A fire believed to have been caused by a short circuit in a household appliance broke out at a Hong Kong public housing estate in east Kowloon, prompting more than 300 residents to flee their flats. P...
European national security advisers travelled to the Ukrainian capital on Saturday to attend a security forum and further peace talk discussions on ending Russia's war in Ukraine....
$15 minimum wage signs outside the Capitol Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Minimum wage increased in 19 states on January 1, affecting over 8 million workers. Washington, D.C., leads wit...
In early December, Joshua Aaron, the developer behind the ICEBlock app - designed to let people alert others about the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents - filed a federal la...
A $400,000 lobster shipment was stolen en route to Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota. LAUREN OWENS LAMBERT/REUTERS A $400,000 lobster shipment was stolen en route to Costco stores in Illinois an...
13-year-old student Usman Asif learned vibe coding and competed in Cursor's 24-hour hackathon in Singapore. Lee Chong Ming/Business Insider A 13-year-old and his 18-year-old sister learned vibe coding...
A protocol-level flaw allowed assets to be duplicated rather than minted, prompting a network halt and a governance-led recovery process....
Pope Leo XIV closed the 2025 Holy Year by denouncing consumerism and anti-foreigner sentiment, after 33 million Catholic pilgrims visited Rome. He urged Christians to welcome strangers and pursue peac...
Article URL: https://www.independent.ie/business/digital-euro-what-it-is-and-how-we-will-use-the-new-form-of-cash/a165973061.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46419121 Points: 31...
In the Pal Action detainees, I see my own story. I see clear evidence that Guantánamo did not end; it spread....
Protests in Iran began days before the new year and have spread nationwide to more than 170 locations in 25 provinces. With increasing discontent over the faltering economy and protesters now chanting...
As a diplomatic row sees Japanese company executives put visits to China on hold, Beijing is preparing to roll out the red carpet for South Korean business leaders accompanying President Lee Jae-myung...
A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth....
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The night sky is the Christmas gift that just keeps giving....
Five student unions among nine colleges at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have been dissolved in the space of a year, with their leaders attributing the closures to the institution’s requi...
On December 16, Chinese President Xi Jinping, on receiving a work report from Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, said the city should proactively align with the country’s 15th five-year plan ...
Beijing’s top office overseeing Hong Kong affairs said on New Year’s Day that the city’s administration had lived up to expectations, stressing its effective response to the deadly Tai Po fire demonst...
"I think what this does is hurt innovation long-term," investor Kevin O'Leary said of Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee. Christopher Willard/Disney via Getty Images Kevin O'Leary follows Steve Jo...
Crypto majors fell again yesterday as btc lost $90k; btc -2% at $89,900; eth -3% at $3,100, sol -3% at $134; xrp -7% to $2.08. Lit (+3%), wlfi (+3%) and xmr (+3%) led top movers. Zec fell 19% after th...