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As it happened: William Lai sworn in as Taiwan's new president
William Lai faces an aggressive Beijing, a divided parliament and a disgruntled youth in his first term.BBC News - Top stories -
The battlegrounds that could decide a US-China war over Taiwan
Five key military contests are likely to determine the outcome of a conflictFinancial Times - Business - China -
Taiwan presidential inauguration live: ‘China’s threats to annex Taiwan will not simply disappear,’ says Lai Ching-te
Lai makes first speech as president in historic third term in power for the pro-sovereignty Democratic Progressive party (DPP). Who is Lai Ching-te?Taiwan’s new president to take officeSee all of our Taiwan coverageThe Guardian’s Helen Davidson ...The Guardian - World - Taiwan -
Police departments sell their used guns
Firearms sold by law enforcement have turned up at crime scenes thousands of times in recent years, a CBS News Investigation found.CBS News - Top stories -
Jets 'owe us one': NFL explains prime-time slate
The Jets landed a record number of prime-time games over the first three months of the 2024 season because the appeal of four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers was too great to ignore, the NFL said Thursday.ESPN - Sports - NFL -
Taiwan’s President Vows to Keep Island Safe Amid Chinese Pressure
President Lai Ching-te has pledged to stay on his predecessor’s narrow path of resisting Beijing without provoking it. It won’t be easy.The New York Times - World -
Chinese EV maker Xpeng aims to deliver its first flying car in 2026
Xpeng AeroHT, introduced the Land Aircraft Carrier, a large truck with a detachable flying two-seater passenger electric drone inside.CNBC - Business -
Are the US and Chinese economies really about to start ‘decoupling’?
Experts say Biden’s tariffs on Chinese clean tech goods are not the trade-war move some fearFinancial Times - Business -
North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile a day after US, South Korea held jet drill
North Korea has fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets in a drill that the North views as a major security threatABC News - Top stories - North Korea -
OpenAI put ‘shiny products’ over safety, departing top researcher says
Jan Leike’s exit from ChatGPT maker is the latest sign of internal divisions over technology’s developmentFinancial Times - Business -
US defence chief Lloyd Austin to meet Chinese counterpart this month
Singapore meeting would be latest step in reopening communication lines between militariesFinancial Times - World -
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'Stop threatening us', Taiwan's new president tells China
He urged Beijing to replace confrontation with dialogue, shortly after being sworn in on Monday.BBC News - Top stories - China -
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Heart patients forced to wait over a year for treatment in England
Waiting lists are at a record high, almost double since 2020, with heart disease being the largest cause of premature death in deprived areas. Fifteen hospital trusts across England each have more than 200 patients waiting longer than a year for ...The Guardian - World -
Taiwan lawmakers exchange blows in bitter dispute over parliament reforms
Lawmakers in Taiwan shoved, tackled and hit each other in a bitter dispute about parliamentary reforms, days before President-elect Lai Ching-te takes office/NBC News - Top stories - Taiwan -
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in US drug policy
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in US drug policyABC News - Health -
Chinese social media companies remove posts ‘showing off wealth and worshipping money’
Targeting posts boasting of personal wealth appears to be part of campaign to ‘purify the internet cultural environment’. Chinese social media companies have launched a new crackdown on user content, targeting posts that show off personal wealth ...The Guardian - World -
A man is convicted in Malawi over a TikTok video showing a caricature of the president dancing
A man in Malawi has been convicted of insulting President Lazarus Chakwera after posting a TikTok video that shows an animated figure with Chakwera’s face superimposed on it doing some wacky dance movesABC News - World - Tiktok -
Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing
Taiwan is reducing its reliance on the Chinese mainland as it seeks to insulate itself from pressure from Beijing and forge closer economic and trade ties with the United StatesABC News - Tech - China -
Tsai Ing-wen, the leader who brought Taiwan closer to the US, bows out
Taiwan’s first female president has presided over big social changes, but her main legacy is the cultivation of the island’s rising prominence on the world stage. Taiwan’s new president takes office as China says independence and peace ‘like water ...The Guardian - World -
Indiana Pacers force Game 7 with dominant win over New York Knicks
Siakam has 25 points as Pacers beat Knicks 116-103 in Game 6Winner-take-all Game 7 is Sunday afternoon in New YorkPascal Siakam had 25 points and seven rebounds, Myles Turner added 17 points and eight rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers turned the ...The Guardian - World - New York -
Knicks vs. Pacers: Josh Hart's abdomen injury hangs over New York after Indiana forces Game 7
Indiana responded on Friday; does New York have the bodies to do the same Sunday?CBS Sports - Sports - New York -
Taiwan's new president urges China to stop its 'intimidation' and 'choose dialogue over confrontation'
Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te urged China to stop its hostile political and military threats against the island and work toward regional peace on Monday.CNBC - Business - China -
Why the Jets -- yes, the Jets -- will win the Super Bowl this season
Elite defense? Improved offense? Aaron Rodgers back from injury? Things are lining up for New York to be a real Super Bowl title contender.ESPN - Sports - NFL -
US museum curator held in Turkey over spider and scorpion samples is freed
American Museum of Natural History says Dr Lorenzo Prendini was working on research project and ‘has arrived safely home’. A curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York who was detained in Istanbul on Monday while allegedly ...The Guardian - World - Turkey -
Why US law firms outgun City rivals in battle over pay
Rates for newly qualified lawyers have become a proxy for firm qualityFinancial Times - Business -
Flying is cheaper in 2024. But not for some destinations
Average airline ticket prices are less expensive than they were a year ago. Flights to some areas, especially those abroad, are still high.CNBC - Business -
Sony Music warns global tech and streamers over AI use of its artists
Music group representing Adele and Beyoncé contacts more than 700 companies to prohibit use of contentFinancial Times - Business -
Brady Tkachuk has goal, 3 assists in US 4-1 win over Poland at men's hockey world championship
Brady Tkachuk scored a goal and added three assists and the United States clinched a playoff-round berth with a 4-1 win over Poland in preliminary round play at the men’s world hockey championshipsABC News - Sports - NHL -
US voters are increasingly polarised over politics, but Brits are far less stubborn | Torsten Bell
Pundits say rising negative feelings to other parties threatens democracy. Apart from in America, new research tells a different story. The frontrunner to be the next US president is spending his weeks in court, charged with a criminal offence ...The Guardian - World -
The Black Lives Matter era is over. It taught us the limits of diversity for diversity’s sake | Nesrine Malik
Hastily established racial equality schemes are being shuttered. What survives is a movement that’s achieving real change. If 2020 was the year that Black Lives Matter went mainstream, 2024 was the year it died. Quietly, without even the customary ...The Guardian - World -
Insults fly during House Oversight Committee meeting
A hearing that was supposed to center around a resolution about Attorney General Merrick Garland devolved into chaos and personal attacks starting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene insulting Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s eyelashes.NBC News - Politics -
PIGS Are Flying Again. Can they Stay Aloft?
Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain are now doing better than Germany and France, in a surprising reversal of post-2011 fortunes in the eurozone. But much of it might be catch-up growth.The Wall Street Journal - World -
The Pacers Are Flying Under the Radar, and They’re Loving It
Defeating the Knicks in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden gives Indiana a chance to play with house money, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - Sports -
A misguided move on Chinese tariffs
New Biden levies on Beijing undermine the global economy and the climate transitionFinancial Times - World -
Ukraine Drones Destroy Russian Jets and Hit Power Station in Crimea
A huge drone attack targeted southwestern Russia and the Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea, hitting oil facilities and a substation, leading to rolling blackouts.The New York Times - World - Ukraine -
Justice Department moves forward with easing restrictions on marijuana
The Justice Department officially proposed a new rule on Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug.CBS News - Top stories -
Departing Liverpool boss Klopp 'would scrap VAR'
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he would vote to scrap video assistant referees because of how the system currently works.BBC News - Top stories