Retailers expect ‘golden week’ sales growth, but trade groups warn of modest gains
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Retailers expect ‘golden week’ sales growth, but trade groups warn of modest gains

Some Hong Kong retailers are forecasting double-digit sales growth over the National Day “golden week” holiday, but industry leaders have warned that the expected influx of mainland Chinese visitors may deliver far smaller gains across the sector as tourists remain cautious about spending. The cautious outlook came after authorities estimated that about 1.29 million mainland visitors were expected...

Australia news live: Shoebridge welcomes Faruqi working outside Greens leadership team; recruitment for Antarctic jobs opens

Australia news live: Shoebridge welcomes Faruqi working outside Greens leadership team; recruitment for Antarctic jobs opens

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Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s state government has missed a deadline to sign up to the federal government’s Thriving Kids program before its rollout begins today.Under the program, state governments will provide supports to children up to 8 years old with mild to moderate autism or developmental delays. They will be made ineligib...

Reggie Leaks Cenat DMs: Streamer posts ‘cry for help’ messages; Fanum urges focus on mental health

Reggie Leaks Cenat DMs: Streamer posts ‘cry for help’ messages; Fanum urges focus on mental health

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Reggie, also known as Lil Rodney Son, has shared private DMs with Kai Cenat after claiming he urgently needed his support. The messages show Reggie asking Cenat to answer his call and describing it as a “cry for help.” Reggie also shared a lengthy message from Fanum, who urged him to step away from online pressure and focus on his well-being. Agent 00 declined to discuss the controversy.

Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat

Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat

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Democratic governor sharply critical of Donald Trump for not passing comprehensive federal AI regulationsGovernor Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday aimed at protecting California workers from the threats of artificial intelligence , including potential job losses and workplace surveillance.The laws ban employers from using the technology to predict a worker’s emotional state by using their biomet...

Transport suspended in some French cities as school protests continue

Transport suspended in some French cities as school protests continue

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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting Thursday as students staged new protests against understaffing, onerous schedules and overheated classrooms, with public transport affected in several cities. More than 600 people, most of them students, have been detained and dozens of police injured amid the increasingly violent protests.

Transport suspended in some cities as French school protests continue

Transport suspended in some cities as French school protests continue

France 24 •

French students staged a new round of protests on Thursday against understaffing, onerous schedules and overheated classrooms, with public transport affected in several French cities and a headteacher doused in petrol. More than 600 people, most of them students, have been detained and dozens of police officers injured amid the increasingly violent protests.

Hundreds detained, dozens of officers injured as French school protests continue

Hundreds detained, dozens of officers injured as French school protests continue

France 24 •

French students staged a new round of protests on Thursday against understaffing, onerous schedules and overheated classrooms, with public transport affected in several French cities and a headteacher doused in petrol. More than 600 people, most of them students, have been detained and dozens of police officers injured amid the increasingly violent protests.

Hundreds of students detained, dozens of officers injured in French school protests

Hundreds of students detained, dozens of officers injured in French school protests

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More than 600 people, most of them students, have been detained and dozens of police officers have been injured amid increasingly violent school protests in France. The protests began last week, when some secondary school students started mobilising against a shortage of teachers, over-crowded classrooms and what they argued were unreasonable timetables.

Border mine blasts show why both Koreas urgently need to restore communication

Border mine blasts show why both Koreas urgently need to restore communication

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The two Koreas urgently need to restore military communication to prevent a landmine dispute in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) from escalating into an armed clash, according to observers. The danger is growing as North Korea presses ahead with leader Kim Jong-un’s order to fortify its side of the 4km (2.5 mile) wide buffer zone separating it from the South. South Korea views the works, including the...

Man arrested over alleged plot to attack Texas state capitol

Man arrested over alleged plot to attack Texas state capitol

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Suspect Benny Caldera Jr held on bond as officials say they received ‘credible’ information about Austin threatA 40-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of plotting to attack the Texas state capitol, authorities said.The Texas department of public safety said in a statement that it received “credible information about an individual planning a violent attack” for Thursday in Austi...

Trump renews calls for former Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell's resignation

Trump renews calls for former Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell's resignation

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The Federal Reserve's watchdog on Wednesday found no grounds for a criminal referral over a roughly $1 billion cost overrun on renovations to the central bank's Washington buildings, while faulting project oversight. The findings prompted President Donald Trump to renew his call for former Fed chief Jerome Powell to resign.

Australia news live: ATO finds one-quarter of big firms pay zero tax; almost one in two homebuyers using 5% deposit scheme

Australia news live: ATO finds one-quarter of big firms pay zero tax; almost one in two homebuyers using 5% deposit scheme

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Follow the day’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s state government has missed a deadline to sign up to the federal government’s Thriving Kids program before its rollout begins today.Under the program, state governments will provide supports to children up to 8 years old with mild to moderate autism or developmental delays. They will be made ineligib...

Woman told Cornell police 2 years ago she was 100% sure she was raped, transcript shows

Woman told Cornell police 2 years ago she was 100% sure she was raped, transcript shows

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A woman who filed a lawsuit saying she was sexually assaulted by seven men at a Cornell University fraternity house told police weeks after the incident that she could “say with 100 per cent confidence I was raped”, according to a report by CBS New York, which said it obtained a transcript of her interview with investigators. The transcript, which has not been publicly released, raises new questio...