She spent four months in France and Spain on a $6,000 budget
In 2023, Rowena Hennigan came to a difficult but necessary conclusion — she needed an extended break from work.
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Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says
HONG KONG (AP) — A defense lawyer said Thursday that prominent publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense in the landmark national security trial brought under a Beijing-imposed law that has all but wiped out public dissent.
Head of Cambodia’s top opposition party hit with $1.5 million judgement for defaming government
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian court on Thursday found the president of the country’s main opposition party guilty of defamation and ordered him to pay $1.5 million in damages to the government, his lawyer and legal observers said.
Harris’s Indian Heritage Is Deeply Felt if Little Advertised
To most who saw the quotation being circulated this week as a meme, it was just something funny that Kamala Harris said in a speech in 2023: “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?”
Hong Kong journalist says she was fired by WSJ after taking top post at union under attack by Beijing
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Who were the Razakars and why are they central to Bangladesh protests?
They were a force of collaborators used by Pakistan to try to crush the movement for an independent Bangladesh. The recent protests show that their blood-stained legacy remains alive — 53 years after the freedom war.
Bangladesh Scales Back Policy on Public-Sector Hiring That Sparked Unrest
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Sunday drastically reduced the number of government jobs reserved for war veterans and their descendants, a momentous decision spurred by violent student protests that had resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people and brought the country to a standstill.
Same-Sex Couples in South Korea Win Landmark Rights Ruling
In a landmark ruling for gay rights in South Korea on Thursday, the country’s Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples qualify for the national health insurance’s dependent coverage, a decision that rights activists hoped could pave the way for legalizing same-sex marriage in the country.