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Candace Owens shared a fast paced video filled with pop culture and political memes, featuring references to Stranger Things, Justin Bieber, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Charlie and Erika Kirk. The montage blended celebrity controversy with internet humor, fueling speculation about her teased 2026 return and reinforcing her strategy of using viral content to drive attention and online debate. Candace Owens ended the year on a positive note, and her words did not go unheard in the social media. The right-wing analyst looked back at a prolific 2016 of her podcast and implied that she is not done yet. Her post spread fast not only due to its celebrating nature, but also to what it implied in the future.Owens has positioned 2025 as a milestone, and she credits it to her audience that has made her show top the world charts. Meanwhile, she was playing into the scandal that has always surrounded her brand. Combining gratitude and defiance helped her remind the followers that it is the momentum and..

AdvertisementHong Kong healthcare and hospitalsHong KongHealth & EnvironmentHong Kong public hospitals’ emergency services run smoothly despite higher feesBut some minority group patients say they were unaware of the HK$400 fee for less urgent conditions
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPLeopold ChenPublished: 12:45pm, 1 Jan 2026Updated: 12:51pm, 1 Jan 2026Emergency services at Hong Kong’s public hospitals have operated smoothly on the first day of the new year despite raising fees for non-urgent cases, but some patients from minority groups said they were unaware of the changes.
Starting on Thursday, New Year’s Day of 2026, patients visiting accident and emergency rooms at Hong Kong public hospitals with less urgent conditions will have to pay higher fees of HK$400 (US$50) per visit.
Meanwhile, the fees for those classified as critical and emergency cases would be waived.
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AdvertisementSCMP HighlightsChinese zodiac predictions, secrets to a long and healthy life: 5 Lifestyle highlightsFrom Chinese zodiac sign forecasts to 2025’s K-dramas ranked, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting
Reading Time:1 minuteWhy you can trust SCMPSCMPPublished: 12:34pm, 1 Jan 2026We have selected five Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.1. Is the Year of the Snake’s 11th month lucky for you? Forecasts for all signsFeng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs in health, love, work and finances.
2. The 15 best K-dramas of 2025 ranked, from Melo Movie to Squid Game 3The year 2025 was another big one for Korean dramas, with a wide range of exciting new shows. While the industry may not have produced as many stand-outs as in previous years, the past 12 months still delivered emotional highs.
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Pakistan army chief field marshal Asim Munir hosted his daughter’s wedding last week in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, where she was married to her first cousin, Abdul Rehman, according to Pakistani media reports. The ceremony was attended by senior political leaders and top military officials but was kept low-key due to security considerations, with no official photographs released.Among those present at the ceremony were Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar, Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz, the chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and several serving and retired senior army officers, including former army chiefs.Pakistani journalist Zahid Gishkori said around 400 guests attended the event, which was deliberately kept subdued. Gishkori, in a video posted on social media platform YouTube, confirmed the family connection between the bride and groom. “Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir's d..

Keir Starmer The 61-second video of UK PM Keir Starmer would be shocking, if it were true. “The UK is set to introduce a nationwide curfew, beginning at 11pm each night,” he appears to say on one of thousands of TikTok videos of him posted in last six months. “Under the new rule, no one will be permitted to leave their home after 11pm without official authorisation.”Starmer never made any such policy or announcement. But thanks to AI, the PM in the short video sounded eerily like the real one. The fake video attracted over 430,000 views and inspired similar posts on X and Facebook. That video, and other similar ones, appears to have been taken down by the Chinese-owned social media company, which officially prohibits “fake authoritative sources or crisis events, or falsely shows public figures in certain contexts.” Coup In Britain? Starmer’s ‘Own Cabinet Plots’ His Downfall | ‘Full Bunker Mode’ In No. 10 But the clip was just one of 6,042 such videos, most featuring Starmer, identified..