A Festive Extravaganza on the First Day of Lunar New Year

A Festive Extravaganza on the First Day of Lunar New Year

Hong Kong Tourism Board Canada Featuring Diverse International Performances and Hong Kong Charm with Stunning Floats as Online Travel Guide is Launched to Showcase City’s Exciting Festivities (HKTB provides satellite live feed and social media livestreaming of “Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade”. Scroll down for details.) A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available…

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In this courtroom sketch, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, center, is seated beside his defense attorney Frank Perez, left, in federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sept. 13, 2024. (Elizabeth Williams via AP, File)

Mexican cartel leader plea talks

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday that they’re discussing a potential plea deal with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the long-elusive Mexican drug lord who was arrested last summer and whose son could testify against him if he goes to trial. What You Need To Know U.S. prosecutors are in plea talks with Mexican drug…

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Migrants sleep on the side of a street in Acapulco, Mexico, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernardino Hernandez)

Mexico drops migrants in troubled resort

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — About 100 migrants from various countries wandered directionless and disoriented through the streets of the troubled Pacific coast resort of Acapulco. What You Need To Know Two weeks ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration, Mexico continues dissolving attention-grabbing migrant caravans and dispersing migrants throughout the country to keep them far from the U.S….

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Japan's foreign minister seeks "positive" direction in bilateral ties during his visit to China

Japan’s foreign minister seeks “positive” direction in bilateral ties during his visit to China

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China says US ‘playing with fire’ after latest military aid for Taiwan – The Irish News

China says US ‘playing with fire’ after latest military aid for Taiwan – The Irish News

The Chinese government says America is “playing with fire” by approving military aid to Taiwan. The Asian superpower has issued a rebuke and protested the latest announcements of military sales, weapons, and assistance green-lit by the US. On Saturday, US President Joe Biden approved up to 571 million dollars (£454 million)  in Defence Department material…

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Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada

Canal Plus, Havas, Hachette Stocks Change After Vivendi Four-Way Split

After French media and telecom giant Vivendi’s split into four companies, the stocks of pay-TV and film company Canal+, advertising powerhouse Havas and publishing firm Louis Hachette Group, which consists of the Vivendi’s 66.53 percent stake in Lagardère and full ownership of Prisma Media, started trading in Europe on Monday. Shares of Canal+, parents of Paddington…

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Record International Wagering on Hong Kong Races

Record International Wagering on Hong Kong Races

Hong Kong Jockey Club CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges has lauded the 2024 Hong Kong International Races as “one of the best days of racing” in Hong Kong racing history. “I personally think it was one of the best, if not the best, Longines Hong Kong International Races and an incredible week. Starting with the Longines International Jockeys’…

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A jailed Hong Kong activist loses appeal over denial of early release under new security law

A jailed Hong Kong activist loses appeal over denial of early release under new security law

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