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BUYING GOLD CHEAPLYChina’s middle class is indeed responding to Hainan’s zero-tariff policies, but not by consuming. They’re speculating and arbitraging instead, hoping that the gold price, which has reached a high of US$5,417 per ounce this year, will keep on rising. Duty-free in this sense is more a commodities floor than a shopping mall. Social media is flush with tips on how to buy gold cheaply. For instance, on Dec 18, 2025, the day of the tariff-free launch, gold cost 1,177 yuan per gram at Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group’s stores in Hainan, 13 per cent cheaper than the price in Guangzhou. Buy enough and…

Emergency workers continue to search for missing residents of towns reeling from recent floods.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 26 Feb 202626 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoAuthorities in the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil have updated the death toll from recent floods to 46 people, after homes and towns were left covered in mud and debris.The state fire department published the revised figure on Wednesday, adding that about 21 people remain missing. Forty of the deaths took place in the town of Juiz de Fora, while the other six were from…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin were involved in a heated back and forth during a Senate hearing Tuesday that sparked immediate reactions across social media.”Everybody we bring up here, you guys chastised for trying to make changes,” Mullin said during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on Wednesday. The committee was discussing issues with Obamacare during a hearing on the nomination of Casey Means as U.S. Surgeon General.”God forbid we change and try to fix our broken system,” Mullin continued. “Anyway, I ranted too…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dramatic video showed the moment a road collapsed underneath two unsuspecting motorists near the University of Nebraska-Omaha on Tuesday, sending their vehicles feet below ground.Footage taken by university security cameras appeared to show the two cars rolling up to an intersection, side-by-side, before a car pulled up behind them, seemingly triggering the collapse.Emergency crews responded to the incident at 67th and Pacific streets at about 3:30 p.m. local time, local outlet WOWT reported. The collapse appeared to be triggered by a pickup truck behind the two cars. (UNO Public Safety/TMX)The vehicles’ occupants…

A memorial grows at the arena in Jasper where Danica Hills, 18, and her best friend and teammate Kayla Peacock, 17, laced up for the last time Monday night — mere hours before being killed while driving home from practice. The two girls played for the co-ed U18 Jasper Bearcats hockey team but lived in Hinton, about 75 km to the east in western Alberta.Jasper Minor Sports called the teenagers “bright shining lights” when announcing their deaths and said the entire community is in deep shock.“These kids have grown up playing mixed teams between Hinton and Jasper for a few…

Older EV batteries are showing a better ‘state of health’ than expected, as a new study proves higher mileage doesn’t mean much less range.

Indonesia is not unaware of this challenge. The Online Single Submission system aims to consolidate licensing through a single digital portal. Recent regulatory adjustments, such as the Government Regulation 28/2025, aim to clarify timelines and improve inter-agency coordination.These reforms are significant in design. Whether enforcement is consistent across investors’ touchpoints, from ministries to regional governments and ports, is another matter.President Prabowo Subianto’s high approval ratings, surpassing levels recorded by his two predecessors, offer political space to rationalise overlapping authorities and enforce administrative discipline. Whether that capital translates into measurable improvements in bureaucratic performance remains to be seen.In a reminder that…

US judge says that rapid deportation of migrants to countries other than their own violates due process.Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoA United States federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump had violated the law through the swift deportation of migrants to countries other than their own, without giving them an opportunity to appeal their removal.US District Judge Brian Murphy declared the policy invalid on Wednesday, teeing up a possible appeal from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the Supreme Court.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“It is not fine, nor is it legal,” Murphy…

Major moments from Trump’s State of the Union address – CBS News Watch CBS News The White House is claiming a big win after President Trump’s State of the Union address. Weijia Jiang has details about the major moments.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Barack Obama will be donating his pair of autographed Muhammad Ali boxing gloves to his presidential library. The Obama Foundation announced the donation in a statement on Wednesday.  An aerial view shows the Obama Presidential Center under construction in Chicago’s Jackson Park, where the privately operated campus is being built on public parkland. (Fox 32 Chicago)”Ali’s story has been an inspiration for President Obama, who kept this gift of red Everlast boxing gloves inscribed by Ali on display in the White House throughout his presidency,” the organization said. “They were a…