A 25-year-old Chinese graduate, Zhang Jin, pays 200 yuan (US$30) monthly to live in a Suzhou nursing home in return for providing companionship to elderly residents, illustrating a grassroots response to housing pressure and an ageing population.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is working to expand a buffer zone along the Lebanon frontier, a development that may heighten tensions on the volatile border.
The UN General Assembly voted 123-3 with 52 abstentions to label the transatlantic African slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity,” a move advocates say could advance healing and reparations debates.
Kuaishou shares plunged over 13% to HK$45.96 after reporting strong sales growth, as analysts warned of pressure on advertising and live-streaming and noted heavy AI spending.
Romantic Warrior won a 1,200m trial at Sha Tin in 1:10.70 ahead of next month’s QE II Cup, pleasing trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing and jockey Hugh Bowman, who also praised My Wish after a separate heat win.
Brent crude rose above $104 a barrel after Iran denied talks with the U.S., dimming hopes for de‑escalation in the US‑Israel war on Iran and pushing oil prices higher.
Ifarhu says the first PASE-U 2026 payment is delayed while it waits for Meduca’s official student registry and completes beneficiary database updates. The agency is also rolling out ACH bank transfers to speed future disbursements.
A proposal to charge transit passengers at Tocumen could undermine Panama’s hub status, risk airline routes and revenues, and may be avoidable through smarter commercial strategies.
Temporary concessions for Balboa and Cristóbal, awarded to Maersk and MSC affiliates in February 2026, include an extension clause; AMP is hiring legal advisers amid potential arbitration and planning for longer-term procurement.
The TSA told lawmakers that a DHS funding shutdown has produced the longest security wait times in agency history, with some lines exceeding 4½ hours after hundreds of officers left.
Semana Santa in San Felipe has strengthened Casco Antiguo’s international tourism potential, but rising visitor numbers expose gaps in heritage protection, mobility and security that require integrated state action.