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Columbia University
The latest news and top stories on Columbia University in New York city. Established in 1754 as King's College, it is the oldest higher education institution in New York and the fifth oldest in the United States. Columbia is notably recognised for administering the Pulitzer Prize and being the first US institution to grant the MD degree.
A Chinese influencer with 12 million followers has been slammed for live-streaming his wife’s childbirth. He has been accused of profiting from privacy. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
Trending in China

‘Shameless’: China influencer slammed for profiting from wife’s childbirth video

Graduate from top US university keeps filming as wife gets emergency treatment for severe bleeding; even adds advert voice-over during recording.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Supriya Ganesh, who plays Dr Samira Mohan in The Pitt

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United States

Epstein’s girlfriend married a woman, showing how he gamed immigration

United States

Pentagon ditches Harvard as Hegseth declares university too ‘woke’

The defence secretary says the Ivy League university ‘no longer meets the needs of the War Department or the military services’.

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People leave Harvard University on April 17, 2025. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
United States

Trump says seeking US$1 billion from Harvard in ‘damages’

US president escalates fight with the Ivy League giant, without specifying the harms the university had allegedly caused.

ICBMs

Past nuclear weapon tests linked to 4 million premature deaths globally: report

Norwegian People’s Aid details a deadly legacy of tests since 1945 that continue to sicken and claim lives.

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US-China relations

As I see it | The Chinese century may already be here

International competition will be won by nations with steady and realistic policies guided by a vision, not the ones indulging in cowboy militarism.

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Visitors enjoy the lush, futuristic interior of a shopping centre in Chongqing, on November 13, 2024. Photo: Getty Images
Americas and the Caribbean

Explainer | Was the US capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro legal?

Nicolas Maduro to face charges in New York - but experts question the legality of the US operation and plans to ‘run’ Venezuela.

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United States

Zohran Mamdani takes over as New York mayor in the era of Trump

Mamdani sworn in as the first Muslim leader of America’s biggest city, placing his hand on a Koran as he took his oath.

United States

US Justice Department fails again to reindict Letitia James, in blow to Trump

A grand jury refused to resurrect the prosecution against the New York attorney general, after the original indictment was thrown out.

New York Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks outside court in Norfolk, Virginia, in October. Photo: AP
Millionaires and billionaires

Meet Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju – who just had a ‘billionaire wedding’

Bollywood’s Madhuri Dixit, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor performed at the viral nuptials, with guests including Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson.

Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju tied the knot in a multi-million-dollar wedding in Udaipur. Photo: @aashniandco/Instagram
Obituaries

Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96

His masterpieces include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Berlin’s DZ Bank Building.

Hong Kong Squash Open

Hong Kong Squash Open: Simmi Chan learns lesson as star Coll survives fright

Home interest ended by world No 8 Tinne Gilis, while 2023 men’s champion stays on course after resisting a stirring fightback.

India

‘Badhai!’ In India, a celebration for Mamdani’s New York mayoral win

After his victory, Mamdani thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a Jawaharlal Nehru speech and partied Bollywood-style.

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New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and his mother Mira Nair wave to the crowd during an election night party in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong must deepen Shenzhen ties to seize Apec summit opportunity: academic

Guangzhou-based think tank director Zheng Yongnian urges city government to be more proactive and link up with neighbouring powerhouse.

The 2026 Apec summit will be held in Shenzhen. Photo: Eugene Lee
Biomedicine: Companies

Hong Kong MRI maker Time Medical seeks site to boost output, eyes IPO

Aiming to grow sales to US$300 million in 2027, the company is eyeing a Nasdaq IPO and then a Hong Kong secondary listing.

Donald Trump

Trump says Harvard deal is close, university will pay US$500 million

The Ivy League school will operate trade schools and teach classes on AI and ‘lots of things’, the US president says.

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Hollywood

Meet Chase Infiniti, who stars in One Battle After Another with Leonardo DiCaprio

The 25-year-old’s name was inspired by Nicole Kidman and Toy Story, and she got her start opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Presumed Innocent.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti star alongside one another in new film One Battle After Another. Photo: EPA
Science

Super Typhoon Ragasa: scientists warn climate change leads to stronger storms

Rising ocean temperatures are feared to be driving an increase in extreme weather events in the Pacific.

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Hong Kong society

Rhythmic gymnast Stacey Chan crowned Miss Hong Kong 2025

Newly crowned beauty queen, 26, has won plenty of competitions in rhythmic gymnastics as a Hong Kong team member.

Science

Exclusive | How US nuclear sanctions on China backfired

Washington’s strict blacklist rule amid national security concerns has forced Beijing to become self-sufficient with ‘incredible’ results.

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Instead of crippling China’s ambitions, US sanctions have forced Beijing to develop a fully self-sufficient nuclear ecosystem, achieving near-total domestic equipment production and rapid reactor deployment. Photo: Xinhua
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