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2025-10-20
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Now playing: Big crowds turn up for anti-Trump 'No Kings' rallies
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Thieves strike Louvre in daring jewel heist  Listenfacebook
A number of thieves broke into Paris' Louvre museum through a window on Sunday, stealing "priceless" items of jewellery before escaping on motorbikes. The incident forced the closure of world's most-visited museum. Natale Ching reports:
Gaza ceasefire back in force after deadly strikes  Listenfacebook
Israel says it has resumed enforcing a ceasefire in Gaza after carrying out dozens of deadly strikes on Hamas positions, reportedly killing dozens of people. Israel had accused Hamas of attacking and killing two of its soldiers, in what it called a blatant violation of the US-brokered ceasefire. But the Islamist group has denied the accusations, with one official accusing Israel of fabricating pretexts to resume the war. For now, the fragile ceasefire is back in place, and reports say aid into Gaza is set to resume after a brief pause due to the alleged ceasefire violation. Jamie Clarke has more:
'Last-minute Trump-Putin phone call derailed Ukraine missile plan'  Listenfacebook
US President Donald Trump hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday at the White House, as the two leaders held talks as part of a renewed push to end Russia's war in Ukraine that is now approaching four years. Mr Zelensky arrived in the United States hoping to secure long-range missiles to bolster the battle against Russia. But that didn't materialise and the two men remained split on the future of the war. RTHK's Washington correspondent, Simon Marks, told Ben Tse that a last-minute phone call between Mr Trump and Mr Putin altered the dynamics of the meeting:
Big crowds turn up for anti-Trump 'No Kings' rallies  Listenfacebook
Huge crowds took the the streets of major US cities over the weekend, as people rallied against US President Donald Trump's administration in so-called "No Kings" protests. From New York and Washington DC, to Miami and Los Angeles, demonstrators voiced outrage at a range of Mr Trump's policies such as anti-immigration raids, and cuts healthcare and other federal programmes. Our San Francisco correspondent Mark Niu covered one of the protests near Silicon Valley. He told Janice Wong why the event was billed as "No Kings":
US govt shutdown continues with no end in sight  Listenfacebook
Also in the United States, Republican and Democratic House leaders have doubled down in their government shutdown standoff – which, as Jamie Clarke reports, is entering its fourth week:
CCTV system has led to 840 arrests, say police  Listenfacebook
Police say they're expanding their citywide surveillance network by adding more CCTVs and integrating cameras installed by other government departments and public organisations. As Charlie Chun reports, the force says the system has not only been effective in detecting crime, it's also helped officials in other areas, like assessing road conditions and implementing crowd control measures:
US businesses want stable China-US relations: FS  Listenfacebook
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says there's broad agreement in the United States that stable China-US ties are essential -- not only for both countries, but also for the global economy. Wallis Wang has more.
Police arrest three men in underwater cocaine bust  Listenfacebook
Police said they have arrested three men on Saturday in a crackdown on alleged drug trafficking. As Charlie Chun reports, officers said the narcotics were hidden under the water off the coast in Tsing Yi.
Medical groups call for vigilance during flu surge  Listenfacebook
A paediatrician has called on people to get vaccinated as soon as possible, saying its hard to predict when the current flu surge will peak. Earlier this month, a 13-year-old girl died from severe influenza B infection. Mike Kwan, president of the Asian Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, stressed vaccination remains the most effective way to build immunity against influenza. He spoke to Charlie Chun.
Kids urged to delay smartphone use until the age of 14  Listenfacebook
Parents have been urged to delay giving their children smartphones until the age of 14, after a survey revealed that kids generally get their first ones when they reach around nine years old. The advice came from parent-led group 'Look Up Hong Kong', which recently polled around 650 parents of primary and secondary school children. It found that more than half of those aged between six and 10 already have a smartphone, and 45 percent of kids spend more time on the screen than what health authorities recommend. Group founder Robert Broad spoke to Elvis Yu about its findings:
'Chinese medicine hospital to showcase collaboration'  Listenfacebook
A senior health official overseeing the opening of Hong Kong's first Chinese medicine hospital said he hopes the project in Tseung Kwan O will become a model of collaboration between the two styles of medicine. Wallis Wang has more:
Tens of thousands of industry leaders expected at Fintech week  Listenfacebook
The Hong Kong Fintech week will be held from November 3 to 7. For the first time, the five-day event is being combined with the StartmeupHK Festival, which is expected to draw over 37,000 global leaders. Jayne Chan, head of startups at InvestHK, told Matthew Hung what some of the key event highlights are.
HK sailors chase first-ever National Games medal  Listenfacebook
Hong Kong sailors are hoping to make big waves at this year's National Games, as they chase the city's first-ever medal in the competition. Hailey Yip has this report:
Rangers remain top of HK Premier League  Listenfacebook
In football...Hong Kong Premier League leaders Rangers maintain their hold at the top of the table despite a 1-all draw with Eastern Sports Club. League holders Tai Po, meanwhile, were held to a 1-all draw with Kitchee at home. Here's our Asia football correspondent, Chris KL Lau, with a round-up of all the action:

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