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Booking system considered to protect popular Hong Kong hiking trail from crowds
Booking system considered to protect popular Hong Kong hiking trail from crowds More people than expected visited scenic Po Pin Chau during recent holiday peaks Authorities are considering a pilot booking system for one of Hong Kong’s most popular hiking routes and creating a new marine park at Sharp Island in Sai Kung, following bigger-than-expected crowds during mainland Chinese holidays. “Therefore, to more effectively control visitor numbers and flows, the government is studying and...
Proposed Sai Kung marine park to cover most coral reefs: Hong Kong authorities
A planned marine park in waters surrounding Sharp Island in Sai Kung will cover most coral reefs, Hong Kong authorities have said, allaying a green group’s concerns about insufficient protection of ecologically sensitive areas. Janet Lee Ka-wai, senior marine conservation officer at the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, also said on Wednesday that underwater mapping technology had been used to assess coral coverage and identify ecological sites. Major coral spots identified...
Australia could still buy five US submarines if needed, defence minister says
Australia could still buy five US submarines under AUKUS, Defence Minister Richard Marles says Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 9:16am In short: Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles says the United States remains open to providing up to five Virginia-class submarines under AUKUS. Mr Marles said on the weekend that Australia was planning to buy just three second-hand Virginia-class submarines from the US. The defence minister says the government remains confident it can bridge the gap to Australia's...
Taiwanese lawmakers spar over 12-fold budget rise for US joint defence programme
A Taiwan-US defence planning programme has sparked debate in Taiwan’s legislature over whether its strategic value justifies its higher cost after the government proposed raising its budget more than twelvefold next year. At the centre of the controversy is a sharp increase in funding for the Joint Force Design (JFD) programme, a bilateral defence planning mechanism used to assess the island’s military requirements, operational concepts and capability gaps. Findings for the JFD, formally...
Indonesian parrot, seen once in a century, reappears in mountain forest
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Biden’s posh vacation enclave roiled as church axes July 4 tradition over ‘whiteness’ debate: ‘Spewing lies’
A Nantucket church on the exclusive Massachusetts island long favored by former President Joe Biden canceled its annual Fourth of July reading of America’s founding documents, citing an effort to understand "our own whiteness" and drawing sharp criticism from conservatives. cancelling the 4th of July celebration this year reflects ... an on-going process within the congregation to better understand our own whiteness," wrote Nantucket Unitarian Universalists (NUU) and the Rev. Erin Splaine of...
Biden’s posh vacation enclave roiled as church axes July 4 tradition over ‘whiteness’ debate: ‘Spewing lies’
A Nantucket church on the exclusive Massachusetts island long favored by former President Joe Biden canceled its annual Fourth of July reading of America’s founding documents, citing an effort to understand "our own whiteness" and drawing sharp criticism from conservatives. cancelling the 4th of July celebration this year reflects ... an on-going process within the congregation to better understand our own whiteness," wrote Nantucket Unitarian Universalists (NUU) and the Rev. Erin Splaine of...
Spearfisherman killed by suspected 15-foot shark after third fatal attack in less than a month
A fisherman was killed late Saturday morning after an attack by a suspected nearly 15-foot shark off the coast of Western Australia. The unidentified 35-year-old was spearfishing near Michaelmas Island, a protected sand cay on the Great Barrier Reef not far from the city of Albany. The island is around 240 miles south of Perth, the state’s capital.
Dog rescued after being swept out to sea and surviving 800m swim to remote island
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