Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and mogul Jimmy Lai sentenced

The business mogul and activist has been in ailing health and has already spent more than 1,800 days in solitary confinement in Hong Kong before his verdict.
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The business mogul and activist has been in ailing health and has already spent more than 1,800 days in solitary confinement in Hong Kong before his verdict.
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Australia, like other countries, has seen a rise in antisemitic attacks since the start of the war in Gaza.
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Police have detained a man in his 20s as a person of interest.
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José Antonio Kast, a far-right politician who has praised Chile's former dictatorship, has won the presidency, signaling a sharp rightward shift fueled by fears over crime, migration and the economy.
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Journalist Paul C. Kelly Campos of Ocean State Media on the continuing investigation into Saturday's shooting at Brown University that left two people dead and at least nine more wounded.
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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns on Sunday praised the man's actions, calling it "the most unbelievable scene."
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Suffragists didn't just march. They baked, held bake sales and sold cookbooks to raise money for the cause of equality.
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Indoor tanning is trending among Gen Z. A new study finds tanning bed users not only have a much higher risk of melanoma, they also have DNA damage linked to cancer across nearly their entire skin.
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"Hold the Hope" was sparked by one woman's experience as a caregiver to someone who survived suicidal struggles. It started as a poem that has become a film, a song and even a dance.
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Two gunmen have shot dead nine people at Sydney's Bondi Beach, with eleven wounded, including two police officers. Police shot dead one gunman, second was arrested in critical condition.
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Hundreds had gathered for an event at Bondi Beach called Chanukah by the Sea, which was celebrating the start of the Hanukkah Jewish festival.
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Hundreds had gathered for an event at Bondi Beach called Chanukah by the Sea, which was celebrating the start of the Hanukkah Jewish festival.
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U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, as Trump grows increasingly exasperated by delays.
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At the National Black Growers Council meeting in New Orleans, Black farmers respond to the $12 billion in tariff relief announced by the Trump administration and outline challenges farms are facing.
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Walking with other people who are grieving a loss is one way to ease some of the pain and feel less alone.
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Brown University says it's working with law enforcement to search for a suspect after its report of an "active shooting situation" on its Rhode Island campus.
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Shortly after departing the Virginia airport on Saturday, the Tokyo-bound plane's engine cover separated and caught fire, according to the transportation secretary. No injuries were reported.
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House Republicans released proposed legislation late Friday that would not extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax subsidies.
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The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th.
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Chile heads to a presidential runoff on Sunday, with far-right contender José Antonio Kast — a supporter of former dictator Augusto Pinochet — tipped to win.
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The attack, which took place in the city of Palmyra, comes a year after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the lifting of U.S. sanctions.
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Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive, accusing the churches of abusing sacred imagery.
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Fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore "barged his way" into the apartment of a woman with whom he had been having an affair after she reported the relationship to the school and he lost his job, prosecutors said.
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It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to self-sufficiency. But in this innovative Uganda project, something isn't clicking.
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The monarch revealed the positive outlook in a recorded message broadcast on British television as part of a campaign to promote screening, which increases the likelihood of successful treatment.
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In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps.
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Researchers at the University of California San Francisco track how abortion comes up on television. They say the trends from 2025 are concerning.
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The Washington Post's new "Your Personal Podcast" offering uses artificial intelligence to customize podcasts for its users.'/>
The Post calls the podcast an "AI-powered tool" that turns its articles into an audio news digest.
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The payment option is booming among online holiday shoppers this year. But like any form of credit, it comes with drawbacks. Here's how to use BNPL responsibly — and protect yourself from risk.
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In a daring nighttime martime operation, U.S. veterans whisked Venezuela's María Corina Machado out of the country to claim her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
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