10 Dreaded Despots Who Met Untimely Deaths
Dictators, despots, totalitarians, tyrants. Whatever you call them, brutal leaders have appeared all too often throughout history and into the present day. In fact, if you look at the broad sweep of the human story it’s easy enough to come to the conclusion that it’s democracy that’s unusual…
Scooter Braun sends loud and clear message to Taylor Swift
Scooter Braun sends loud and clear message to Taylor SwiftScooter Braun finally talked about his and Taylor Swift‘s highly publicised feud over her music rights.For the unversed, the 43-year-old former music manager has been in a feud with the 34-year-singer over music rights…
‘Medical intern training needs to be strengthened’
A legislator and a patients’ rights advocate on Friday said there is a need to enhance the training for doctors following a medical error at Pamela Youde Eastern Hospital. It came a day after the Hospital Authority said it will deliver a report within eight weeks…
Banks urged to help businesses more humanely
A lawmaker on Friday called for banks to provide as much financial assistance as possible to small and medium sized enterprises while maintaining the stability of Hong Kong’s financial system. This came after the banking industry met with the business sector earlier to understand the situations businesses face when fundraising…
Quick News: Hamlet, Karate, RIP, Peaky, Jedi
Grand Theft Hamlet MUBI has acquired U.S. theatrical and global streaming rights to award-winning documentary “Grand Theft Hamlet” with plans for a U.S. theatrical run next year. All five screenings of the film at this month’s BFI London Film Festival are sold out. The film was shot during the COVID-19 lockdown entirely within “Grand Theft…
Israeli strikes on central Beirut kill at least 22; UN peacekeepers injured in tank attack
As Israeli airstrikes resumed in Beirut, the United Nations has condemned a separate attack on a UNIFIL watchtower that injured two peacekeepers, saying Israel’s actions could amount to “a grave violation of international humanitarian law…
Dovetail CEO Advocates for a Balanced Approach to AI Innovation, Regulation
Enterprises are demanding “human in the loop” safeguards due to a lack of trust in AI…
South Korean author Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel literature prize
South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”, the award-giving body said on Thursday…
New workers rights bill marks ‘big shift’ for UK workforce, says employment minister
We spoke to the employment minister Alison McGovern – we started by asking her if she had given in to the business lobby over the employment rights bill…