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Afghan asylum seeker jailed for raping girl, 12

The sex attack carried out by Ahmad Mulakhil in Nuneaton in July last year led to protests.
Australia’s hate speech laws spark fears of crackdown on Palestine advocacy

Australia’s hate speech laws spark fears of crackdown on Palestine advocacy

New offences tied to banned slogans lead to arrests and raise free speech concerns
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to keep fares unchanged for second year in row

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to keep fares unchanged for second year in row

Hong Kong’s rail giant has announced it will keep fares unchanged for the coming year after an annual review, marking the second year without any increase. “The corporation will continue to offer ongoing fare concessions, covering the elderly, children, eligible students and persons with disabilities … benefiting more than 600 million passenger trips,” the MTR Corporation said. “The total value of these concessions exceeded HK$3.2 billion [US$409 million] last year.” The fare freeze was the...

Just Eat and Autotrader among firms investigated in fake reviews probe

The UK's competition watchdog says it is looking at five firms in its investigation into misleading online reviews.

Just Eat and Autotrader among firms investigated in fake reviews probe

The UK's competition watchdog says it is looking at five firms in its investigation into misleading online reviews.

3 killed in tourist helicopter crash on the Hawaiian island of Kauai

A tourist helicopter crashed on a remote beach on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, killing three people and injuring two others, authorities said.

No guarantee over Borthwick future as RFU review continues

There are no guarantees on the future of England coach Steve Borthwick until a review into the Six Nations reports back in April, says Bill Sweeney.

No guarantee over Borthwick future as RFU review continues

There are no guarantees on the future of England coach Steve Borthwick until a review into the Six Nations reports back in April, says Bill Sweeney.

No guarantee over Borthwick future as RFU review continues

There are no guarantees on the future of England coach Steve Borthwick until a review into the Six Nations reports back in April, says Bill Sweeney.

No guarantee over Borthwick future as RFU review continues

There are no guarantees on the future of England coach Steve Borthwick until a review into the Six Nations reports back in April, says Bill Sweeney.

No guarantee over Borthwick future as RFU review continues

There are no guarantees on the future of England coach Steve Borthwick until a review into the Six Nations reports back in April, says Bill Sweeney.
China’s economy big enough to absorb Iran war shocks, says Justin Lin

China’s economy big enough to absorb Iran war shocks, says Justin Lin

China has sufficient capacity to absorb external shocks from the Iran war and meet its annual economic growth target, a prominent economist said, while adding it was also preparing for the possibility that Washington might renege on trade deals. Justin Lin Yifu, dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University and a former chief economist at the World Bank, said on Thursday that no country could be spared from the economic impacts of the conflict in the Middle East, which...