ROGER L. WOLLENBERG/UPI/Newscom/The Mega Agency; Mega Joran Van der Sloot, the man who murdered Natalee Holloway, reportedly attempted suicide in prison on Saturday, December 13. The convicted killer — who is currently serving his 28-year prison sentence in Peru for the 2010 murder of 21-year-old Stephany Flores Ramírez — was reportedly found hanging from a…
This month’s Legislative Council election once again put Hong Kong’s political participation in the spotlight. Despite official calls for civic engagement and a modest improvement over the previous election, voter turnout remained historically low. Among younger voters in particular, a sense of distance from institutional politics was palpable. This was not simply a matter of…
TikTok company offices in Culver City, Calif. on Sept. 30, 2025. A deal to sell the American part of the company to a group of U.S. investors was signed on Dec. 18. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images TikTok has signed a deal to spin-off…
Hulu has renewed a popular TV show for two more seasons. The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball is an animated series created by Ben Bocquelet. A revival of Cartoon Network’s The Amazing World of Gumball show, the series premiered on Hulu this past July, while the second season is scheduled to debut in less than…
Following the death of 2024 student uprising leader Sharif Osman Hadi, widespread protests have erupted in Bangladesh on Friday. Amid the public outrage across Dhaka, many protestors vandalised the offices of leading Bangladeshi dailies and newspapers. A group of people set fire to The Daily Star newspaper office building, following the death of Sharif Osman…
Taiwanese mortuary reconstruction specialist Kuo Chang-chen wasted no time starting work to restore the bodies of Wang Fuk Court’s fire victims upon arriving in Hong Kong on Thursday. Kuo, 62, is leading a team of five other specialists from Taiwan who volunteered to assist in reconstructing the remains of the victims at the Kowloon Funeral…
Warren Buffett is about to step down, but he’s leaving behind a portfolio featuring several high-quality artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Warren Buffett has served as Berkshire Hathaway‘s (BRK.A 0.06%)(BRK.B 0.19%) CEO since 1965, overseeing hundreds of acquisitions and stock purchases that have catapulted the conglomerate to a trillion-dollar valuation. Buffett plans to step down on…
1 Injury woes could force Howe’s hand in defence Chelsea are fourth in the Premier League and Newcastle 12th but the gap between them is only six points. It dictates that, given Eddie Howe’s ambitions of qualifying for the Champions League via the league, this is a pivotal fixture. How Newcastle’s manager must hope Enzo…
ChatGPT has launched its app directory — meaning you can now connect to some of your favorite services without leaving the OpenAI platform. The idea is that moving forward, the chatbot can suggest apps or you can easily access them (using the @ command) during a conversation. For instance, if you connect Adobe Photoshop to…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a sweeping defence bill that would restrict US outbound investment in Chinese technology and curb federal contracts with Chinese biotechnology companies, amid an uneasy trade truce between Washington and Beijing. The bill, known as the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), cleared both the House of Representatives and Senate…