Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Kevin Yeung today congratulated Ng Cheuk-yan on winning bronze in the Women’s 100m Backstroke S6 at the 4th Asian Para Games.
Mr Yeung said the swimmer gave it her all in the competition and won the first medal for the Hong Kong, China delegation, which was encouraging for many other Hong Kong athletes.
“I am looking forward to seeing more breakthroughs made by Hong Kong athletes and success in more events,” he added.
Apple (AAPL) and Nvidia (NVDA) may be renewing their battle for the world’s most valuable company, but a challenging few months for the S&P 500’s (^GSPC) 10 largest companies are holding back the broader index. The 10 biggest stocks in the S&P 500 have started to falter again relative to the rest of the market,
Anthropic has publicly filed for a stock market listing in what is slated to be one of the largest debuts in history. The company’s float on the US market will serve as a test of the financial viability of the multitrillion-dollar AI boom. Analysts and investors have valued the San Francisco-based company, founded in 2021,
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Lycia Therapeutics went public with an upsized $317.5 million IPO on Friday, while immunology-focused Windward Bio has also seen which way the public markets are blowing. South San Francisco-based Lycia offered 17.6 million shares as part of its Friday listing—above the 14.7 million shares that the company had previously expected. At $18 apiece, the shares
A historic department store which is been part of the Brixton community for 146 years has been nominated in a national competition to find the UK’s Favourite Local Business 2026. Morleys Brixton, part of the London based independent department store chain Morley Department Stores Limited, was established in Brixton in 1880 as Morley & Lanceley,
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Kenya on Monday released from quarantine the first group of people who came into contact with its index Ebola patient, a milestone in its efforts to contain cases to a single infection cluster. Health workers and humanitarian responders on the front lines of the Ebola response gather to receive a vaccination due to their potential
File photo depicting brain health. Chief Executive Officer of the University of Ghana Medical Centre Ltd (UGMC), Dr Abdul-Samed Tanko, has urged Ghanaians to adopt healthier lifestyles, warning that sedentary habits and excessive consumption of fatty foods could endanger their heart and brain health. He said lifestyle choices, including excessive carbohydrate intake, physical inactivity and
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist strongman Aleksandar Vucic dominated the Balkan country’s politics for 14 years. Then came the students. The long-ruling authoritarian leader on Sunday conceded the defeat of his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party to a grassroots movement of university students in a parliamentary election. The students had led protests for almost two
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The record was achieved in Bogota, Colombia. Fitness requires strength, balance and control over the body. Some people demonstrate these abilities by performing difficult physical activities. Nestor Santiago Gonzalez Valero from Colombia achieved a Guinness World Records title by holding a single-arm handstand for 1 minute and 54.50 seconds in Bogota, Colombia. According to Guinness
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Thai pilot and former Academy Fantasia contestant Teepchalit Phromchana, known as Tee AF6, has died after falling ill during a family trip to China yesterday, October 25. He was taken to a hospital in Beijing but succumbed to his illness, according to a family member. News of Tee’s death emerged after Satdha “Rak” Satdhathip, a
Artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity, but it is also creating new risks for businesses, governments and financial markets. Under Sam Altman’s leadership, OpenAI has helped bring advanced AI tools into mainstream use through ChatGPT. However, as AI systems become increasingly capable of identifying software vulnerabilities and executing complex tasks, concerns about cyberattacks are beginning to
Nile Air, Egypt’s largest private airline, has appointed Aeroprime Group as its Passenger General Sales Agent (GSA) in the United Kingdom, effective November 1, 2026. The appointment forms part of the airline’s efforts to expand its distribution network, strengthen travel trade relationships and develop its commercial presence in the UK market. Under the agreement, Aeroprime
Aktsiaselts Infortar acquired its own shares on the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange during the period of 19 October – 23 October 2026 as follows: Date Aggregated volume (pcs) Weighted average price per day (EUR) 19.10.2026 195 65,0154 20.10.2026 242 65,3025 21.10.2026 240 68,9167 22.10.2026 244 68,6459 23.10.2026 246 67,8407 Aktsiaselts Infortar is acquiring its own shares
Billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Advisors has been increasing its stake in drugmaker AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) in recent months. In the second quarter, Citadel purchased 2.7 million shares of AbbVie at an average price of $234.57, for a total investment of about $633 million. That takes Citadel’s stake in AbbVie to 3.2 million shares, worth $909