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Hospitality leaders ask Burnham to halve VAT amid rising costs

SkySail Strategies Outperforms Wall Street's 30-Year Risk Standard With Proprietary AI Inference Model

Worcestershire invited to nominate groups for 2027 King’s volunteer award

北角男子遭警開槍死亡兩年仍未定研訊　警方9月再交補充資料

Just add fish: Scientists pursue more rice, less disease in Senegal paddies

Berlin's run-down public spaces at heart of election campaign

Louisville adds LJ Wells for fifth season of eligibility

黃大仙醫院甲流群組新增14宗感染　3名有嚴重疾病男病人離世

Asian Games set for liftoff but will everyone have a bed?

Ribeiro and Richie among celebrity birthdays for September 20–26

Florida State dismisses athletics director Alford and appoints interim leader

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Bob Mackie, costume designer for Cher and Madonna, dies aged 87

Mahomes makes triumphant return as Chiefs rout Broncos 31-10

Designer Bob Mackie dies at 87 after career spanning television, stage and fashion

Bob Mackie, the costume and fashion designer known for his work with Cher, Carol Burnett and other entertainers, died on September 14 at the age of 87, a statement on his social media accounts announced.

壽山村道住宅兩手錶及其他財物疑被盜　涉款約20.6萬元

深水灣壽山村道7號一個住宅單位有財物懷疑被盜，涉及兩隻手錶、一部平板電腦及現金，總值約20.6萬元。警方初步調查後將案件列作盜竊，暫時未有人被捕。

Belgium completes outer structure of offshore energy island

Workers have installed the final concrete caisson forming the perimeter of Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Island, an offshore electricity hub being built 45 kilometres into the North Sea.

'Widow's Bay' and 'The Pitt' win big at Emmy Awards

Quirky horror series "Widow's Bay" cleaned up at Monday's Emmys, setting a new record for the most awards won by a comedy in a single year, as gritty hospital show "The Pitt" won again for best drama.

China retail sales growth weakens further in August

China's retail sales grew last month at their slowest pace since May, official data showed on Tuesday, as the country's leaders struggle to reverse a persistent slump in spending.

Asian Games: Bigger than Olympics, young stars and a cruise ship

The 20th Asian Games open in Japan on Saturday bringing together a bumper 17,000 athletes and officials, among them Olympic and world champions.

Eala to Yu Zidi: Six emerging stars set to light up Asian Games

Some of the brightest talents in sport will be going for gold when the Asian Games open in Nagoya-Aichi on Saturday.

Asian Games set for liftoff but will have everyone have a bed?

The Asian Games open in Japan on Saturday with 2028 Olympics places up for grabs, fast-rising talents of world sport in action and thousands of athletes staying on a cruise ship in typhoon season.

Brady and Bündchen’s former Brentwood estate combined luxury and resource-saving systems

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s former Los Angeles home combined a large French Provincial-style estate with solar electricity, water recycling, composting and extensive use of reclaimed building materials.

Most markets drop as oil extends gains ahead of expected US rate hike

Most Asian stock markets struggled again Tuesday as oil prices extended gains and investors bet on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this week, though tech firms saw a slight recovery from a sell-off fuelled by fears over the AI boom.

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