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Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auction

BBC • 1 month ago

Auction house Sotheby's expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December.

Taiwan vice president makes rare Europe visit for conference on democracy

Al Jazeera • 1 month ago

European Parliament's Pina Picierno says Hsiao's visit 'was kept secret until her arrival to protect her participation'.

Australia news live: Victoria premier says NFL game cements state as ‘major events capital’; Asio chief reveals 16 terror plots foiled since Bondi

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Profound’ increase in death rate for welfare recipients, report findsPeople receiving an income support including disability, unemployment or carers payments had an average mortality rate more than nine times higher than people who did not access the welfare system, AAP reports.I think if One Nation and the Green...

Yuen Kee Food enters final stage of Hong Kong IPO after HKEX approval, sources say

SCMP • 1 month ago

Yuen Kee Food Group, the owner of well-known restaurant brand Yuen Kee Dumpling, has cleared its listing hearing with the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), aiming to raise between HK$300 million (US$38.3 million) and HK$400 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The conclusion of the hearing marked its initial public offering (IPO) plan entering its final stage, and the comp...

Hastie accepts apology from Joyce over ‘traitor’ cartoon as Hanson doubles down and tells critics to ‘chill’

The Guardian • 1 month ago

A split emerges in One Nation over the video, with Barnaby Joyce offering an apology as Pauline Hanson continues to refuse to take down the videoAndrew Hastie has accepted an apology from his former colleague Barnaby Joyce over a One Nation cartoon video labelling the former SAS captain a traitor, but reiterated that he believed Pauline Hanson was a “lying coward”.The apology has revealed a split ...

Hong Kong gives Tiananmen vigil activists between 5 and 7 year

Euronews • 1 month ago

Three Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists were jailed for five to seven years under the national security law. Their convictions have drawn condemnation from the UN, human rights groups and foreign governments.

Watch: Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11

BBC • 1 month ago

The BBC asks people in Washington what they were doing on that day and how 11 September 2001 changed the country.

'It was heartbreaking'- Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11

BBC • 1 month ago

The BBC asks people in Washington what they were doing on that day and how 11 September 2001 changed the country.

'Driving a limo', 'getting ready for school'- Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11

BBC • 1 month ago

The BBC asks people in Washington what they were doing on that day and how 11 September 2001 changed the country.

Young republicans break with Trump over Iran war

Al Jazeera • 1 month ago

A clear generational divide between younger and older republicans is forming at the RNC Midterm Convention.

Israeli film on AI-backed Gaza killings gets 25-minute Venice ovation

SCMP • 1 month ago

A chilling new documentary about Israel’s AI-powered mass killing of civilians in Gaza from two Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers received a 25-minute ovation at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. The audience clapped continuously for Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after the screening, setting what is thought to be a record in Venice after a 23-minute ovation for another film abou...

Putin lands in India for BRICs summit, shadowed by Iran and Ukraine wars

Al Jazeera • 1 month ago

Russian, Iranian leaders due to hold talks with India's Modi at summit dominated by wars in Middle East and Ukraine.

Former Carlton president apologises to ex-wife as lewd photo defamation case settles

The Guardian • 1 month ago

Luke Sayers says he accepts Cate Sayers did not post photo of his genitals as she says settlement closes ‘painful and difficult chapter’Embattled former AFL club president Luke Sayers has apologised to his former wife for the harm he caused as her defamation case over a lewd photo settled.Lawyers for Sayers, the immediate past president of the Carlton Football Club, read out the apology in the Vic...

Israeli strike in Gaza kills family of four, including two children

Euronews • 1 month ago

An Israeli strike killed at least four people in northern Gaza, including two children, hospital officials said on Thursday. The Israeli military said the attack killed a militant.

Tiananmen vigil leaders jailed for up to 7 years, group fined HK$1.5 million

SCMP • 1 month ago

Three former leaders of the now-disbanded alliance behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil have been sentenced to up to seven years and three months in jail under the national security law for inciting subversion by calling for an end to “one-party dictatorship” in mainland China. Three High Court judges on Friday also ordered the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Move...

Tiananmen vigil leaders jailed up to 7 years, group fined HK$1.5 million

SCMP • 1 month ago

Three former leaders of the now-disbanded alliance behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil have been sentenced to up to seven years and three months in jail under the national security law for inciting subversion by calling for an end to “one-party dictatorship” in mainland China. Three High Court judges on Friday also ordered the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Move...

Tiananmen vigil leaders jailed up to 7 years, as group is fined HK$1.5 million

SCMP • 1 month ago

Three former leaders of the now-disbanded alliance behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil have been sentenced to up to seven years and three months in jail under the national security law for inciting subversion by calling for an end to “one-party dictatorship” in mainland China. Three High Court judges on Friday also imposed a HK$1.5 million fine on the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of ...

Can John Lee untie the 4 knots choking the tech loop in Northern Metropolis?

SCMP • 1 month ago

In the second of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Elizabeth Cheung and Vivian Au drill down on what’s holding back the Northern Metropolis. Read part one here. For employees of surgical robotics company Yuanhua Tech, travelling between their Shenzhen base in Nanshan district and its Hong Kong office in the Science Park means a two-ho...

25 years ago, America faces ‘darkest hour’ as 9/11 terror attacks unfold – SCMP archive

SCMP • 1 month ago

This article was first published on September 12, 2001. America’s nightmare by Greg Torode in Washington President George W. Bush this morning (September 12, 2001) told the United States that thousands had lost their lives after two hijacked airliners destroyed New York’s World Trade Centre and another smashed into the Pentagon in the most brutal terrorist attacks in the nation’s history. Mr Bush,...