Two US navy aviators eject while landing on carrier off Virginia
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Two US navy aviators eject while landing on carrier off Virginia

Four sailors injured during unexplained ‘mishap’ onboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrierTwo US navy aviators ejected as they were landing their plane on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia on Monday, and four sailors onboard the vessel were injured in what naval officials characterized as a “mishap”.The two aviators, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3, succe...

$3.95M Bridgehampton estate with 15th-century Buddhist temple replica listed for $7.5M
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$3.95M Bridgehampton estate with 15th-century Buddhist temple replica listed for $7.5M

A nearly 5-acre Bridgehampton estate featuring a replica 15th-century Buddhist temple has been listed for $7.5 million. Manhattan doctor and entrepreneur Roshini Raj bought the property for $3.95 million in 2022 and later made extensive changes. The estate includes a large main house, gardens, koi ponds, a pool, orchards and several leisure spaces.

M&S links up with Sephora to lure younger shoppers

M&S links up with Sephora to lure younger shoppers

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Beauty specialist will open branded areas in 100 Marks & Spencer stores and will sell its products on chain’s websiteMarks & Spencer is has signed a deal with Sephora to open areas under the beauty brand’s name within its stores, in its latest tactic to attract younger shoppers.The French retailer is set to launch branded areas staffed by Sephora employees in 100 M&S stores and sell th...

An Essex family set aside its entire farm roughly 30 years ago; after farming resumed in 2014

An Essex family set aside its entire farm roughly 30 years ago; after farming resumed in 2014

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Braxted Park Estate has initiated a 200-acre biodiversity recovery project following ten years of observation on 50 acres. This approach aims to enhance local ecological conditions and meet developers' biodiversity obligations. Property developers can purchase biodiversity units through the estate's habitat bank to comply with legal requirements. A long-term management agreement ensures the land w...

Two ex-ministers from Orbán era held over suspected bribery and misuse of public funds

Two ex-ministers from Orbán era held over suspected bribery and misuse of public funds

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Ministers from former far-right government arrested after MPs vote to lift their immunityTwo ministers in Viktor Orbán’s former far-right government suspected separately of misusing millions of euros of public funds and taking millions more in bribes have been detained, hours after Hungarian MPs voted to lift their immunity.Prosecutors said on Tuesday that Balázs Hankó, Orbán’s culture minister an...

Two former Hungarian ministers detained over suspected bribery and misuse of public funds

Two former Hungarian ministers detained over suspected bribery and misuse of public funds

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Ministers from Viktor Orbán’s former far-right government arrested after MPs vote to lift their immunityTwo ministers in Viktor Orbán’s former far-right government suspected separately of misusing millions of euros of public funds and taking millions more in bribes have been detained, hours after Hungarian MPs voted to lift their immunity.Prosecutors said on Tuesday that Balázs Hankó, Orbán’s cult...

Estonia blames Russia for arson attack on company supplying vehicles to Ukraine

Estonia blames Russia for arson attack on company supplying vehicles to Ukraine

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Estonian authorities said on Tuesday they had concluded that an arson attack in mid-August on a defence company that provides military vehicles to Ukraine was an act of sabotage commissioned by Russian security services. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that “such actions are absolutely unacceptable” and that Russia’s charge d’affaires in Tallinn was being summoned to his ministry. A fire brok...

‘It takes a lot of work’: Deb Haaland puts addiction struggles at center of New Mexico governor bid

‘It takes a lot of work’: Deb Haaland puts addiction struggles at center of New Mexico governor bid

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First Native American woman to serve as US cabinet secretary candid about history with alcohol as she seeks to tackle billowing public health crisis “It clouds your mind,” recalls Deb Haaland, the trailblazing US cabinet secretary now running to be New Mexico’s next governor. “They say that, after the first drink, you lose your judgment.”Haaland developed a drinking problem after leaving high scho...

Hong Kong firms lag mainland China on AI adoption amid legacy-system burden: Accenture

Hong Kong firms lag mainland China on AI adoption amid legacy-system burden: Accenture

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Hong Kong businesses are lagging behind their mainland Chinese peers in adopting artificial intelligence, as entrenched legacy systems and a risk-averse corporate mindset slow the city’s digital transition, according to a senior executive at consultancy Accenture. Only 10 per cent of Hong Kong firms surveyed by Accenture had integrated generative AI across multiple business functions, compared wit...

US and China need shared risk vocabulary to manage AI threats: Beijing-linked think tank

US and China need shared risk vocabulary to manage AI threats: Beijing-linked think tank

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Beijing and Washington should first develop a common language around AI risks rather than seek to resolve their broader technology rivalry, a leading Chinese think tank has advised. The call from the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), affiliated with the Ministry of State Security, comes days after Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump agreed to ...

Hong Kong turns Halloween into month-long event with street parties, free rides

Hong Kong turns Halloween into month-long event with street parties, free rides

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A new month-long campaign to transform Hong Kong into Asia’s premier Halloween destination will feature street parties across five neighbourhoods along with free rides on decorated buses and trams. The Tourism Board’s inaugural “Hong Kong Halloween Month” will bring street celebrations to Central, Kai Tak, Lan Kwai Fong, Mong Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui East on three consecutive Saturdays from October 1...

Senate passes bipartisan Protect College Sports Act amid ‘chaos’ in industry

Senate passes bipartisan Protect College Sports Act amid ‘chaos’ in industry

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College sports have been upended by athlete paymentsCritics say legislation does not go far enoughThe Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools.The overwhelming 77-22 vote to pass the Protect College Sports Act ...

Hong Kong man returns to city after 26 years in Philippine prison for drug offences

Hong Kong man returns to city after 26 years in Philippine prison for drug offences

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A Hong Kong man imprisoned in the Philippines for 26 years while fighting against convictions for drug possession has been released and returned home on Tuesday night. Tang Lung-wai, 55, was greeted by his elder brother, Billy Tang Lung-piu, as he arrived from Manila at the Hong Kong International Airport. “The moment I got out of the car, uncuffed, I felt finally free,” he said. “I am really luck...

Netanyahu's secret trip to UAE amid report of Abu Dhabi warning of Oct. 7 attack

Netanyahu's secret trip to UAE amid report of Abu Dhabi warning of Oct. 7 attack

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The Israeli prime minister held an hourlong meeting with the UAE’s president on Sunday, according to two people briefed on Netanyahu's trip, which was first reported by Israel’s Channel 12 TV station. One of them said the talks focused on a report published by the Israeli daily Haaretz earlier this month that said the Emirati leader warned Netanyahu about a looming attack by Hamas just ahead of Oc...