https://www.scmp.com/rss/520653/feed Born in Delhi and raised in Hong Kong, Sakina is currently a production editor for Young Post. A history and journalism graduate, she is usually found scrutinising a comma or looking into cultural events, community and gender in the city. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP,Sakina Abidi SCMP,Sakina Abidi Deep Dive delves into hot issues in Hong Kong and mainland China. Our easy-to-read articles provide context to grasp what’s happening, while our questions help you craft informed responses. Check sample answers at the end of the page. News: New section of Hong Kong’s Central Kowloon Bypass cuts travel time by 80% Transport corridor links West and East Kowloon, slashing travel time to just five minutes Toll waiver will remain until the entire route is finished The long-awaited Yau Ma Tei... https://www.scmp.com/spark/news/hong-kong/article/3339165/spark-deep-dive-yau-ma-tei-section-central-kowloon-bypass-cuts-travel-times?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/spark/news/hong-kong/article/3339165/spark-deep-dive-yau-ma-tei-section-central-kowloon-bypass-cuts-travel-times?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:45:13 +0000 SCMP,Sakina Abidi SCMP,Sakina Abidi Deep Dive delves into hot issues in Hong Kong and mainland China. Our easy-to-read articles provide context to grasp what’s happening, while our questions help you craft informed responses. Check sample answers at the end of the page. News: New section of Hong Kong’s Central Kowloon Bypass cuts travel time by 80% Transport corridor links West and East Kowloon, slashing travel time to just five minutes Toll waiver will remain until the entire route is commissioned later this year The... https://www.scmp.com/yp/learning-zone/study-tools/deep-dive/article/3339148/deep-dive-yau-ma-tei-section-central-kowloon-bypass-opens-spate-traffic-incidents-follow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/learning-zone/study-tools/deep-dive/article/3339148/deep-dive-yau-ma-tei-section-central-kowloon-bypass-opens-spate-traffic-incidents-follow?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:45:11 +0000 Agence France-Presse,Sakina Abidi Agence France-Presse,Sakina Abidi Listen to the podcast and answer the questions in the quiz at the bottom of the article. If you’re still unsure about a question, read the script provided to help you find the right answer. SCMP Young Post · Listen: Discover France’s unique dinosaur egg trove Script Adapted from Agence France-Presse Voice 1: At the foot of Sainte-Victoire mountain in Provence , France, a palaeontologist carefully brushes a mound of red clay, looking for fossils. But these are no average fossils; they are... https://www.scmp.com/yp/learning-zone/study-tools/listening-practice/article/3324792/listen-frances-unique-fossil-trove-might-have-most-dinosaur-eggs-earth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/learning-zone/study-tools/listening-practice/article/3324792/listen-frances-unique-fossil-trove-might-have-most-dinosaur-eggs-earth?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 22:30:11 +0000 Sakina Abidi Sakina Abidi English is a tricky and confusing language. Sometimes, a word can have different meanings, such as the word “kind”, which can describe a person with a sweet nature or refer to a type, as in “What kind of pastry do you want?” But don’t worry; once you learn and understand a word – and see it in context – using these common English terms will become far easier. This week, let’s focus on homophones and other words that have similar pronunciations. These are English words that are spelled... https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/article/3323931/8-english-words-sound-same-have-different-spellings-and-meanings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/article/3323931/8-english-words-sound-same-have-different-spellings-and-meanings?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:13 +0000 Tribune News Service,Sakina Abidi Tribune News Service,Sakina Abidi One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded – a magnitude 8.8 monster – hit the eastern coast of Russia on Wednesday. Despite its remote location, the sheer size of the megathrust earthquake signalled probable danger, including a potential tsunami that would affect a significant part of the world. Tsunami alerts immediately went out, covering millions of people in Japan, the United States (US) and across the Pacific Ocean, reaching as far away as Hawaii, Chile and Ecuador. But for all its fury,... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/global/article/3320272/explainer-why-huge-88-russian-earthquake-caused-little-tsunami-damage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/global/article/3320272/explainer-why-huge-88-russian-earthquake-caused-little-tsunami-damage?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:00:30 +0000 dpa,Sakina Abidi dpa,Sakina Abidi Skype, the online video-calling service, has shut down after more than two decades. The platform revolutionised video calling and, as some (The Verge) say, “saw the future of video messaging before almost everyone”. Before it launched, telephone calling abroad – and even your friends in the same city – could be expensive or near-impossible. Few digital alternatives existed. Skype was founded in Luxembourg in 2003 by Niklas Zennström of Sweden and Janus Friis of Denmark. The service would add... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/global/article/3309247/rip-skype-microsoft-shuts-down-once-popular-online-video-call-service?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/global/article/3309247/rip-skype-microsoft-shuts-down-once-popular-online-video-call-service?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 May 2025 08:35:07 +0000 Associated Press,Sakina Abidi Associated Press,Sakina Abidi An eight-year-old who was recently diagnosed with measles has died in the United States (US), the third in total since the highly contagious virus started spreading in West Texas in late January. The number of measles cases is double that of all of 2024, with Texas reporting the majority – nearly 500. Two young elementary school-aged children – who were not vaccinated – died from measles-related illnesses near the outbreak’s epicentre in rural Texas. A third person died in New Mexico, an adult... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/global/article/3305615/second-unvaccinated-child-measles-dies-united-states-heres-what-know?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/global/article/3305615/second-unvaccinated-child-measles-dies-united-states-heres-what-know?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Apr 2025 05:00:08 +0000 dpa,Sakina Abidi dpa,Sakina Abidi The Islamic holy month of Ramadan began on Friday and Saturday evening for hundreds of millions of Muslims who waited to observe the new crescent moon that marks the official start of a lunar month. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia – the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country – set Saturday, March 1, as their first day of fasting. They were joined by Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Sudan and Tunisia, as well as... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/asia/article/3300773/ramadan-begins-19-billion-muslims-worldwide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/asia/article/3300773/ramadan-begins-19-billion-muslims-worldwide?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Mar 2025 03:45:07 +0000 Sakina Abidi Sakina Abidi Have you ever watched a television show set in the United States and heard characters refer to tissues as “Kleenex” or jelly as “Jell-O”? This phenomenon is known as “genericisation”. It occurs when a trademark becomes so popular in the market that its brand name is used to describe similar products or services, even those unrelated to the trademark owner. Some words that have become generic trademarks include escalator, thermos and bubble wrap. Here are 10 more brand names that you might be... https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/learning-resources/exam-tips/article/3298459/10-brand-names-you-use-everyday-are-actually-trademarks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/learning-resources/exam-tips/article/3298459/10-brand-names-you-use-everyday-are-actually-trademarks?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:08 +0000 Tribune News Service,Sakina Abidi Tribune News Service,Sakina Abidi Just a few weeks ago, we did not know if the Grammy Awards would go on because of the wildfires that devastated Los Angeles, California, United States in January. But it did – celebrating great music and the city, which is responsible for so much of that great music. Here are some top moments and a list of winners. Team YP’s picks for the best music, movies and TV shows of 2024 Sabrina Carpenter brings the best of tour to stage Sabrina Carpenter kicked off her Grammys performance with hit... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/entertainment/music/article/3297205/2025-grammy-awards-top-moments-beyonce-kendrick-lamar-chappell-roan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/entertainment/music/article/3297205/2025-grammy-awards-top-moments-beyonce-kendrick-lamar-chappell-roan?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Feb 2025 02:00:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse,Sakina Abidi Agence France-Presse,Sakina Abidi From the US presidential election race and consequent Donald Trump victory to the ousting of Bashar al-Assad by Syrian rebels, here are some of the top moments that made headlines in 2024. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad overthrown by rebels Then-president Bashar al-Assad fled Syria for Moscow after an 11-day lightning offensive launched on November 27 by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). One of the most symbolic moments of the fall of Damascus was the freeing of inmates from the... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/asia/article/3292019/key-events-2024-trumps-triumph-assads-fall-syria-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/asia/article/3292019/key-events-2024-trumps-triumph-assads-fall-syria-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:00:08 +0000