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Police officers were assaulted during a protest at a hotel used to house asylum seekers, Essex police have said. Hundreds of people protesting about the use of the Bell Hotel in Epping were at the site on Thursday, as well as a smaller pro-refugee demonstration. Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Hooper said those responsible would “feel…
A 38-year-old father was arrested by immigration officials outside his child’s preschool in Oregon on Tuesday, officials said. Mahdi Khanbabazadeh, a citizen of Iran, was arrested for overstaying his visa, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson told CBS News on Friday. The spokesperson said ICE officials attempted to arrest Khanbabazadeh during a traffic stop…
AAHK recorded a profit of HK$2,457 million and the board declared a dividend of HK$1,300 million payable to the Hong Kong SAR Government. Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has published the Annual Report of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) today for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2025, delivering a sound financial performance in fiscal…
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has lodged “stern representations” to the Philippines over recent “negative moves” concerning Taiwan, as well as maritime and security issues, a Chinese foreign ministry statement said on Friday. Department of Asian Affairs Director-General Liu Jinsong conveyed the “stern representations” and “strong dissatisfaction” to Philippine Ambassador to China, Jaime FlorCruz, on Friday, the…
00:00 Speaker A Brian, we did just get some numbers on consumer confidence from the University of Michigan. This was the July preliminary numbers. So the the first look here at July and it came in a little stronger than economists had forecast and stronger than June. 61.8 was the reading here. Um so seeing…
Washington — President Trump is set to sign a landmark bill to regulate cryptocurrency on Friday, one day after the bill passed the House despite some opposition from conservatives. The legislation, called the GENIUS Act, will be the first major law governing digital currency, establishing a regulatory framework for the $250 billion stablecoin market. Stablecoins…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, on Friday objected to the resumption of Nvidia H20 equivalent graphics processing unit sales to China in a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. “The Commerce Department made the right call in banning … Source link
(Bloomberg) — When At Home Group Inc.’s lawyer stood before a US bankruptcy judge last month asking to wipe out nearly $2 billion of the retailer’s debt, the reason came quick: tariffs. It’s a line that’s showing up in more and more courtrooms. Tile importer Mosaic Cos. blamed them in a recent filing. Just weeks…
Couple investigated over potential surrogacy scam as 21 kids are now in protective custody – CBS News Watch CBS News A potential surrogacy scam has sparked an investigation into whether a California couple misled surrogate mothers across the U.S. into giving them their babies. Twenty one kids in Los Angeles County are now in protective…
Hong Kong’s cash-strapped Urban Renewal Authority (URA) may review its policy to reduce compensation to residents affected by redevelopments, its new chief has said, as the organisation faces financial challenges. URA managing director Donald Choi Wun-hing said on Friday in his first meeting with the media that it was an appropriate time to review the…