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Hong Kong considers cash grants for schools to hire more native English teachers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But option may reduce pay and perks of new hires as authorities review existing recruitment scheme, sources say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3297931/hong-kong-considers-cash-grants-schools-hire-more-native-english-teachers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWith deforestation rising, is Indonesia missing the forest for the trees?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesia lost more than 26,000 sq km of primary and secondary forests last year, according to a new NGO report. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3297832/deforestation-rising-indonesia-missing-forest-trees?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina faces uphill battle to boost demand despite consumer price recovery in January
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s consumer prices received a boost amid household spending rise in festival season, but ex-factory price fall extended. https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3297942/china-faces-uphill-battle-boost-demand-despite-consumer-price-recovery-january?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS prolongs Ukraine conflict, North Korean leader says
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. US is blinded “by the wild ambition for establishing unipolar hegemony”, Kim Jong Un added https://tass.com/world/1910491
Read MoreRussia “actively pushing for protracted war” in Ukraine, ISW reports
Pravda Ukraine Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have noted that the actions of the Russian authorities reflect a reluctance to engage in negotiations and that they are “actively pushing for a prolonged war” in Ukraine. Furthermore, they suggest that Russia may be preparing conditions for a possible broader conflict with…
Read MoreTemperatures in Hong Kong fall to 10 degrees, cold weather warning issued
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tai Mo Shan records lowest minimum across city at 3.6 degrees, but Observatory says temperatures to climb to 17 degrees during the day. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3297941/temperatures-hong-kong-fall-10-degrees-cold-weather-warning-issued?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGrapevine February 8, 2025: Sport and society
Jerusalem Post Movers and shakers in Israeli society. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-841212
Read MoreDanon calls on UN’s Guterres to condemn Hamas’s ‘cruel, inhumane’ hostage treatment
Jerusalem Post Danon addressed the physical condition of the returned hostages, calling it “clear evidence of war crimes” by Hamas. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-841248
Read MoreTrump directs Secret Service to give him ‘every bit of information’ about his attempted assassins: report
Fox News President Donald Trump said he has directed the Secret Service to give him “every bit of information” known about his two attempted assassins last summer during the presidential campaign, according to a report. “I want to find out about the two assassins,” the president told the New York Post Friday. “Why did the…
Read MoreOperational safety procedure introduced at Russian airports
Pravda Ukraine The airports of Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod and St Petersburg in Russia have implemented the Kovyor (Carpet) plan due to a drone threat. [A Kovyor plan is an airport operational safety procedure for airport services and personnel when an unidentified object appears in the sky – ed.] Source: Russian Telegram channels and media, citing…
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