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Sonoco products CEO R. Howard Coker buys $249k in company stock automated-news
Sonoco products CEO R. Howard Coker buys $249k in company stock

Sonoco products CEO R. Howard Coker buys $249k in company stock

16 Aug 2026 🔒
U.S. said to have negotiated directly with Iran’s IRGC in May automated-news
U.S. said to have negotiated directly with Iran’s IRGC in May

U.S. said to have negotiated directly with Iran’s IRGC in May

16 Aug 2026 🔒
University of Hong Kong, CityU secure spots in global university top 100 automated-news
University of Hong Kong, CityU secure spots in global university top 100

Two Hong Kong universities have secured places in the top 100 of an academic ranking that assesses 1,000 institutions worldwide. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) rose five places from 67th last year to 62nd, while City University of Hong Kong (CityU) climbed four places from 99th to 95th in the Aca

16 Aug 2026 🔒
DAP votes to stay in Malaysia's ruling coalition, easing pressure on Anwar automated-news
DAP votes to stay in Malaysia's ruling coalition, easing pressure on Anwar

DAP votes to stay in Malaysia's ruling coalition, easing pressure on Anwar

16 Aug 2026 🔒
Russia’s War Toll Mounts In Ukraine Amid A Possible Mobilization automated-news
Russia’s War Toll Mounts In Ukraine Amid A Possible Mobilization

Russia faces mounting casualties and economic strain from its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Despite this, some observers warn of another possible Russian mobilization.

16 Aug 2026 🔒
Musk’s headaches: meet China’s corporate matrix challenging his business empire automated-news
Musk’s headaches: meet China’s corporate matrix challenging his business empire

US entrepreneur Elon Musk has long been highly respected in China. His business ideas – from electric cars to rockets, humanoid robots and brain implants – have spawned Chinese followers, many of which now pose growing threats to Musk’s business empire. These Chinese competitors tend to follow a sim

16 Aug 2026 🔒
Doctor describes amputating girl’s leg in Gaza without anaesthesia automated-news
Doctor describes amputating girl’s leg in Gaza without anaesthesia

‘We were praying for her to faint’.

16 Aug 2026 🔒
Ukraine Uses Balloons And Starlink To Extend The Range Of FPV Drones automated-news
Ukraine Uses Balloons And Starlink To Extend The Range Of FPV Drones

Ukraine is using balloons and Starlink Mini terminals to extend the range of low-cost FPV drones, enabling strikes against Russian logistics far behind the front.

16 Aug 2026 🔒
China to fly flags at half-mast for former premier Zhu Rongji’s funeral automated-news
China to fly flags at half-mast for former premier Zhu Rongji’s funeral

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji will be cremated in Beijing on Tuesday, with flags across the country – including in Hong Kong and Macau – flown at half-mast, state media reported on Sunday. Zhu, who served as premier from 1998 to 2003 and played a pivotal role in transitioning China towards a mar

16 Aug 2026 🔒
Why has Israel escalated attacks in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire? automated-news
Why has Israel escalated attacks in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire?

At least 11 people killed in one day of Israeli attacks despite truce extension brokered by US in June.

16 Aug 2026 🔒
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