Springfield man, 48, discovers stage four cancer after ignoring common symptom

23rd March 2025 – (Springfield) A 48-year-old man from Springfield, Missouri, has recounted his unexpected battle with stage four colorectal cancer, initially prompted by a single symptom he chose to ignore. Shawn Michael has shared his experiences in a video that has garnered significant attention on social media, attracting nearly 100,000 views after being featured […]
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Mercedes-Benz offers generous severance packages to 30,000 employees as cost-cutting initiative intensifies

23rd March 2025 – (Stuttgart) Mercedes-Benz is poised to enhance its cost-reduction strategies by offering substantial severance packages as part of its “Next Level Performance” programme. The luxury car manufacturer aims to achieve savings of approximately five billion euros by 2027, with plans to encourage voluntary redundancies among as many as 30,000 employees. Reports from […]
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Queen’s College hacked

Judy Cui
Queen’s College’s student information system was reportedly hacked recently, with one of the student’s violation records modified without authorization.
Sources provided an internal e-mail that said the school’s information technology team discovered unauthorized access to one of the eClass…

‘Unshirkable responsibility’ of civil servants

Cheng Wong
Civil servants “have an unshirkable responsibility” to safeguard national security and authorities will further integrate national security and patriotic education into their existing training programs, says Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan.
In a Facebook post,…

Another mainland study tour hit by gastro outbreak

Michael Shum
Health authorities are investigating a norovirus outbreak after 20 students and a teacher fell ill with acute gastroenteritis on a study tour in the mainland.
According to officials, a group of 135 comprising teachers and students from a secondary school in Tsing Yi went on a three-day…

Sinopec profit declines 16pc

Sinopec’s (0386) full-year profit tumbled 16 percent amid sluggish demand, with China’s oil consumption likely nearing a peak.
The country’s biggest refiner’s net income fell to 49 billion yuan (HK$52.56 billion) in 2024 from 58.3 billion yuan a year earlier, the company said in a filing yesterday,…

137 flats at Le Mont’s second phase heavily oversubscribed

Staff reporter
Vanke Hong Kong’s Le Mont phase 2 in Tai Po had received about 7,900 subscriptions for 137 flats in the first price list as of yesterday evening, making them more than 57 times oversubscribed.
Phase 2 comprises 682 flats with areas spanning 246 square feet to 797 sq ft.
The 137 flats…

Crisis looms for emerging markets

Turkey’s markets were shaken last week following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – the biggest rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The stock and bond markets fell for three consecutive days, with the stock market recording its largest weekly drop since the collapse of Lehman…

HKIS moves to strengthen leadership team

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Heading to Hong Kong a few months from now, Elizabeth Elizardi is clearly excited by the prospect of a new challenge and the turn her career has taken.

As from August 1, she will be Lower Primary principal at Hong Kong International School (HKIS), with overall responsibility for the section’s 700-plus pupils and close involvement in the launch of an eagerly anticipated dual-language immersion programme in English and Mandarin.

“What first attracted me was HKIS’s play-based Reggio Emilia inspired model of early childhood and elementary education,” says Elizardi, who is currently interim head of school at The Country Day School in McLean, Virginia. “This is an area I am passionate about and, over the last 10 years as a leader in independent schools in the US, I have built a level of expertise working with this model and this age group.”

For teachers, using the Reggio approach can be testing. In particular, it requires an understanding of the complexity at the intersection of play and academic excellence, and that the two are not mutually exclusive.
 
However, during an initial visit to HKIS for a series of interviews, Elizardi was greatly impressed by the evident dedication of her future colleagues to creating this kind of learning environment and developing the unique potential of every child.

“Everything I had read about the school was aligned with my philosophy of education and what I believe in,” she says. “And the chance to be somewhere that is so well-resourced and has state-of-the-art facilities convinced me this was the place to be.” 

Other determining factors were HKIS’s essentially American curriculum plus the fact that, at this point in her life, Elizardi simply felt the time was right to do something a bit more adventurous.

Back in the day, after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, she had considered a spell overseas with the Peace Corps. Instead, she opted to go into teaching and…

Kremlin dampens hopes for quick resolution to Ukraine conflict as talks begin

24th March 2025 – (Moscow) The Kremlin has tempered expectations regarding a swift end to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, indicating that initial discussions are just commencing and that “difficult negotiations” lie ahead. As delegations from Russia and Ukraine prepare to engage in separate talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia over the next 48 […]
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NewJeans announce hiatus during their headline act at ComplexCon in Hong Kong

24th March 2025 – (Hong Kong) K-pop girl group NewJeans, comprising members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein, has announced a temporary break from public performances, delivering the news to stunned fans during their headline act at ComplexCon in Hong Kong. The announcement came just two days after a South Korean court ruled in favour […]
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Two men arrested following violent street brawl in Sham Shui Po

24th March 2025 – (Hong Kong) On 22nd March, a street altercation unfolded in Sham Shui Po, captured on video and widely circulated online. The footage depicts two men engaged in a violent scuffle on the pavement of Apliu Street, grappling with each other as they crashed to the ground. The individual in black attempted […]
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Fire erupts at Tin Ping Estate in Sheung Shui, engulfing plastic canopies

24th March 2025 – (Hong Kong) A fire broke out at Tin Ming House, Tin Ping Estate 48 Tin Ping Road, Sheung Shui, around 8pm on 23rd March. Fire services arrived quickly to extinguish the blaze, and fortunately, no injuries were reported. Authorities, including both police and fire officials, are currently investigating the cause of […]
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Hong Kong’s vision of becoming AI hub demands clear road map

Success requires strong leadership, a clear development path, community buy-in and bold, forward-thinking policies from the government.

Standard Chartered plans Hong Kong wealth centres to tap US$200 billion of ‘new money’

The next wealth management centre will open in Central later this year, while the bank scouts for new locations in the city.