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Rishi Sunak faces cabinet backlash over plans to curb foreign student visas
Education secretary Gillian Keegan, Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron oppose move, while university leaders warn of economic and cultural impact. Rishi Sunak is facing a cabinet revolt over plans to scrap a graduate visa scheme that allows overseas ...The Guardian - World -
Student visa curbs are ‘blunt instrument’, warns St Andrews vice-chancellor
Top universities criticise government plans to limit overseas access to UK institutionsFinancial Times - Business -
South Korea bans viral North Korea propaganda video praising Kim Jong Un
South Korea’s media regulator said it was banning access to a North Korean propaganda music video that it said idolised and glorified leader Kim Jong Un.NBC News - Top stories - North Korea -
Nearly 4,000 convicted of Covid rule breaches in England since curbs ended
Calls for amnesty intensify as total guilty verdicts over pandemic regulations in England top 27,000Financial Times - Business - Covid -
South Africa seeks halt to Israel's Gaza offensive
It says Israel must be forced to stop its operation in Rafah, in a fresh bid to the UN's top court.BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
South Africa seeks halt to Israel's Gaza offensive
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China must learn from Japan’s ‘lost decades’
The consequences of the world’s second-largest economy being sucked into a deflationary spiral would be severeFinancial Times - World - China -
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 -
North Korea continues recent spate of weapons tests, South says
North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said, a day after South Korea and the U.S. flew powerful fighter jets in a joint drill.CBS News - Top stories - North Korea -
Roanoke and Wonju, South Korea celebrate 60 years as sister cities
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South Korea bans TikTok hit 'idolising' Kim Jong Un
The boppy propaganda tune extols Kim Jong Un as a "friendly father" and "great leader".BBC News - Top stories -
Zoom bumps its longer-term outlook higher, but near-term forecast comes up short
Zoom Video Communications Inc. on Monday bumped its full-year profit and sales forecast higher, after reporting first-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s expectations, helped by a broader artificial-intelligence rollout across the ...MarketWatch - Business -
Protest Erupts in Taiwan Over Plan to Curb New President’s Power
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An Unfinished Film review – moving and mysterious movie about China’s Covid crisis
Cannes film festivalLou Ye’s docu-realist film starts as sophisticated comedy, morphs from looking like a zombie apocalypse to intimate drama, and evolves into a tribute to how a nation handled trauma. Out of agony and chaos, Chinese film-maker ...The Guardian - World - Covid -
South Korea bans viral song glorifying Kim Jong-un due to ‘psychological warfare’ link
Song about North Korean leader titled Friendly Father includes lines like ‘let’s brag about Kim Jong-un’. South Korea’s media regulator has banned access to a North Korean propaganda music video that it said idolised and glorified leader Kim ...The Guardian - World -
AI companies make fresh safety promise at Seoul summit, nations agree to align work on risks
Leading artificial intelligence companies made a fresh pledge at a mini-summit Tuesday to develop AI safely, while world leaders agreed to build a network of publicly backed safety institutes to advance research and testing of the technologyABC News - Tech -
Moderna wins Covid jab patent dispute over Pfizer and BioNTech
Decision is a boon for the mRNA-vaccine maker in its legal fight to recoup pandemic profits from rivalsFinancial Times - Business - Covid -
Behind Putin Visit, Unease in Beijing Over His Potential Next Stop: North Korea
The Russian president skipped tacking on Pyongyang to his China visit, but growing ties between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un are worrying Xi Jinping.The Wall Street Journal - World - North Korea -
Philippine group calls civilian mission in South China Sea a 'major victory'
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Turkey sentences pro-Kurdish politicians to lengthy prison terms over deadly 2014 riots
A Turkish court has sentenced several pro-Kurdish politicians to between nine and 42 years in prison over deadly riots that broke out in 2014 by after Islamic State group militants besieged the Syrian border town of KobaniABC News - World - Turkey -
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 -
Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins
A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the lawABC News - Health - Abortion -
South Africa's top court rules former President Zuma cannot stand in election over criminal record
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Is COVID-19 still a 'pandemic?'
On March 11, 2020, the director-general of the World Health Organization told the world that COVID-19 "can be characterized as a pandemic." Is that still the case?The Hill - Politics - Covid -
The HTSI spring travel special
Find your oasis, from luxury in Luxor, to salmon fishing in Scotland and the rebirth of the great American motelFinancial Times - Business -
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 -
Covid inquiry investigates impact on children
Their education, mental health, healthcare access and use of social media will all be covered.BBC News - Top stories - Covid -
Rishi Sunak plans crackdown on student visa salesmen
Prime minister seeks more ways to cut international university attendeesFinancial Times - World -
U.S. travelers are hungry for international travel. These stocks will likely benefit.
“Airports are bracing for a spike in travelers.”MarketWatch - Business -
Can a State Stop Abortion Travel?
A judge says Alabama can’t make it a crime to help a woman obtain an out-of-state abortion.The Wall Street Journal - World - Abortion -
Alice Munro, short story writer, 1931-2024
Canadian Chekhov who compressed the epic complexity of the novel into just a few pagesFinancial Times - Business -
Japan paves way for joint child custody in divorce
The amendment by parliament is the first change to the country's parental custody law in nearly 80 years.BBC News - Top stories - Japan -
Water firm 'fallen short' on parasite outbreak
Susan Davy says South West Water will "not stop working until the situation has been resolved".BBC News - Top stories -
Map shows states where COVID is "likely growing"
Health authorities are watching for signs the virus might be starting to accelerate again after a springtime lull in COVID rates.CBS News - Top stories - Covid -
How a trip to Japan widened Benjamin Britten’s horizons
Aldeburgh Festival is staging the composer’s ‘Curlew River’ together with the Noh theatre play that inspired it in 1956Financial Times - World - Japan -
Carlyle seeks to buy Christmas in Japan with KFC bid
Private equity group’s move to take over Japanese operations of fried chicken chain is a tender offerFinancial Times - World - Japan -
Short seller alleges Oddity Tech is misleading investors
Oddity Tech has told investors that its business is online only, but short seller Ningi Research said it operates a fleet of stores in Israel.CNBC - Business -
Who pays for long-term care?
People are confused and overestimate Medicare’s role in paying for long-term careMarketWatch - Business -
Janet Yellen urges EU to join US in curbs on cheap Chinese exports
Comments come as Commission president hints EU could impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Business live – latest updatesJanet Yellen, the US treasury secretary, has urged the EU to intervene urgently to dampen the growing export levels of ...The Guardian - World - European Union -
UK home secretary considers new police powers to curb protests
Cleverly welcomes report by government’s independent adviser on measures to tackle political violenceFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom