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HONG KONG, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10 years in a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city’s once feisty democracy movement and drawn international condemnation. A total of 47 pro-democracy activists were arrested and [USN:L4N3AR15F TEXT:“charged in […]

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front lines? The former Fox News commentator has made it clear, in his own book and in interviews, that he believes men

‘HARBIN’ TO BE PRESENT AT CHRISTMAS Poised to be one of the biggest blockbusters of an uneven year for Korean cinema, “Harbin” is finally confirmed to release on Christmas Day (Dec. 25). The movie had its premiere in September at the Toronto International Film Festival but its distributor and financier CJ ENM chose to hold

On “The Daily Show” Monday night, Jon Stewart urged Democrats to act more like Republicans by “exploit[ing] the loopholes” if they want to get anything done. “We’ve learned nothing! Even those putting up resistance to Trump’s agenda don’t seem to understand who they’re dealing with,” Stewart said during his opening monologue. The late-night show then

In a dynamic collaboration to shape the next generation of leaders, Rich Aunty Finance partnered with Guardians of the Nation International (GOTNI) for the Emerging Leaders Conference, themed “From Good to Great: The Making of Future Icons.” Held from November 8-9, 2024, in Enugu State, the event attracted 1,000 emerging leaders from diverse sectors across

AI talents are in global demand. Yet, Africa has not fully capitalised on its potential to produce such AI professionals. Despite its youthful population, the continent is often relegated to low-level AI tasks like data annotation and labeling. JADA, a data & analytics talent hub focused on staff augmentation founded in 2024 by Massimiliano Spalazzi,

The first free flight of an eVTOL that will be powered by hydrogen took place in Australia earlier this week. The Vertiia used battery power to do 50 vertical takeoffs and landings at AMSL Aero’s Bankstown, New South Wales facility. It had been doing the same thing with a tether since last February. Future flights

BREMEN, Germany — Two key senators are asking the Department of Justice and the Defense Department to investigate alleged calls between SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk and Russian president Vladimir Putin. In a pair of letters dated Nov. 15, Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) raised concerns about risks to national security about