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HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s economy will remain buoyant this year, growing by 2.5 per cent to 3.5 per cent, with an expected return to a more robust fiscal position following several years of budget deficits, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in his annual budget speech on Wednesday (Feb 25).”In the medium term, protectionism will persist in some major economies, while fragmentation of the global economy will continue. Nevertheless, the rise of the Global South and the reshaping of the global trade and investment landscape will unlock new markets and new growth areas,” Chan said.The financial hub is also redoubling its…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Cleveland Browns entered last season with one of the NFL’s more crowded quarterback rooms. Sheduer Sanders took over the starting quarterback duties in Week 12 last season, and after two more starts, he was named the starter for the remainder of the season. Dillon Gabriel moved to a backup role as Deshaun Watson stayed on the physically unable to perform list, even after the team opened his 21-day practice window in December. Watson is still recovering from his latest Achilles injury.Speaking at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis Tuesday, Brown general…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration sued the University of California system on Tuesday, alleging that its UCLA campus fostered a hostile antisemitic environment for Jewish and Israeli employees.The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles by the Department of Justice (DOJ), represents the latest effort by the Trump administration to combat antisemitism, following a nationwide wave of campus protests sparked by the October 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. “Based on our investigation, UCLA administrators allegedly allowed virulent anti-Semitism to flourish on campus, harming students and staff alike,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement. “Today’s lawsuit…

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An early-morning armed robbery in Kelowna, B.C.’s, Rutland neighbourhood jolted residents awake Tuesday as officers descended on a McCurdy Road home believed to be connected to the crime. Around 5 a.m., Kelowna RCMP say two individuals allegedly robbed the One Stop on Rutland Road North at gunpoint before fleeing on foot.Cpl. Steven Lang said, “Officers arriving at the scene flooded the area and, with the assistance of a police K9 unit, determined there was a resident in the 300 block of McCurdy Road that is believed to be connected to the robbery.”Police and members of the Emergency Response Team then…

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Dalaroo Metals has bulked up its strategic land holding in West Africa by bolting on the Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, boosting its footprint in one of the world’s active gold jurisdictions.The acquisition hands Dalaroo control of a fully granted mining lease in the Birimian terrane, about 35 kilometres northwest of the lucrative 4.5-million-ounce Tanda gold deposit run by Endeavour Mining.The company says Bondoukou sits on geology similar to that of Tanda, featuring shear zones and contacts between volcanic and granitic rocks that play perfect hosts for channelled gold fluids.The procurement will cost Dalaroo just $100,000 upfront in cash…

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US President Donald Trump defended his economic record during a lengthy address to Congress on Tuesday, saying he brought a “golden age,” describing the current period as a strong national performance while confronting declining approval ratings, policy disputes, and geopolitical uncertainty.The speech, lasting one hour and 47 minutes, became the longest presidential address to Congress on record. Trump used much of the opening hour to focus on economic themes, including inflation, markets, and tax policy, as his administration seeks to reassure voters ahead of November’s midterm elections.“Our nation is back — bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before,” he…

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Bitcoin just lost one of its biggest support engines.U.S. spot ETFs have now recorded five straight weeks of net outflows, draining roughly $3.8B from the market in just over a month. Nearly $400M was pulled in a single session, accelerating a trend that has quietly flipped the institutional narrative from accumulation to de-risking.Source: Spot Bitcoin ETF Total Net Flows / TheBlockThis matters because ETF redemptions are mechanical. When investors pull capital, issuers must sell underlying BTC. That creates direct spot selling pressure. In a market already thin on bids, the impact compounds quickly.BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC both saw notable…

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