Germany scraps fast-track citizenship programme amid shifting public mood
Germany has ended its fast-track citizenship programme, reflecting a shift in public attitudes toward migration and integration....
Hong Kong Policy announces change from security to economic growth.
Hong Kong will make an official announcement for ways to increase the city’s economy in the annual policy on Wednesday, as expectations to rebuild the financial centre since the struggle from COVID.
Slow functions in Hong Kong’s economy have a big impact in the Chinese economy. The city's economy expanded by 3.3% in the second quarter from a year earlier and is expected to grow 2.5-3.5% for the year.
Tourist numbers have increased since the pandemic, around 46 million people are expected to visit this year, although consumption and finance remain low, with stock listings not provided and the capital flight faces challenges.
Hong Kong's financial secretary announced on February new improvements with expanding property, tourism and financial services, stating the deficiency to the complex geopolitical environment and budget costs.
In the meeting held last month between China's top official on Hong Kong affairs, Xia Baolong and Hong Kong leader John Lee, Xia explained requirements of "reforms" to increase the economic growth, to be parallel with China's national strategy.
He requested for the Hong Kong government to "unite and lead all sectors of society" advising on reforms, along with businessmen to help in this matter.
One commentator in China Daily, a state-run news channel said Xia's speech is in need for "economic and social reforms".
Lee has mentioned the main goal for this year would be on the economic improvement and people's daily lives. His government added a new national security regulation in March which Lee stated it maintained.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
Russia’s central bank has ruled the state violated minority shareholders’ rights in seized assets, signaling rare pushback against nationalisation.
A newly elected German mayor survived multiple stab wounds in a shocking family attack.
Cristiano Ronaldo has become football’s first billionaire player, according to Bloomberg, which tracks the world’s richest individuals.
Germany has ended its fast-track citizenship programme, reflecting a shift in public attitudes toward migration and integration.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of the U.S.-proposed Gaza deal, which will see the release of all Israeli hostages, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday.
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