The sentencing of Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai is raising concerns from foreign governments and rights groups.
Hostel staff who served fake booze that killed tourists including Brit get ‘disgraceful’ £95 fines as parents vent fury
HOSTEL employees who served methanol-laced booze that killed six tourists including one Brit have been handed “disgraceful” £95 fines. The parents of Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, 19, have blasted the soft ruling after the deadly methanol poisoning at…
CMB.Tech may seek VLCC market exit after string of Sinokor sales, Fearnley says
Belgian owner will be left with two big tankers on the water, plus another three on order
Europe’s ‘painful’ realisation it must be bolder with US set out in security report
Need for greater military autonomy also accepted, says report for Munich Security Conference, which takes place this weekEurope has come to the painful realisation that it needs to be more assertive and more militarily independent from an authoritarian…
US Agencies Told to Scrap End of Support Edge Devices
CISA has issued a new directive requiring federal agencies to decommission all end of support edge devices within 12 months to reduce ongoing exploitation risks
Romania’s national oil pipeline firm Conpet reports cyberattack
Romania’s national oil pipeline operator Conpet said a cyberattack disrupted its business systems and temporarily knocked its website offline. Conpet is a state-controlled company that owns and operates the country’s crude oil, condensate, and liquid petroleum product pipeline network. Its main role is to transport oil from domestic production fields and import points to refineries […]
‘Super exciting!’ – Seahawks fans celebrate Super Bowl win
The Seattle team produced a devastating defensive display to beat the New England Patriots.
Fighter jets scrambled to intercept Wizz Air plane from UK after passenger changes phone hotspot name to ‘terrorist’
A PASSENGER jet sparked a full scale terror scare after a child secretly renamed his parents’ phone Wi-Fi hotspot to the word “terrorist”. Israeli fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the Wizz Air flight as panic ripped through the cabin. The aircr…
China says its trade surplus from digital services rose 100%+ to a record $33B in 2025, boosted by overseas revenue of AI, livestreaming, and e-commerce (Bloomberg)
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China says its trade surplus from digital services rose 100%+ to a record $33B in 2025, boosted by overseas revenue of AI, livestreaming, and e-commerce — Chinese revenue from digital services sold abroad is soaring as te…
Apple Daily Sentences Show a New Era of Media Peril in Hong Kong
Two editors and an opinion writer from Jimmy Lai’s now-shuttered newspaper were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, a significant escalation in media prosecution in the once freewheeling city.