HONG KONG, Dec 15 - Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, reaches a key moment in his long fight on Monday, with the verdict in his years-long trial on national security charges seen as a test case of the city's rule of law.
A team of researchers led by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS), in collaboration with colleagues from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the University of Bristol, and Nanjing University, has identified the primary
HONG KONG, Dec 15 - Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai faces a verdict on Monday in his landmark trial on charges including conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, which could mean life in prison.
Lai's hearing bookends a year of the essential disappearance of Hong Kong's democratic opposition,
HONG KONG, Dec 15 - Supporters of Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai queued outside a Hong Kong court overnight before Monday's verdict in his landmark trial as international calls have grown to release the China critic who has already spent five years in jail.
The Southeast Asian neighbours have resorted to arms several times this year since a Cambodian soldier was killed in a May skirmish.
Rabbits and foxes and snakes, oh my! “Zootopia 2” is officially the highest-grossing Hollywood release of the year. Disney’s animal-packed animated sequel has earned a staggering $1.13 billion globally after 20 days of release, overtaking the haul of Disney’s live-action “Lilo
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Jovan Adepo has been having a busy year. He’s hopped around the world filming for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” and now he’s back in Europe working on the second season of Netflix’s “3 Body Problem” — all as his performance as Major Leroy Hanlon in “It: Welcome to Derry”
This version of the killer Santa is far more justified, which erases some of the original's transgression.
Tropical storms such as typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclones are Earth's most powerful weather systems. Born over warm oceans, they travel thousands of kilometers to land, traversing waters now polluted with plastics, from coastal runoff to the vast oceanic garbage patches.
Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the Northern Hemisphere more than 20 years ago, these quakes occur when huge chunks of ice fall from glaciers into the sea.
President Trump’s efforts to keep his loyalist U.S. attorneys in their roles hit a dead end this week, as two top federal prosecutors stepped down over piling complications from their leadership. Julianne Murray, Delaware’s GOP chair-turned-top federal prosecutor, announced
And how much did you need to earn to get it?
With only the rarest of exceptions, our attackers go unpunished.
When you've bagged Tom Morello, you know you've made it.
BERLIN, Dec 14 - Major cities including Berlin, London and New York stepped up security around Hanukkah events on Sunday following the attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, President Donald Trump is commemorating the most important person in the country’s history: himself . Back in 2021—days after the January 6 riots—Trump signed an act to authorize the creation of new coins to celebrate the country’s 250th
Last week Cameron Winter, whose band Geese made our favorite album of the year , played a spectacular-looking solo set at Carnegie Hall that Paul Thomas Anderson and Benny Safdie just so happened to be filming. It's safe to say Winter is a full-fledged star now, and I imagine
Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed (D) said Sunday that the deadly shooting at Brown University “shook” his state. At least two students died and nine were injured in the Saturday shooting at the Providence, R.I., university, according to authorities. Providence Police Chief Oscar
There has been no contact with Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi since her arrest at the end of last week, her supporters said Sunday, urging the Islamic republic to release the campaigner and dozens of others arrested alongside her. Mohammadi, who won the 2023
Scientists found that certain molecules made by gut bacteria travel to the liver and help control how the body uses energy. These molecules change depending on diet, genetics, and shifts in the microbiome. Some even improved insulin response in liver cells when tested in the
An international team of scientists have identified nine new species of butterflies using a combination of geographical, morphological and molecular analysis.
The cells of all animals—including humans—are characterized by their ability to adhere particularly well to surfaces in their environment. This mechanically stable adhesion enables the development of complex tissues and organs and is made possible by certain cell surface
After a deadly shooting at Brown University which left two people dead and injured nine others, people across the country struggled Sunday to make sense of the event, and the needless loss of life. But while Americans tend to agree that mass shootings such as this one are a
A series of century-scale droughts may have quietly reshaped one of the world’s earliest urban civilizations. New climate reconstructions show that the Indus Valley Civilization endured repeated long dry periods that gradually pushed its people toward the Indus River as
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said the community of Providence, R.I., will never recover after the shooting at Brown University on Saturday. Murphy — who emerged as a leading gun reform advocate in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in his state in 2012 —
Liquids and solutions are complex environments—think, for example, of sugar dissolving in water, where each sugar molecule becomes surrounded by a restless crowd of water molecules. Inside living cells, the picture is even more complex: tiny liquid droplets carry proteins or
"What a dream come true to be part of this iconic family," actress says after becoming latest celebrity to lend voice to the oft-quiet character
Save 8% on the 1TB, 4K, 120fps gaming console from Microsoft for a limited time. The post Xbox Series X Enters Holiday Clearance Mode After Skipping Black Friday Discounts, Includes a Wireless Controller appeared first on Kotaku .
With Welcome to Derry season 1 ending, the perfect gift for fans is the Betrayal at House on the Hill expansion The Evil of Pennywise.