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Hong Kong police arrest driver after high-speed chase ends in 5-vehicle crash
GeneralJuly 4, 2026

Hong Kong police arrest driver after high-speed chase ends in 5-vehicle crash

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving and trafficking dangerous drugs after he fled a stop and led officers on a high-speed chase across Hong Kong Island, ending in a five-vehicle crash that left one person injured. The force said officers attempted to stop a suspicious car on Wah Fu Road near Waterfall Bay in Aberdeen at 4.57pm on Saturday, but the driver sped off, heading through the Aberdeen Tunnel towards Causeway Bay. At about 5.35pm, the driver collided with a taxi,...

South China Morning Post1 min read
Italian rice crops suffer in drought, worst European heatwave ever
GeneralJuly 4, 2026

Italian rice crops suffer in drought, worst European heatwave ever

Summer came too early to Europe’s most important rice-growing region, and weeds are taking over Sharon Angoli’s parched paddies in Italy’s Pavia province. “That one is done for, no matter what happens,” the 22-year-old said as she surveyed one desolate field that has been baked by what is among the most severe heatwaves to hit the continent in June. Even abundant rains for the rest of the summer would probably not save the crop, she said. Angoli and her father, Carlo, also fear for their other...

South China Morning Post1 min read