- 5h ago
Barbara Brych, 25, wins épée bronze at World Fencing Championships, Poland's first individual women's medal since 2017
The 25-year-old from Krakow, ranked 78th in the world, beat Olympic bronze medallist Eszter Muhari and world No.6 Hadley Husisian before falling to Italy's Giulia Rizzi in the semi-finals in Hong Kong.
- 4d ago
Zhongji Innolight seeks up to $7 billion in Hong Kong's biggest listing in seven years
The Chinese optical transceiver maker plans to raise up to HK$55 billion, with cornerstone investors including Temasek, BlackRock and Alibaba committing $3.45 billion.
- Jul 18
EU bans large fashion retailers from destroying unsold clothes and shoes
Large fashion retailers across the 27-member bloc can no longer send unsold clothes and shoes to landfill or incineration, and must instead reuse, donate or recycle them.
- Jul 17
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model rivals US frontier AI, rattles markets and reignites open-source debate
Moonshot AI's open-weight model matches or beats GPT-5.6 and Fable 5 on key benchmarks, sending chip stocks lower and fueling debate over regulation and distillation.
- Jul 16
TSMC profit jumps 77% to record $22bn, pledges $100bn more for Arizona plants
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a 77% jump in second-quarter net profit to a record $22 billion and announced an additional $100 billion investment in US chipmaking in Arizona, raising its total US commitment to $265 billion.
- Jul 16
All Blacks dismantle Ireland 40-21 to extend Eden Park unbeaten streak to 53 Tests
New Zealand ran in six tries to beat Ireland 40-21 at Eden Park on Saturday, extending their unbeaten run at the Auckland fortress to 53 Tests and completing a clean sweep of their home Nations Championship fixtures.
- Jul 16
Hong Kong police arrest five in third raid on independent bookstores for seditious books
Police raided Have A Nice Stay and Greenfield Bookstore in Mong Kok, seizing boxes of books and detaining five people under the 2024 national security law. The operation is the third targeting independent booksellers since March.
- Jul 15
Hegseth mandates testosterone screening for US troops over 30, drawing fire from medical experts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered mandatory annual testosterone screening for all troops aged 30 and older, with voluntary hormone therapy for those found deficient. The policy, announced Wednesday, draws sharp criticism from medical experts who say the link between testosterone and combat performance is not scientifically established.
- Jul 15
China expels former Xinjiang chief and space programme veteran Ma Xingrui from Communist Party in deepening Politburo purge
Ma Xingrui, the 66-year-old who led China's space programme before running Xinjiang, was expelled from the party and stripped of all posts on Tuesday after anti-graft investigators accused him of bribery, nepotism and trading power for sexual favours.
- Jul 14
Global chip stocks plunge into bear market as AI doubts and US-Iran strikes rattle investors
Semiconductor shares tumbled worldwide, dragging the Philadelphia index down 11% for the week and pushing Japan's Nikkei into correction, while escalating US-Iran clashes lifted oil prices.
- Jul 12
Victim of first IS-claimed attack in Germany speaks 10 years on: 'Scars remain but do not define us'
A 36-year-old survivor of the 2016 Würzburg regional train axe and knife attack, the first Islamic State-claimed terrorist assault in Germany, released a statement via a local friendship society describing lasting injuries and thanking the city for its compassion.
- Jul 10
SK Hynix raises $26.5B in record foreign IPO, CEO warns memory shortage will last past 2030
The South Korean memory giant debuted on the Nasdaq on July 10, raising $26.5 billion and opening 14% above its offer price. CEO Kwak Noh-jung warned that memory supply will fall short of demand through 2030, with 2027 set to be the worst year on record.
- Jul 9
Xi Jinping demands accountability after shoe factory fire kills 28 in China
At least 28 people died when a fire tore through the Huiteng Shoes factory in Jinjiang, a global hub for sneaker production. President Xi Jinping ordered an immediate investigation and warned of repeated industrial safety failures.
- Jul 9
Gulf conflict escalation pushes oil past $82 and gas to 3-month high, European stocks hold steady
Renewed US-Iran hostilities and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent European gas to 51.5 euros per megawatt hour and Brent crude above $82 a barrel on 13 July 2026, while European equities posted modest gains and Asian chipmakers tumbled.
- Jul 8
Trump says Iran deal is 'over' as U.S. strikes 80 targets; oil jumps, stocks slide
U.S. forces struck over 80 targets in Iran and President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire memorandum 'over', sending oil prices up more than 5% and rattling global equity markets.
- Jul 5
China frees underground pastor Ezra Jin after Trump's intervention
Ezra Jin Mingri, founder of the Zion Church, was released from Chinese detention and reunited with his family in Los Angeles on July 4, less than two months after President Trump raised his case with Xi Jinping.
- Jul 2
Iñaki Sandoval named new director of Barcelona's Conservatori del Liceu, replacing Maria Serrat after 27 years
Pianist and former student Iñaki Sandoval will become director general of the Conservatori del Liceu in December, returning to the institution where he founded its jazz department.
- Jul 2
Rosa María Calaf receives Spain's National Television Award for pioneering legacy
The veteran RTVE correspondent is recognised for breaking barriers in journalism and reporting from the world's major political centres.
- Jun 30
Switzerland stays world's wealthiest per adult, but median wealth plunges 20% as global private wealth rises 10.8% in 2025
The latest UBS Global Wealth Report shows Swiss adults still have the highest average wealth at $910,382, but median wealth tumbled from $182,248 to $145,555 in one year, reflecting widening inequality as global private wealth grew by 10.8%.
- Jun 29
China's Momenta files for $751 million Hong Kong IPO as Baidu's Kunlunxin targets $50 billion listing
Autonomous driving firm Momenta seeks up to HK$5.89 billion while Baidu's AI chip unit Kunlunxin eyes a $50 billion valuation, underscoring a record half for Hong Kong equity listings.
