China Raises Retirement Age for the First Time Since the 1950s
The move, made in the hope of addressing an aging population, was decidedly unpopular.
China Fines PwC $62 Million for Botching Its Work for Evergrande
Authorities also imposed a six-month suspension on the local operations of the global firm, which was once a dominant auditor in China.
Pakistan Begins Vaccination Program Against Polio
The resurgence is part of a global revival of a disease once close to being eradicated, but geographic and cultural factors magnify Pakistan’s challenge.
US black-rights activists convicted over Russian links
Four activists for black rights have been convicted of federal charges of conspiring to act as unregistered Russian agents, the Justice Department said. Omali Yeshitela, 82, Penny Hess, 78, Jesse…
Deepfake Sex Videos in South Korea Seen as Old Misogyny With New Tech
Men in chat rooms have been victimizing women they know by putting their faces on pornographic clips. Some Korean women say the only thing new about it is the technology.
Citing Gaza Help, Blinken Waives Human Rights Conditions on Aid to Egypt
Cairo will receive its full military aid allotment of $1.3 billion after the secretary of state also said it had made progress on releasing political prisoners and protecting Americans.
Mexico Is Split on Judicial Overhaul as Plan Inches Toward Becoming Law
Even as a sweeping proposal to elect nearly 7,000 judges inches toward law, some Mexicans have protested it. Others welcomed the chance to vote in judges.
Churchill photo stolen in Canada discovered in Italy
An original print of a famous photograph of Winston Churchill has been found in Italy after going missing from an Ottawa hotel and replaced with a fake. The 1941 photo…
Ex-CIA officer gets 10 years in jail for spying for China
A former CIA officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying for the Chinese government. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, was arrested in August 2020 after admitting…
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