Song has ended but melody lingers in Hong Kong
When the Hong Kong Court of Appeal recently decided to issue an injunction against the publication of the song “Glory to Hong Kong”, the US government responded with a cacophonous fuss.
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UK inflation comes in hotter than expected, slashing June rate cut bets
LONDON — U.K. inflation came in hotter than expected with a drop to 2.3% in April, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday, prompting traders to pull back from bets on a June interest rate cut from the British central bank.
Singapore Airlines turbulence: ‘very freak’ incident for flight SQ321, with probe expected to last up to 9 months
Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered “very freak” turbulence and investigation findings are expected to take up to nine months, but the goal is not to “apportion blame”, industry experts say.
Passengers on flight hit by extreme turbulence arrive in Singapore
SINGAPORE — More than 140 passengers and crew that were on the Singapore Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Bangkok Tuesday after encountering severe turbulence arrived safely in Singapore early on Wednesday.
A British retail firm is revealing interview questions in advance to help make its hiring process fairer
Would you feel more prepared for job interviews if you knew which questions were going to be asked?
China’s Zhipu AI joins 15 tech firms including Google, Microsoft in committing to develop tech safely at Seoul summit
Sixteen companies at the forefront of developing artificial intelligence pledged on Tuesday at a global meeting to develop the technology safely at a time when regulators are scrambling to keep up with rapid innovation and emerging risks.
From Chile to Japan, these flight routes suffer the world’s worst turbulence
A British man was killed and seven other people were critically injured after Singapore Air flight SQ321 encountered severe turbulence as it entered Thai airspace on Tuesday, triggering an emergency landing in Bangkok.
Wednesday Briefing: Zelensky Speaks to The Times
President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the U.S. and Europe to do more to defend Ukraine, in a wide-ranging interview with The Times. He proposed that NATO planes shoot down Russian missiles in Ukrainian airspace.