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Water pipe smoking will contribute to about 1 million new lung cancer cases globally by 2050, with the Western Pacific region bearing the brunt, according to a study led by a World Health Organization (WHO) research agency that was recently presented in Hong Kong. The study, which is yet to be published, was headed by Dr Mahdi Sheikh, a scientist of the early detection, prevention and infections branch at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). It estimated that there would be 82...

Witnesses filmed as a driver was carjacked in broad daylight in a dramatic spree in Brisbane.

The luxury cruiser was destroyed in a fire that tore through the vessel, prompting a co-ordinated emergency response.

A man has been injured after he was mauled by two dogs at a park in Brisbane’s north.

A Mexican judge sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison for the murders of brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend.

When Hong Kong debates how to raise its birth rate, the conversation usually revolves around money: bigger baby bonuses, tax concessions, housing support, cheaper childcare and so on. These economic measures are necessary. Lowering the cost of raising a child removes some real and immediate barriers. However, there is another, lesser-known factor that works more subtly and implicitly. It comes not from economics but from the structure of the language or languages we speak each day. Consider a...

The federal government was aware for months the Australian Tax Office was considering an end to credit card payments in response to the surcharge ban.

Police have released images of a man they want to speak to over a string of “very concerning” alleged sexual assaults in Sydney.

Chilling footage captured the incident that sent Dulwich Hill into lockdown.

The school student was walking along Ormond Road when he was allegedly attacked.

For patients with advanced, metastatic cancer that has progressed despite systemic therapy – options remain critically limited. Now, Chinese scientists are pointing to an unconventional therapeutic agent – the element iron. This idea originated in industrial waste water treatment: iron can react with hydrogen peroxide to generate hydroxyl radicals, which degrade various organic and toxic molecules in waste water. Chinese scientists wanted to treat malignant tumours the way they treat waste water...

Hong Kong police have received more than 100 reports of unauthorised credit card transactions related to pre-orders of Apple’s latest iPhone model, the South China Morning Post has learned. Apple began its online pre-orders for its foldable iPhone Duo on Friday at 8pm, and complaints about suspicious transactions began to appear on social media overnight. Some credit card users claimed duplicate or unauthorised purchases of the new model. A source said the transactions involved a few million...