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Colombia’s president says he escaped assassination attempt while in helicopter

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday he had escaped an assassination attempt hours earlier, after months of warnings about an alleged plot by drug traffickers to target him. On Monday night, Petro’s helicopter was unable to land at his destination on the Caribbean coast because of fears that unspecified people “were going to shoot” at it, he said. “We headed out to open sea for four...
WuXi Biologics earnings jump as ‘follow and win the molecule’ strategy pays off

WuXi Biologics expects a sharp rise in full-year earnings for 2025, forecasting a 46.3 per cent increase in profit as it secures more projects across the drug development value chain, from discovery through to manufacturing. In a positive profit alert filed with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Wednesday, the company said profit attributable to equity shareholders would reach about 4.91 billion...
US grand jury rejects charges against 6 Democrat lawmakers Trump wanted jailed

Federal prosecutors failed to bring charges Tuesday against six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse illegal orders, outraging US President Donald Trump, who had called for jail time, US media reported. Sources told The New York Times and The Washington Post that a federal grand jury - composed of local citizens in Washington - denied the Justice Department’s attempts to...
Chinese civilisation’s true age; engineer leaves US to find freedom: 7 science highlights

We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. How old is Chinese civilisation? A scholar says it really dates back 8,000 years A noted archaeologist is challenging conventional wisdom on one of the world’s oldest cultures, arguing that Chinese...
Malaysian airports face complaints over expensive food and goods

Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) has been asked to explore ways to ensure goods and food sold at airports are priced reasonably, according to Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing. Tiong added his ministry had received complaints from the public over the steep prices of items such as chocolates, food and alcohol at the airport shops compared to the prices outside. “Visitors at the...
In Japan, viral ‘baito tero’ workplace pranks plague businesses

This year, nearly one in four Japanese companies are expected to fall victim to baito tero, a term describing part-time employees performing pranks or stunts at work to post on social media, according to a new report. The study by Tokyo-based human resources provider Mynavi, conducted in December and released in late January, revealed that most of the incidents came to light because the...
China’s Mengzhou spacecraft passes key test for 2030 crewed moon mission with Long March-10 rocket

China has successfully completed a crucial safety test and fired off a new-generation rocket as part of the country’s preparations for a crewed mission to the moon. Wednesday’s escape test on board the Mengzhou crew carrier was designed to ensure that astronauts could be safely returned to Earth if something went wrong during the launch. The Chinese space programme had already carried out a...
China’s consumer price growth cools as inflation outlook remains unclear

China’s consumer prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in January – although at a slower pace – while the decline in factory-gate prices continued to narrow, in a tentative sign that deflationary pressures in the Chinese economy may be starting to let up. But analysts said a clearer picture of the outlook for inflation would only emerge in the coming months due to distortions caused by...
Person detained in disappearance of US TV host Guthrie’s mother

A suspect in the abduction of US television host Savannah Guthrie’s elderly mother was taken into custody in Arizona on Tuesday, nine days after the 84-year-old woman was reported missing, a US law enforcement official briefed on the case said. No other details were immediately available about the suspect’s detention. The ‌breakthrough came hours after authorities released video and photos of an...
Country Garden shares edge up after regulators hold back on fines over debt disclosures

Shares of Country Garden inched higher on Wednesday after the Chinese property developer disclosed that the Shanghai Stock Exchange had issued a “circulated criticism” over its failure to disclose overdue debts in a timely manner. Country Garden shares opened at HK$0.285, up about 1.8 per cent from Tuesday’s close of HK$0.280. In a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday night, Country...