Ng Ka-sing (centre) was arrested in 2022 and is now being convicted of manslaughter (Source: SCMP) A Hong Kong man has been found guilty of manslaughter but acquitted of murdering his girlfriend after jurors accepted his claim that he may have accidentally beaten her to death while trying to help her lose weight by keeping…
Sharjah motorists advised to plan ahead as Etihad rail construction alters key roads / Image – file Motorists travelling through one of Sharjah’s busiest educational corridors will need to plan their journeys carefully over the coming weeks after authorities announced a temporary traffic diversion to facilitate construction linked to the UAE’s ambitious Etihad Rail Station…
Do not call in sick without a doctor’s note. Germany’s workplace rules are changing and one of the first aspects to be touched is the generous sick day policy. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz who has repeatedly bemoaned the country’s policy hailed the change as a way to strengthen the nation’s economy.“We can no longer accept…
File photo of Donald Trump injured while campaigning for US elections The US Secret Service failed to receive 102 local police radio transmissions about the gunman who attempted to assassinate US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024. It did not establish a joint communications room with local law…
pc: Discover Magazine (Image Credit: Dr Stephen Chester) A tiny tooth can disappear between your fingertips without much effort. Yet some of the earliest clues to our own evolutionary story come from fossils no larger than that. In collections of ancient mammal remains from western North America, palaeontologists have spent decades piecing together fragments of…
Every year, a small town in southern Mexico stages one of the world’s most unusual wedding ceremonies. A mayor dresses for the occasion, a bride wears a white gown adorned with flowers, music fills the streets, and hundreds of residents gather to celebrate. The only difference is that the bride is not a person but…
A routine snack break at a Ford factory turned into a workplace dispute that has drawn widespread attention in the US. Kurt Kromm, a 60-year-old electrician who had worked at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant for 11 years, was fired after the company accused him of stealing a $1.95 chocolate chip cookie from a self-checkout kiosk….
El Niño is forecast to intensify (AP) World Meteorological Organisation (WHO), in a press release on Friday, warned that El Niño has officially developed in the tropical Pacific and is expected to strengthen rapidly over the next few months.According to United Nations’ weather and climate agency, El Niño will intensify into a strong event between…
Chinese president Xi Jinping (File photo) DHAKA: China said Thursday it is “determined” to build an economic corridor with Bangladesh and Myanmar, but remains open to “other countries” joining its “transnational initiative” – a project on India’s eastern flank that mirrors the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s (CPEC) strategic role on its western frontier.The corridor – discussed…
Candace Owens is facing renewed criticism after a viral interview clip resurfaced in which she reflected on Charlie Kirk’s personal life and claimed he never found the love he had long wanted. Her remarks also referenced his widow, Erika Kirk, prompting backlash on social media. Critics accused Owens of making unverified personal claims during a…
