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This photo shows suspected ketamine seized during Customs clearance at Hong Kong International Airport on April 10, 2026. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)HONG KONG – An incoming passenger was arrested with suspected ketamine with an estimated market value of about HK$10 million at Hong Kong International Airport on Friday.The suspected drug, weighing about 25 kg, was concealed in the check-in suitcase and found during Customs clearance, the Hong Kong Customs said in a statement on Saturday.The 32-year-old male passenger, who arrived in Hong Kong from Istanbul, Türkiye, was subsequently arrested.A 32-year-old male passenger (center) is seen being escorted by officials upon…

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    ACI Europe warns of a systemic fuel shortage unless the Strait of Hormuz reopens, as Italian airports begin emergency rationing and fuel prices double.     The European aviation industry is facing a critical three-week countdown to a systemic fuel collapse, as major industry bodies warn that the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz is strangling global jet fuel supplies.   In a stark open letter addressed to the European Commission for Transport on 9 April, ACI Europe—the representative body for the continent’s airports—signalled that the industry is nearing a breaking point.   Approximately 40% of the…

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Innovaccer and Infinia Technologies form strategic alliance to power future of AI-driven healthcare in UAE April 10, 2026 | Friday | News To accelerate digital health adoption, and build scalable digital infrastructure image credit- freepik Innovaccer Inc., a leading healthcare AI company, and Infinia Technologies, a next-generation digital transformation company and a subsidiary of Sirius International Holding under Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company (IHC) Group, have announced a strategic alliance aimed at accelerating healthcare innovation across the United Arab Emirates. The alliance underscores a shared commitment to advancing a digital-first healthcare ecosystem in the UAE, supporting the nation’s transformation toward…

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In early 2026, Omega Healthcare Investors reported strong fourth-quarter results that topped analyst expectations, supported by improving rent coverage and more than US$200 million of new investments. A key development is Omega’s gradual move away from being a pure skilled nursing REIT toward a broader senior housing focus, which could meaningfully reshape its income mix and risk profile over time. We’ll now examine how Omega’s better-than-expected quarter and expanding investment activity could influence its existing investment narrative for 2026 and beyond. We’ve uncovered the 11 dividend fortresses yielding 5%+ that don’t just survive market storms, but thrive in them.Omega Healthcare…

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Clifford Chance has helped more than a dozen innovative companies raise funds under the new listing regime since 2018, when Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) introduced reforms for pre-revenue biotech firms and companies with weighted voting rights (WVR), where one class of shareholders carries more voting rights than others.“The current market cap requirement for WVR [firms] is out of reach for the substantial majority of potential listing candidates,” said Fang, whose firm helped 14 companies market their initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first quarter and raise US$5.7 billion.“The HKEX proposal to lower the market cap requirement will enhance…

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Supreme Court (File Photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant divorce to a 54-year-old man who has been paying Rs 15,000 per month as maintenance to his estranged wife for the past 16 years, and asked him instead to consider a reasonable proposal for permanent alimony, according to a report by Bar and Bench. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta told the petitioner that if he wanted his plea for divorce to be considered, he should first indicate what he was willing to offer as permanent alimony.The man argued that even Rs 15,000…

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Several Orange County-based automakers reported mixed results for the first three months of 2026. See photos for the vehicles that are driving sales at local manufacturers including Rivian Automotive Inc., Kia America, Hyundai Motor America and Mazda North American Operations. Additionally, see the April 13th edition of the Business Journal for more on these automotive companies. Source link

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Kim Jong-un (right), general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang, the DPRK, April 10, 2026. (PHOTO / XINHUA)Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi highlighted the need on Friday for China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to further enhance communication and coordination in major international and regional affairs amid the international landscape characterized by intertwined changes and chaos, while firmly safeguarding their sovereignty, security and development interests.Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of…

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