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  • Hong Kong Fire Draws Fury Over Ignored Warnings – Bloomberg.com

    1. Hong Kong Fire Draws Fury Over Ignored Warnings  Bloomberg.com
    2. Hong Kong leader orders independent probe into fire that killed 151  Dawn
    3. Hong Kong leader vows ‘justice’ as apartment inferno investigators focus on unsafe netting  CNN
    4. China cracks…

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  • Coral reefs have orchestrated Earth’s climate for 250 million years

    Coral reefs have orchestrated Earth’s climate for 250 million years

    When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals. But reefs have also shaped the planet in deeper ways.

    Our new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows reefs have…

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  • New prevention tools and investment in services essential in the fight against AIDS

    New prevention tools and investment in services essential in the fight against AIDS

    On World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments and partners to rapidly expand access to new WHO-approved tools including lenacapavir to drive down infections and counter disruption to essential health services caused…

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  • Manulife Financial Corporation Prices U.S. Public Offering of Senior Notes

    Manulife Financial Corporation Prices U.S. Public Offering of Senior Notes

    TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC      SEHK:945

    C$ unless otherwise stated

    TORONTO, Dec. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE: MFC) (the “Company”) today announced that it has priced a public offering in the United States of U.S.$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.986% senior notes due 2035 (the “Notes”) at a public offering price of 100%.  The offering was made pursuant to a preliminary prospectus supplement, dated December 2, 2025, to the Company’s registration statement declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 29, 2025.

    The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes for general corporate purposes, which may include future refinancing requirements.

    BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

    This release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.  A prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus related to the offering have been filed with the SEC and are available on its website at www.sec.gov.  Copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, when available, may be obtained by contacting BofA Securities, Inc., 201 North Tryon Street, NC1-022-02-25, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001; Attention: Prospectus Department; Email: [email protected]; Telephone: 1-800-294-1322; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717; Email: [email protected]; Telephone: 1-800-831-9146; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, Attention: Prospectus Department, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717; Email: [email protected]; Telephone: 1-212-834-4533; or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department; Email: [email protected]; Telephone: 1-866-718-1649.

    The securities will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Canada or to any resident of Canada.

    About Manulife Financial Corporation

    Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping our customers make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, providing financial advice and insurance for individuals, groups and businesses. Through Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, we offer global investment, financial advice, and retirement plan services to individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. At the end of 2024, we had more than 37,000 employees, over 109,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 36 million customers. We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

    Media Relations:
    Fiona McLean
    Manulife
    437-441-7491
    [email protected]

    Investor Relations:
    Derek Theobalds
    Manulife
    416-254-1774
    [email protected]

    SOURCE Manulife Financial Corporation

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  • 50 Works 50 Weeks: Robe à l’anglaise Ensemble

    50 Works 50 Weeks: Robe à l’anglaise Ensemble

    Woman’s Dress (Robe à l’anglaise), England, 1780–90, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

    50 Works 50 Weeks: Robe à l’anglaise Ensemble

    As LACMA…

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  • Barcelona 3-1 Atlético (Dec 2, 2025) Game Analysis

    Barcelona 3-1 Atlético (Dec 2, 2025) Game Analysis

    Barcelona moved four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the LaLiga table after hitting back from a goal down to beat Atlético Madrid at the Nou Camp.

    Atlético had been on a seven-match winning streak in all competitions while their last…

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  • Solar-driven reaction use water and air to make hydrogen peroxide

    Solar-driven reaction use water and air to make hydrogen peroxide

    Sunlight, water, and air may soon replace fossil-fuel-driven chemistry in producing hydrogen peroxide, one of the world’s most essential industrial molecules.

    Cornell researchers have unveiled a solar-powered method that could transform how…

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  • Miss Universe Fatima Bosch speaks out in 1st interview since winning pageant

    Miss Universe Fatima Bosch speaks out in 1st interview since winning pageant

    The newly-crowned Miss Universe, Fatima Bosch, is speaking publicly for the first time since winning the pageant in an ABC News exclusive interview, amid accusations of vote-rigging and favoritism.

    Bosch, who represented Mexico, was crowned the…

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  • Life First Emerged in Surface-Bound Prebiotic Gels, Research Suggests

    Life First Emerged in Surface-Bound Prebiotic Gels, Research Suggests

    In a new paper published in the journal ChemSystemsChem, Hiroshima University’s Professor Tony Jia and colleagues outline the ‘prebiotic gel-first’ framework, which considers how the origin of life could have potentially emerged within…

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  • Study Finds Significant Number of Breast Cancers in Women Under 40

    Study Finds Significant Number of Breast Cancers in Women Under 40


    Women younger than 50 accounted for about a quarter of all breast cancers diagnosed at a large community imaging practice in…

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