The ‘forgotten’ Australian locked up in Hong Kong
Gordon Ng has been jailed since 2021 on national security charges. The former Waverley College student faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Month: November 2023
Orsted scraps 2 offshore wind power projects in New Jersey, citing supply chain issues
Danish energy developer Orsted is scrapping two large offshore wind power projects off the coast of New Jersey, adding uncertainty to the financial viability of a nascent industry the Biden administration is counting on to help transition away from the…
Biden’s Israel funding request gets scrutiny, hits early hurdle
US rights group says president’s request to Congress suggests US may ‘bankroll’ displacement of Palestinians.
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 616
The UN says Russian strikes are inflicting ‘unimaginable suffering’; Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns against expecting success too quicklySee all our Ukraine war coverageA senior UN official says Russian strikes are inflicting “unimaginab…
Hong Kong: over-the-top punishment for 2019 democracy protesters, report finds
More than 10,000 arrests and nearly 3,000 prosecutions, with 82% given jail including ‘extraordinary high’ proportion of childrenProtesters involved in the 2019-2020 pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong have been treated extraordinarily harshly by the c…
Home sellers win $1.8B after jury finds conspiracy among Realtors
It’s a decision that has the potential to rewrite the entire structure of the real estate industry in the United States as it lowers the cost of home buying.
Strikes on south Gaza: BBC verifies attacks in areas of ‘safety’
The BBC has analysed four strikes in south Gaza, where civilians were told to evacuate to.
Google Registry Launches<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.ing Domains, Begg.ing For Wordplay
Google Registry has added domains ending in “.ing” — “a situation seem/ing ripe for exceed.ing amounts of wordplay,” reports 9to5Google. From the report: Google Registry — which is different from Google Domains, the service Google is sell.ing off to …