Trump Orders Federal Aviation Administration to Rescind DEI Hiring Practices
The new president is seeking a return to ‘non-discriminatory, merit-based hiring.’ President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 21 directing the Federal...
NYC Mayor Adams Defends Schedule Change to Attend Trump Inauguration
NEW YORK CITY—Mayor Eric Adams has defended his decision to cancel several Martin Luther King Jr. Day plans in New York City to attend...
China’s Guangzhou Is Desolate as Foreign Investors Flee, Leaving Only Africans Behind
A blogger visited Sanyuanli, the largest African community in Guangzhou, where 90 percent of traders are African. The blogger remarked that Guangzhou appears to...
The PLA is building a fleet of barges with Taiwan in mind, analysts say
New barges being built in China could strengthen the amphibious capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army against Taiwan and other targets by enabling faster...
Hong Kong needs total ban on flavoured cigarettes, anti-smoking group says
A Hong Kong anti-smoking group has called for a total ban on flavoured cigarettes after a survey found nearly 90 per cent of young...
Lion mauls Pakistani man who was filming TikTok video
Published: 7:50pm, 22 Jan 2025Updated: 7:53pm, 22 Jan 2025 Police in Pakistan have launched an investigation after a lion attacked a man filming a...
Rupert Murdoch’s UK news group apologises to Prince Harry
Rupert Murdoch’s UK tabloids made a rare apology to Prince Harry in settling his privacy invasion lawsuit and will pay him a substantial sum,...
Tencent ramps up global AI efforts with roll-out of advanced Hunyuan 3D-generation system
Tencent Holdings released an updated 3D-generation system based on its artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model, Hunyuan, on open-source platforms, a move that is expected...
South Korea’s Yoon in spotlight again over soldiers praising him at birthday event
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol has come under fresh scrutiny after soldiers were forced to sing, dance and praise the leader at his...