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A ⁠Bank of America vice-president, Erin Piacenti, was killed in a stabbing at Times Square on Monday.
“We are shocked ‌and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague. She was a valued teammate who will be greatly missed. Our hearts go out to her family and ⁠all of her loved ones,” the US banking ‌giant said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
Piacenti – a vice-president of business ‌selection and conflicts at the bank – died ⁠at ⁠the hospital from the stabbing injuries, according to a…

AdvertisementHong Kong societyHong KongTransportPower failure halts trams running between Hong Kong’s Wan Chai and AdmiraltyDisruption comes after westbound line between North Point terminus and Tin Lok Lane halted for several hours on Monday
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenDanny MokPublished: 11:01pm, 1 Sep 2026Tram services between Wan Chai and Admiralty in Hong Kong were suspended Tuesday night due to a power failure, the second such incident in two days.
The Transport Department issued a special traffic bulletin at 9.37pm, saying it had been notified by Hong Kong Tramways that eastbound and westbound services between Admiralty MTR station and Tonnochy Road were suspended because of an electricity fault.
It marked the second consecutive day of tram disruptions.
On Monday night, services on the westbound line between North Point terminus and Tin Lok Lane stopped at about 6pm after a power failure. The suspension lasted until 11.30pm.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin with China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with the two leaders discussing bilateral ties and international and regional issues.According to China's state-run Xinhua, Xi said that under the two countries' “strategic guidance and joint efforts”, the foundations of bilateral relations would become stronger and prospects would be brighter.“Uncertainties and unpredictable factors in the international situation have increased markedly,” Xi said, adding that people's pursuit of peace, development and cooperation remained unchanged.Xi said China was willing to work with Russia and others to “strengthen the forces leading the reform of global governance and advancing an equal and orderly mu..

Nepal-China border disaster has killed hundreds and left thousands missing, exposing gaps in cross-border Himalayan disaster data sharing The August 26 disaster, triggered by a glacier collapse, has killed hundreds of people and left thousands missing, including hundreds of Indians, on Nepal-China border.Catch up quickNepali authorities said on Monday that 903 people had died and 4,247 remained missing, including 933 workers unaccounted for at hydropower project tunnels, according to Reuters.On the Chinese side, authorities in Gyirong County reported 16 dead and 546 missing as of Monday.Why it mattersThe floods have exposed a mismatch at the heart of Nepal-China disaster cooperation: China possesses far greater resources to monitor the Tibetan Plateau, while Nepal remains acutely vulnerable to hazards generated across the mountain system.The disaster is unfolding as two very different stories on two sides of one border. Nepal's death toll and damage estimates have climbed in near-..

AdvertisementHong Kong societyHong KongSocietyCentral bar packed as Hongkongers aim to raise HK$50,000 for Nepal flood reliefFive Nepalese operators and bartenders launch signature cocktails at Orchard to raise funds for flood relief as community rallies
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenTheodora YuPublished: 11:35pm, 31 Aug 2026Around a hundred patrons packed a bar in Central on Monday night to raise funds for victims of catastrophic flash floods and mudslides in Nepal, as members of Hong Kong’s Nepalese community rallied to support relief efforts for their homeland.
The death toll in Nepal had risen to 919 as of 1pm on Monday, with 4,247 people still missing, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported.The disaster struck on Wednesday when a massive wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river along the Himalayan border between Nepal and Tibet, unleashing devastating torrents downstream.
At cocktail bar Orchard in Central, the fundraising event kicked off at 7pm on Monday in a collaboration between i..

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s birthday serenade for his wife might have been a private gesture, but as floodwaters overwhelmed much of Luzon – the country’s largest and most populous island and home to the capital Manila – a viral clip of him singing became a public-relations crisis.
Observers told This Week in Asia that Marcos’ celebration of his wife, Marie Louise “Liza” Araneta-Marcos, on her 67th birthday struck the wrong chord with a public already angered by deadly floods,…