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Langstone, Hampshire: My garden is full of Victoria plums, but they’re not supposed to be crunchy insideThis summer has been challenging for the fruit trees in my garden, with intense heat and a lack of rain causing poor cropping, premature ripening and pre-harvest drop. While my dessert and cooking apples have produced just a handful of stunted, crab-apple-sized fruit, and my quince is bare, the Victoria plum growing next to the greenhouse is the exception. Its branches are...

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AI computing networks maker Ligent Technologies Inc. is seeking to raise as much as HK$5.7 billion ($727 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering, adding to a surge of listings this year tied to the global artificial intelligence buildout.

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Apple should bear responsibility for Hong Kong iPhone card fraud, lawmaker says

Apple should bear responsibility for Hong Kong iPhone card fraud, lawmaker says Johnny Ng says company should be accountable for losses after more than 700 reports involving HK$14.7 million in unauthorised pre-order transactions Apple should ultimately bear responsibility for more than 700 unauthorised credit card transactions in Hong Kong, a lawmaker has said, while estimating that the actual loss would not be significant. Speaking on a radio programme on Monday, Election Committee sector...