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A robotic machine manufactures semiconductor chips at a stall and shows them to investors during the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment Summit in Guwahati, India, February 25, 2025.Null Photo | Null Photo | Getty ImagesShares in Chinese chip design company Montage Technology rose 57% in its Hong Kong trading debut on Monday after the company raised $902 million in its first share sale.Montage Technology set its selling price at HK$106.89, the upper end of its price range, before jumping to HK$168, joining a growing list of Chinese artificial intelligence companies tapping the capital market. It was trading 52% higher as of…
TOP SHOT – Media mogul Jimmy Lai (right) is escorted into a Hong Kong Correctional Service van outside the Hong Kong Court of Appeal on February 1, 2021, after being ordered detained while a judge considers a new bail application. This is the first major legal challenge to the sweeping national security law that the Chinese government imposed on Hong Kong last year. Stra | AFP | Getty Images Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in one of the most high-profile prosecutions under the China-imposed national security law that has transformed…
Newly released emails appear to confirm the authenticity of a photo of Britain’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with his arm around the waist of Virginia Giuffre, one of the most famous victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring. The disgraced former prince has long denied allegations that he sexually assaulted Giuffre when they were teenagers, and has previously questioned whether the infamous photo was doctored. But new documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice last week include a 2015 email allegedly sent to Epstein from his ex-girlfriend and longtime accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell that suggests the images of Andrew and Giuffre are…
Jamie Carragher predicts Liverpool will miss out on Champions League qualification through the Premier League. A Sky Sports pundit said Arne Slott’s side were “long gone” from finishing in the top five after losing 2-1 at home to Manchester City on Super Sunday. With this loss, the difference between Liverpool and fifth-placed Chelsea is now four points. Had City’s canceled third goal stood, Liverpool would have fallen to seventh in the league, level with Brentford on goal difference. A loss against Sunderland on Wednesday could see them drop to ninth place.Asked if he thought Liverpool could qualify for the Champions…
dubai, united arab emirates — Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, who started a hunger strike, to an additional seven years in prison, supporters announced Sunday, as the Iranian government cracks down on all dissent following nationwide protests and thousands of deaths at the hands of security forces. Mohammadi’s new conviction comes as Iran seeks to negotiate with the United States over its nuclear program to avoid threats of military attack by US President Donald Trump. Iran’s top diplomat on Sunday argued that Iran’s strength stems from its ability to “say no to great powers” and that…
Gary Neville says the decision to overturn Rayan Cherki’s second-half goal from the halfway line in Manchester City’s win over Liverpool erased one of the moments of the season and provided ammunition to those who feel VAR is ruining football.Manchester City celebrated at Anfield as Cherki’s low shot found Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson in the air, but the goal was ruled out after a VAR check after Erling Haaland fouled Dominik Szoboszlai as he sprinted towards the empty goal. Haaland’s foul forced referee Craig Pawson to then send off the Liverpool player for denying a clear scoring opportunity, taking into account…
A bird’s eye view of central Tokyo including Tokyo Tower at sunrise time.Vladimir Zakharov | Moments | Getty ImagesJapanese stocks soared to record highs on Monday, leading the region’s gains following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landmark election victory.According to a report from public broadcaster NHK, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party won a two-thirds majority in the 465-member House of Representatives.Japanese Nikkei Stock Average rose by 5.6% to reach 57,337, and TOPIX also rose by more than 3%, also hitting an all-time high.Sree Kochugovindan, senior research economist at Aberdeen Investments, said Takaichi’s decisive victory would be the “best outcome” for the…
Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the party headquarters in Tokyo, Sunday, February 8, 2026. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party won overwhelming support from voters in Sunday’s election, winning a supermajority (meaning the Liberal Democratic Party holds more than two-thirds of seats in the lower house) and reinstating her as Japan’s prime minister.The result gives Mr. Takaichi wide latitude to pursue his agenda, including increasing defense spending and suspending some food-related taxes. Japanese stocks rose to record highs on Monday, but…
Manchester City came from behind to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield, with Erling Haaland scoring a penalty in stoppage time to keep the title race alive.Dominik Szoboszlai’s sensational free-kick seemed to seal victory for the reigning Premier League champions, but Bernardo Silva equalized in the 84th minute and Alisson stunned the crowd when he beat Matheus Nunez. Haaland then took the spot-kick, but there was still time for drama at both ends of the pitch. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a great save from Alexis Mac Allister, but Rayan Cherki’s goal was ruled out and Szoboszlai was sent off amid VAR confusion.…
Russia’s Investigative Committee has accused Ukrainian intelligence services of being behind Friday’s assassination attempt on a Russian general in Moscow, and said the alleged perpetrator was arrested in Dubai after fleeing Moscow. Another suspect, said to be an accomplice, was also detained, the commission said. Another accomplice fled to Ukraine. The investigative committee named a man in his mid-60s, born in the Ternopil region of Ukraine, as the perpetrator. The newspaper said he had arrived in Russia in December “on the instructions of the Kiev special service.” Early Friday morning, assailants fired several shots at Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev at…