UN says temperatures nearly half a degree above average last month, as EU monitor records record-low Antarctic sea ice.

The second-most severe alert after red means that people vulnerable to extreme heat could face adverse health effects.

One person killed and several others injured in the Russian-annexed territory, local authorities say as Russian forces continue their bombardment across Ukraine.

Lin Heung Catering Group announces closure of two of its restaurants, Lin Heung Tea House on Wellington Street in Central and Lin Heung Tsan in Tsuen Wan.

Customs started investigating the syndicate after 3kg of drug found in an Australia-bound air consignment last month.

Hong Kong police investigation into social media group leads to arrest of Home Affairs Department employee, system analyst at Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and two paramedics.

Anyone flying to city on Tuesday will be allowed to undergo three days of quarantine and four under medical surveillance as part of ‘3+4’ scheme launch on Friday.

Hong Kong’s health secretary says restaurant staff can discuss arrangements with bosses while education chief notes schools have basic pandemic guidelines to follow.

Recent record heatwaves, including in Hong Kong, should have hammered home the deadly and immediate impact of climate change. Yet Hong Kong’s action plan for 2050 seems remarkably relaxed, and measures taken so far are often inadequate a...

The Hong Kong government has increased the size and guaranteed returns for its latest batch of Silver Bonds, offering some 2 million senior citizens an investment that could help hedge against inflation.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said over 115,000 staff will form the biggest strike of the summer so far to demand a "dignified, proper pay rise".

Dr Craig Lowrey, principal consultant at Cornwall Insight, says it is time to consider the energy cap's place, adding: "Right now, the current price cap is not working for consumers, suppliers, or the economy."

Chef Simon Wood says his energy bill has more than doubled to the equivalent of an extra £26 per diner, adding: "Can you imagine if I popped £52 on a table of two before they've even come in and had a drink or a bite to eat?"

FairFuelUK said the government was "wallowing" in an extra £30m of VAT each day as a result of not cutting fuel prices.

CHIPS and Science Act to boost American semiconductor research, development, production, White House says

EU Parliament plans to hear journalist, opposition leader who was wiretapped

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that efforts to "punish" Russia are futile, making clear reference to the Western sanctions on the nation, according to local media.

Hong Kong’s decision to reduce the number of days arrivals must spend in hotel quarantine triggered an immediate surge in flight bookings to the city, said China’s largest travel online agency.

Cryptocurrency investment is “highly hazardous” but meltdowns in the sector have not created financial-stability risks for Singapore, regulators in the city-state said after another digital-asset firm ran into trouble.

Hollywood icons joined fans worldwide to mourn the loss of Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer and "Grease" star, who died Monday at her ranch in Southern California at age 73.

Nearly one third of households in the United Kingdom will face poverty this winter after paying energy bills that are set to soar again in January, campaigners say.

The Biden administration on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency, with cases on the rise across the US.

The US-led drive to isolate Russia through sanctions has not succeeded, as half the countries in the Group of Twenty leading global economies refused to sign on, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

China cut off contacts with the United States on vital issues Friday — including military matters and crucial climate cooperation — as concerns rose that the Communist government’s hostile reaction to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan ...

Armed secret service agents were seen standing outside an entrance to the former president’s home. The news that the FBI executed a search on Trump’s home has come as a surprise to many US officials. But the search of the former pre...

Tory leadership contender Liz Truss has defended her plans to lower taxes, describing them as the best way to avoid a recession. Her rival, Rishi Sunak, "wants" to tackle inflation before cutting any taxes, but has no plan how to do it. ...