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Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai given heart monitor for final stretch of marathon trial
Published on 18/08/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was given medication and a heart monitor on Monday for the start of final submissions in a landmark national security trial after concerns over his health delayed proceedings last week.
Trump tells Ukraine to give up on NATO and Crimea ahead of Zelensky meeting
Published on 18/08/2025
» KYIV - US President Donald Trump told Ukraine to give up hopes of getting back annexed Crimea or joining NATO as he prepared to host President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Washington on Monday to press Kyiv into accepting a peace deal with Russia.
Myanmar to hold first phase of general election on Dec 28
Published on 18/08/2025
» Myanmar will hold the initial phase of its general election on Dec 28, state television said on Monday, outlining a roadmap for the first polls in the war-torn country in nearly five years that have already been derided by critics as a sham.
Air Canada suspends plans to restart operations
Published on 18/08/2025
» Air Canada said on Sunday it has suspended its plans to restart operations after the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) directed its flight attendant members to defy a direction from the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to return to work.
Air Canada to resume flights after directive ending strike
Published on 17/08/2025
» Air Canada plans to resume flights on Sunday after the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) acted on a directive from the country's Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to end a cabin crew strike that caused the suspension of around 700 daily flights.
Northern China flash flood kills 8, Xinhua reports
Published on 17/08/2025
» BEIJING - At least eight people have died in a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday, with four others still missing, as the East Asian monsoon continues to unleash atmospheric chaos across the world's second-largest economy.
Dozens injured after magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia
Published on 17/08/2025
» JAKARTA - Dozens of people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia, early on Sunday, the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said.
Zelensky and Trump to meet on Monday at White House
Published on 16/08/2025
» Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Washington on Monday for talks with Donald Trump, after the US president’s summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin failed to bring an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine — or even a plan to achieve one.
Cabin crew strike grounds Air Canada
Published on 16/08/2025
» MONTREAL - Air Canada’s unionised flight attendants walked off the job early on Saturday morning after pay talks with the country’s largest carrier stalled, in a move that is expected to disrupt travel plans for more than 100,000 passengers.
Stablecoin explosion fuels liquidity, not yet money
News, Published on 16/08/2025
» Treasury market bulwark or catalyst for a liquidity bubble? No one's sure whether the now government-blessed "stablecoin" explosion will juice or destabilise the economy.