaks
Hong Kong’s high street shop rents have fallen as much as 43 per cent when compared with the peak levels in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to international property consultant DTZ/Cushman &...
View ArticleA Hong Kong real estate tycoon is giving away 15 million Hong Kong dollars to...
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View ArticleRising rents main cause of distress for elderly, says charity
Half of all calls Alone received in 2014 were related to homelessness or housing, the charity has said. The principal cause of distress for elderly people was rising rents, Alone’s chief executive Seán...
View Article2015 third interim dividend (ISE - The Irish Stock Exchange plc)
(Source: ISE - The Irish Stock Exchange plc) HSBC HOLDINGS PLC THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2015 The Directors of HSBC Holdings plc have declared a third interim dividend of US$0.10 per ordinary share in...
View ArticleHSBC Holdings plc third interim dividend for 2015 - Announcement made to the...
(Source: HSBC Holdings plc) HSBC Holdings plc third interim dividend for 2015 - Announcement made to the HK stock exchange - English Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of...
View ArticleHong Kong Chinese Orchestra shines in Macau with eclectic programme in...
29th Macau International Music Festival Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Macau Cultural Centre Hong Kong's flagship orchestra got a standing ovation on Tuesday from an appreciative Macau audience after a...
View ArticleHong Kong: A launch pad to a larger world for Port members (Port Adelaide...
(Source: Port Adelaide Football club) Two years since the Port Adelaide Football Club signed a ground-breaking reciprocal partnership with the prestigious Hong Kong Football Club, HKFC's historian and...
View Article5 things to know: 10 of Atlanta's most popular restaurants suddenly close
Here are five things you need to know tonight: 1. Little could have been done to stop the handcuffed man who jumped to his death Tuesday morning while fleeing a downtown Atlanta court facility, an...
View ArticleHong Kong Letter: A city divided on democracy
Umbrella Revolution. Occupy Central. Umbrella Movement. The protest went by many names and they were heady days a year ago, when Hong Kong felt the sting of teargas in Central and tens of thousands of...
View ArticleEx-Hong Kong leader charged with misconduct
Hong Kong, Oct 5 (IANS) Hong Kong's former leader Donald Tsang has been charged with two counts of misconduct during his time in office, the department of justice announced on Monday. Tsang, 70, who...
View ArticleMcDonald's® Popular Breakfast Menu Now Available All Day In Southern California
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to tremendous consumer demand, McDonald's restaurants in Southern California introduce All Day Breakfast, allowing consumers the opportunity to...
View ArticleA year on, mixed views on what Hong Kong protests achieved
HONG KONG (AP) -- A year ago, Hong Kong's famously busy streets were shut down by pro-democracy protesters in the so-called "Umbrella Movement" - a moniker that came from the umbrellas used by...
View ArticleSnowden: I'd go to prison to return to US
LONDON — Edward Snowden says he has offered to return to the United States and go to jail for leaking details of National Security Agency programs to intercept electronic communications data on a vast...
View ArticleMcDonald's New York Tri-State Restaurants Answer The Demand From The City...
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- To answer the demand of customers who live, work and play in and near the city that never sleeps, McDonald's throughout the New York Tri-State area are now...
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