James Legge

Journalist. Weekend editor for Asia digital @CNN / Formerly: @AFP, @SCMP_News, @Independent, etc / One day: hype man for a log flume

[Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 @XinqiSu]

“Climate change affects everyone but the impact is not equal” - ⁦@AFP⁩ story on how scorching heat magnifies housing crunch for Hong Kong's elderly like 84yo retired janitor Chun Loi. https://t.co/jNBfONsSt1

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

Mitoma studied way to Premier League stardom.

Japan's Kaoru Mitoma strapped a camera to his head to study dribbling for his graduation thesis. Now his former university coach is enjoying watching him teach Premier League defenders a lesson

https://t.co/dQyKKzK7nM

[AFP Communications @AFPcom]

📢 #AFP is looking for a Video #Journalist
📍 Location: #Lagos, #Nigeria
🗓 Starting date: January 1, 2023
💻 More info: https://t.co/04TtQxETGq
#Careers #Jobs #Journalism #VideoJournalism

[James Legge @James_Legge]

https://t.co/fge4mJFHYD

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

An unexpected duo, a coyote and a badger, traveling together through a tunnel under a highway.

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns just 44 days after taking office, making her the shortest-lived premier in UK history

#AFPGraphics looks at how Truss's longevity stacks up against other British prime ministers since the start of the 20th century

[James Legge @James_Legge]

The one on the right... has someone deliberately made the flag of Argentina?

[ANI @ANI]

On specific input, vigilant troops of 7 Bn BSF of Mizoram and Cachar Frontier seized 2000 Yaba tablets on October 17 while being smuggled to Bangladesh from the Lakhibazar area in Assam's Karimganj district: BSF

[Tom Harwood @tomhfh]

There is little I hate more than the fact that the world is obsessing over the Finnish PM having a party.

Her critics are nothing more than puritanical, miserablist, and likely lonely losers.

[Andrew Johnson @andyjey]

Well, that's a libel case that will haunt journalism textbooks for the next 50 years.

[Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hkfp]

A live show by Hong Kong boy band Mirror was cut short on Thursday after a screen fell from height on the stage. It hit dancers below, according to footage shared across social media.

Local media reported that at least two were injured.

[Football in Hong Kong @offsideHK]

ARTICLE: Neither the rain, nor COVID, nor the result on Tuesday could stop Hong Kong from qualifying for the Asian Cup for the first time in a half-century. In a city that obsesses over the past, a fanbase now has reason to smile about the present. https://t.co/Qwb8urHDQb

[Holmes Chan @holmeschan_]

Ahead of Hong Kong's leadership selection on Sunday, here's what you need to know:

John Lee profile: https://t.co/x2Znp5S6uD
Carrie Lam's 5 years: https://t.co/tLyEnA5Xe2
Next administration: https://t.co/ApJ3vgzI9Q

Story package with @XinqiSu, edited by @JeromeTaylor

[Karl Malakunas @karlmalakunas]

Finally, it's done! And about to go public... My 10-year investigation into land defenders facing murder and betrayal as they battle to protect Palawan, an island paradise in the Philippines. It's called DELIKADO, and it's World Premiere is at #hotdocs22 on Friday #delikadofilm

[James Legge @James_Legge]

Sleep well, you absolute legend

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

Ado Campeol, dubbed "the father" of the world-famous tiramisu dessert, died over the weekend, the governor of the Veneto region has announced. He was 93
https://t.co/lW0v45uZlN

[James Legge @James_Legge]

There just aren't enough references to The Zombies in news headlines these days...

[Reuters @Reuters]

Xi's not there? COP26 hopes dim on Chinese leader's likely absence https://t.co/gfwJYx7fe0

[Sara Hussein @sarahussein]

JOB ALERT: @AFP's Tokyo bureau is hiring a Japan correspondent. Looking for someone with fluent English and Japanese to cover general and eco news and write fascinating features. Details here: https://t.co/WScZnoqEUT

[James Legge @James_Legge]

"It is great to be here and watch cricket," a Taliban commander named Hamza told AFP at the stadium in Kabul, an American M-16 rifle slung over his shoulder.

@gavafox with a great read from the first meeting of willow and leather since Kabul fell

https://t.co/Sh8urbZYjc

[James Legge @James_Legge]

The regulator ordered broadcasters to resist "abnormal aesthetics" such as "sissy" men, "vulgar influencers", stars' inflated pay and performers with "lapsed morals".

https://t.co/l2KLMzH13R