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In their second fatal shooting of the wrong person in just days – and as his three-year-old daughter watched – ICE thugs murdered a young…
Samantha Johnson
Will AI kill English classes? Chinese university to drop them as tech booms
A Chinese research university plans to phase out traditional English classes, citing the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) translators to bridge language barriers in real…
China’s first-tier home prices extend 4-month rebound amid market stabilisation
New home prices in four Chinese first-tier cities rose by an average of 0.1 per cent last month, extending a four-month rebound and signalling a…
Why scrapping Nepal’s ‘dollar fare’ could leave locals grounded
A plan to make Nepal’s domestic flights cheaper for foreign visitors could end up making them more expensive for citizens, according to airline operators who…
Vietnam jeweller rattled by ex-official’s arrest over India-Hong Kong gem-smuggling ring
Phu Nhuan Jewellery, Vietnam’s largest listed jeweller, is facing a crisis of confidence after police detained the former head of its gem certification subsidiary over…
A Database of Canada’s Fossil Fuel Lobbyists
Lobbyists that represent some of Canada’s biggest fossil fuel polluters are also lobbying on behalf of organizations trying to fix the climate crisis. That’s one…