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A former Hong Kong prison officer has admitted severely wounding an inmate by repeatedly thrusting a stick into the man’s rectum after being sprinkled with baby powder during a game. Tam Lik-chung, an ex-assistant officer in the Correctional Services Department, pleaded guilty in the District Court on Monday along with an inmate, Ho Lik-wun, who had helped hold down the victim. Tam, 33, had been overseeing young inmates at Pik Uk Prison in Sai Kung at the time of the assault in December...

The party says the payouts would help tackle an "environmental emergency" faced by councils.

A French teenager has been charged with mischief and public nuisance in Singapore for licking a straw and putting it back in an orange juice vending machine, court documents showed on Monday. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 18, allegedly filmed himself “licking a straw and placing it back at the vending machine”, uploaded the video on Instagram knowing that it “would or would probably cause annoyance to the public”, according to the documents. The teenager is studying in Singapore, according to...

James Piazza shares what is driving the rise of political violence in the U.S. and what can be done about it

China has blocked Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus, the top economic planning body said Monday, after a regulatory review that reportedly also saw Beijing restrict two co-founders from leaving the country.

Population surveys of these iconic species have been conducted on the island since 1958

The R&A's chief executive Mark Darbon says "we will attempt to avoid a clash" with the World Cup final with The Open finishing on the same day.

Elena Rybakina says she does not "trust" the electronic line-calling system following a disputed decision in her win against Zheng Qinwen at the Madrid Open.

Elena Rybakina says she does not "trust" the electronic line-calling system following a disputed decision in her win against Zheng Qinwen at the Madrid Open.

Elena Rybakina says she does not "trust" the electronic line-calling system following a disputed decision in her win against Zheng Qinwen at the Madrid Open.

Elena Rybakina says she does not "trust" the electronic line-calling system following a disputed decision in her win against Zheng Qinwen at the Madrid Open.

Elena Rybakina says she does not "trust" the electronic line-calling system following a disputed decision in her win against Zheng Qinwen at the Madrid Open.