An Ohio school board will meet Thursday evening to discuss a controversial policy that would require teachers to take down most posters, flags and other displays that aren’t directly related to their class curriculum. Little Miami Local Schools serves more than 5,200 students in Warren County. David Wallace, a school board member who supports the…
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England’s hopes of regaining the Women’s Ashes are already on the verge of reaching a critical stage. Tuesday’s 21-run defeat in Melbourne went down as an opportunity missed, as Heather Knight’s side failed in their pursuit of 181 and slumped to successive ODI defeats. It saw Australia establish a 4-0 lead in the multi-format series,…
The well-known Chinese supermarket chain Pang Dong Lai has sparked controversy with rules governing employees’ family and personal matters, such as banning them from beating their children or imposing domestic violence on their spouses. A heated discussion on mainland social media came after the retail giant’s boss Yu Donglai announced a series of new management…
For years now, I’ve known how incredible today’s best phones are at taking portrait photography. Yet, I’ve neglected to really put them to the test by taking professional headshots. At least, I did until now because I want to see for myself if my OnePlus 13 can produce results that could make me ditch my…
China’s leadership has called for institutional opening-up and efforts to build a “world-class” business environment this year as Beijing strives to rekindle confidence and growth, convince foreign firms to remain onshore and keep goods flowing as external shocks loom. The message was contained in a speech by President Xi Jinping that was released on Wednesday,…
By Liam Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -Apple was dethroned as China’s biggest smartphone seller in 2024, with local rivals Vivo and Huawei overtaking the iPhone maker after its annual shipments in the country declined 17%, data from research firm Canalys showed on Thursday. It was Apple’s largest-ever annual sales decline in China and…
Billionaire Investor Who Predicted The Dot-Com Crash 25 Years Ago Warns Of Another Market Storm Brewing In The US Howard Marks, the co-founder, and co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, who predicted the dot-com bubble 25 years ago has alerted investors about cautionary signs in the market in his latest paper called, “On Bubble Watch”. What…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state on Wednesday warned China not to further destabilize the Indo-Pacific region, including areas around Taiwan and the Philippines, so that Washington and Beijing can keep cooperating to avoid conflict. In a confirmation hearing for the post, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who is almost sure to become…
CTF Services, the infrastructure development arm under Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE), owned by one of Hong Kong’s richest families, plans to issue HK$780 million (US$100 million) in convertible bonds to replenish its working capital and repay debt, it said on Thursday. The initial conversion price of HK$8.043 per share equates to a premium of…