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A group of lawmakers say British authorities are failing transgender people, who suffer routine discrimination and are disproportionately likely to attempt suicide. The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee says
The Lego Group last year refused a bulk order for the toy bricks for an exhibition of Ai’s in Melbourne, Australia. Ai called that move “an act of censorship and
Melco International Development has informed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) that the company’s plan to acquire a license to operate a casino in the Catalan capital, Barcelona, might be
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” earned USD56 million during its opening weekend in China, a strong start but pulling in much less than “Fast & Furious 7” did on its
German police say they have recovered a violin worth USD2.6 million that a musician had mistakenly left on a train. A spokesman for German federal police says the woman forgot the
Britain’s Treasury chief is set to warn of a dangerous cocktail of new threats to the economy, insisting that the country is not immune to troubles from abroad. George Osborne will
Netflix’s online video service will feature more series and movies from DreamWorks Animation as part of a contract extension with the studio. The expanded licensing agreement announced will allow Netflix to
Health authorities in southern China said yesterday that a 26-year-old woman has died of a strain of bird flu, and another woman is reportedly in a serious condition. The two contracted
Historic Charleston is a large focus of next spring’s 40th edition of the Spoleto Festival USA, from glimpses of the city in the iconic opera “Porgy and Bess” to the
Two foreign tourists, from China and Australia, died on Saturday in separate swimming accidents at the southern Thai resort island of Koh Samui, police said. Police Lt. Col. Apichart Jansamret said the two
The chairman of one of China’s three main state-owned phone carriers resigned yesterday following an announcement he is the target of an anti-corruption investigation. China Telecom Ltd. chairman Chang Xiaobing is
A low-ranking Chinese energy official accused of hiding more than USD30 million in cash in his home has admitted to corruption charges in a northern Chinese court. The Baoding City Intermediate
Authorities in El Salvador say gunmen shot and killed former national football team player Alfredo Alberto Pacheco at a gasoline station in a municipality west of the country’s capital. El Salvador’s
Local authorities on Okinawa sued Japan’s central government on Friday in an attempt to stop the relocation of a U.S. air base, deepening their decades-long row over the heavy American
France’s interior minister says the government will tighten security for churches around Christmas, amid continued concerns about potential extremist violence after deadly attacks last month. Bernard Cazeneuve announced that churches will
The Siberian city of 650,000 people, which lies 2,900 kilometers east of Moscow, is to get a new mayor next week when a commission comprising the city council and the
Sheldon Adelson, a Republican mega-donor and casino magnate, revealed in an editor’s note in yesterday’s edition of the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he had bought the newspaper through an anonymous
Investors around the world have one clear focus yesterday (today) – the Fed. The central bank is expected to raise interest rates from near zero percent, which would be its
China and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to launch a USD10 billion joint strategic investment fund. Emirati state news agency WAM said the accord was one of several bilateral agreements
Beijing will build a UNESCO international center for creativity and sustainable development, the first of its kind, a senior official said yesterday, cited by Xinhua. The center will include establishment
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