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Woman dragged from car by ICE agents yells ‘I’m disabled’ in chaotic scene in Minneapolis

Woman dragged from car by ICE agents yells ‘I’m disabled’ in chaotic scene in Minneapolis

Latest clash between federal immigration agents and member of the public caught on video less than a week after the killing of Renee Nicole Good
Taiwan names senior DPP politician new cross-strait chief amid Beijing’s scepticism

Taiwan names senior DPP politician new cross-strait chief amid Beijing’s scepticism

Taiwan has appointed a senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politician and former liaison officer to Japan to head the semi-official group that manages cross-strait ties – a move Beijing has met with scepticism. Su Jia-chyuan, former head of the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association under Taipei’s foreign ministry, will chair the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), according to Karen Kuo, spokeswoman for the office of Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te, on Tuesday. The SEF is managed by...
Video-generation boom sees China’s Kling AI post US$240 million in annual revenue run rate

Video-generation boom sees China’s Kling AI post US$240 million in annual revenue run rate

Generative artificial intelligence service Kling AI in December recorded more than US$20 million in sales, which corresponded to an annualised revenue run rate (ARR) of US$240 million, according to Chinese operator Kuaishou Technology. That was more than double Kling AI’s US$100 million ARR in March last year, according to a statement on Tuesday from Bejing-based Kuaishou. ARR is a financial metric used to project a company’s 12-month revenue by extrapolating earnings from a shorter period, like...
Luxury retailer Saks Global files for bankruptcy

Luxury retailer Saks Global files for bankruptcy

US luxury retail group Saks Global, the heavily indebted parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, said Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy.

Livramento blow adds to Newcastle defence concerns

Head coach Eddie Howe admits Newcastle United are "really stretched" after Tino Livramento is ruled out for up to two months with a hamstring injury.

Livramento blow adds to Newcastle defence concerns

Head coach Eddie Howe admits Newcastle United are "really stretched" after Tino Livramento is ruled out for up to two months with a hamstring injury.

Livramento blow adds to Newcastle defence concerns

Head coach Eddie Howe admits Newcastle United are "really stretched" after Tino Livramento is ruled out for up to two months with a hamstring injury.

Livramento blow adds to Newcastle defence concerns

Head coach Eddie Howe admits Newcastle United are "really stretched" after Tino Livramento is ruled out for up to two months with a hamstring injury.

When does the Nasa Moon mission launch and who are the Artemis II crew?

The first crewed Moon mission in 50 years could launch in February, preparing the way for a future landing.
The Public Uprising: Bernhard Poerksen's Critique of DER SPIEGEL's Debate Culture:

The Public Uprising: Bernhard Poerksen's Critique of DER SPIEGEL's Debate Culture:

For the past year and more, media studies professor Bernhard Poerksen has been observing and critiquing DER SPIEGEL. In this final essay, he takes a look back at his work, responds to the hundreds of reader comments he has received and lays out the utopic vision of a "listening newsroom." A guest essay by Bernhard Poerksen

The death toll from a crackdown on protests in Iran jumps to over 2,500, activists say

The number of dead climbed to at least 2,571 early Wednesday, as reported by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days.

LA to open ticket draw for 2028 Olympics - with seats starting at $28

If chosen via the draw, fans will be notified via email and will be given a time slot to purchase tickets in April.