'I chase eclipses around the world'

BBC Science Wednesday 12 August 2026, 13:07 UTC 1 min read

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A film-maker talks about eclipse-hunting worldwide after covering his first one in Alderney in 1999.

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The finance director of a private college in Hong Kong has been remanded in custody on suspicion of embezzling HK$41 million (US$5.2 million) over three years, with his wife and an engineering contractor also denied bail for allegedly handling the illicit proceeds. Ray Yip Kam-chun, 49, appeared in Tuen Mun Court on Wednesday to face a count of theft for allegedly stealing from Hong Kong Chu Hai College in Tuen Mun between December 23, 2022, and January 7 this year. His wife, Ng Ka-man, 49,...

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