China #MeToo journalist and labor activist expected to appear in secret trial as crackdown deepens
Two Chinese activists held without trial for the past two years are expected to appear before a judge in a closed doors hearing on Friday as the ruling Communist Party ramps up its effort to dismantle what remains of the country's civil society.
2023-09-22 10:58
Australia fines lender NAB $1.4 million for wrongfully charging fees
The Australian Federal Court has fined the country's second-biggest lender National Australia Bank a penalty of A$2.1 million
2023-09-22 10:25
Brazil's Supreme Court to vote on decriminalising abortion
Brazil's Supreme Court is to vote on decriminalising abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
2023-09-22 10:18
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 First Look: Colors, Component Tweaks, Price Hikes
Microsoft's Sept. 21 event in New York was all about the AI, but it also
2023-09-22 09:28
Japan Inflation Outpaces Expectations Ahead of BOJ Decision
Japan’s consumer inflation outpaced expectations in data published hours ahead of the central bank’s policy decision, casting some
2023-09-22 09:25
Zelensky's mixed reception in Washington may be a taste of political storm to come
The blue-and-gold flag draped hero worship of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's last Washington trip, which stirred comparisons to Winston Churchill's wartime stand against Nazism, was a distant memory on Thursday.
2023-09-22 09:25
Manhunt underway for Tommy Wayne Boyd, a convicted child sex offender who walked out of a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri
A manhunt is underway for a convicted child sex offender who walked out of a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, on Thursday while in police custody, authorities said.
2023-09-22 09:20
Ukraine's Zelenskiy to visit Canada, address parliament
By Kanishka Singh Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Canada to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and address
2023-09-22 09:18
JPEX: Hong Kong investigates influencer-backed crypto exchange
About 2,000 investors lost money on the JPEX platform which was advertised on Hong Kong's metro.
2023-09-22 08:46
Global central banks unite in 'higher for longer' credo
By Mark John Central banks for the world's biggest economies have served notice that they will keep interest
2023-09-22 08:20
Despite risks fish farms are booming in Africa
Farming fish has seen rapid growth in Africa but it can be an expensive, high-risk operation.
2023-09-22 07:48
AI risks destabilising world, deputy PM to tell UN
Oliver Dowden will warn the pace of change could outstrip governments' abilities to make AI safe.
2023-09-22 07:47