Chinese students stranded by Australias travel ban can head back to class, via a third country

 Posted on April 28, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  751 words  |  Zora Stowers

“I’m here just like any other tourist, ticking off the must-see list,” said Yan. “Here I’m just like any other normal person. No quarantine, no face masks, no racism, unlike Australia.” Allie Liu, a student from Guangzhou who asked not to be referred to by her real name, flew to Bangkok earlier this month to take a two-week break before returning to ANU to continue studying for a Bachelor of Science. [Read More]

Coronavirus: as mask shortages bite, what must Carrie Lam do to fix Hong Kongs supply crisis?

 Posted on April 28, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1112 words  |  Noelle Montes

Groups supplying the bulk of the 7½ million surgical masks donated in the city have suggested following their lead by sourcing the masks from countries which do little trade with China and re-routing consignments through other jurisdictions to avoid export controls. The Post has looked into how the government is procuring masks, as well as the purchasing tactics of the donors, amid heavy criticism of the administration’s failure to obtain enough of them. [Read More]

Hong Kongs Lionel Messi blame game: is this the smoking gun that nails Inter Miami?

 Posted on April 28, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  622 words  |  Noelle Montes

As the blame game continued in Hong Kong over football fans being denied the chance to see Lionel Messi play in the city, one piece of paper and a social media post were emerging as bones of contention. Amid the inquest over Inter Miami’s match against a local team on Sunday, when a near-40,000 crowd paid handsomely to watch the world’s greatest player only to leave disappointed, the event’s organiser Tatler Asia has said naming Messi as a substitute amounted to the US club indicating he was fit to play. [Read More]

Shershaahs Ranjha song re-written for Kiara Advani-Sidharth Malhotras wedding; Check the swoon

 Posted on April 28, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  372 words  |  Kary Bruening

Four days have passed since Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani tied the knot in Jaisalmer, but the fanfare around their beautiful wedding hasn’t simmered down yet. Yesterday, a video from the couple’s wedding ceremony in Suryagarh, Jaisalmer, was released on Instagram, and it left fans floored. Kiara looked ethereal in a pink lehenga by Manish Malhotra, and the video gave a glimpse of Sidharth’s emotional reaction upon seeing his bride. The Wedding Filmer, aka Vishal Punjabi, who captured the beautiful wedding video, shared an interesting story behind Kiara choosing the song Ranjha for her bridal entry. [Read More]

The great rape of the Everglades

 Posted on April 28, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  860 words  |  Lashay Rain

Today, we understand that natural systems like the untouched Everglades in Florida provide enormous benefits – water filtration, nurseries for fish and other wildlife, protection from storm surges, even carbon sequestration. But to 19th-century Floridians, all that water – and the mosquitoes and reptiles it harboured – represented an impediment to progress. And so when Florida became a state in 1845, one of the Legislature’s first acts was to pass a resolution asking Congress to survey the “wholly valueless” Everglades “with a view to their reclamation”. [Read More]

Hong Kongs first sentence for non-white-clad rioter in 2019 MTR station battle handed down

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  455 words  |  Aldo Pusey

“It is regrettable that the defendant adopted an unlawful way to respond to injustice, squandering his promising future and losing freedom,” Lee told the court. Ho was seen to throw objects at the white-shirted group and to open an umbrella to shield himself and some people dressed in black- the colour favoured by anti-government protesters- in the station and on nearby Long Wo Road at around midnight. The court earlier rejected Ho’s claims that he went to the station out of “being curious” and that his actions there were in self-defence and an attempt to prevent criminal activity. [Read More]

Liga MX 2024: Pachuca vs. Len dnde ver: horario juego Andrs Guardado y pronstico Liga MX hoy

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  365 words  |  Aldo Pusey

A la grama los Tuzos del Pachuca, que con el apoyo de su gente y en el Estadio Hidalgo, se medirá con los Esmeraldas de León, con todo y su gran fichaje, Andrés Guardado, en compromiso que promete grandes emociones y que pondrá fin a la pendiente Jornada 2, en el Clausura 2024 de la Liga MX. Tercera localía seguida de los TuzosCabe señalar que los hidalguenses van tomando forma en el Torneo pues viene de vencer a los Xolos en suelo fronterizo; mientras que los melenudos no levantan y fueron goleados en el mismísimo infierno por el Diablo. [Read More]

Lupita Jones deja Miss Universo Mxico: qu pas y quin es Cynthia de la Vega

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  471 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Luego de 30 años al mando de Miss Universo México y posteriormente de Mexicana Universal, Lupita Jones vivió en carne propia aquello de "Nadie sabe para quien trabaja" al ser removida como directora del concurso de belleza que ella misma dirigió las últimas tres décadas. La noticia sorprendió a propios y extraños, incluida la propia Jones, quien en redes sociales compartió un video donde dijo lo siguiente: "Les quiero decir que si no hablé antes era porque en primer lugar Miss Universo no me había confirmado nada, y hasta ahora todavía no lo hace. [Read More]

Meet Anna Weyant, the millennial Botticelli making millions: the Canadian-born artist rose to

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  995 words  |  Kary Bruening

With her works on sale at prestigious auctions by Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips, Weyant is definitely a rising artist to be on the lookout for. Here’s everything you need to know about her … Her debut in art is quite extraordinaryBorn in Calgary, Canada, Weyant moved and graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 2017, because “it was the closest school to the city that accepted her”, per The Wall Street Journal. [Read More]

Philippines Marcos Jnr urges delay in ban on light vehicles: we need more time

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  778 words  |  Kary Bruening

This sparked anger from members of the public, including from commuter groups and alternative transport advocates. Community-led cycling groups such as the Make It Safer movement led a protest on April 10 at the human rights commission in Quezon City, days before the ban was to be implemented. The president said he has instructed the MMDA to provide some leeway to the affected vehicles travelling along the roads identified in the resolution. [Read More]