Hong Kong’s leader John Lee has asked Beijing to rule on whether foreign lawyers can work on national security cases. The request on Monday came after Hong Kong’s top court rejected a bid by the city’s Department of Justice to prevent a British barrister from representing jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai. The pro-democracy campaigner faces collusion charges in a landmark national security case that is due to begin on Thursday. Speaking to reporters hours after the Court of Final Appeal issued its ruling, Lee said he would ask China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee for an interpretation on the issue,…
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New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin took responsibility after his team gave up another lead and lost for the second consecutive time on home ice. The reigning Vezina Trophy winner surrendered four unanswered goals in the third period Saturday night as the Rangers fell to the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 and was between the pipes again Monday as his team was up by two early, only to lose 5-3 to the New Jersey Devils. Shesterkin, who stopped 33 of 37 shots he faced from the Devils, accepted the blame for what went wrong. “Goalie played (expletive) game again,” Shesterkin said according…
Tsaikhir Valley, Mongolia – Myagmar-Ochir may be just three years old, but he already has big plans for his future. “I want to be a horseman”, he says. “I want to catch horses with a rope”. Myagmar-Ochir outlines his career aspirations while playing near a rocky stream 50 metres (164 feet) from a small ger, the traditional Mongolian tent he calls home. Among the rocks and snow melt, the toddler spends his days straddled atop a wrought-iron bar — his pretend horse. He whips the bar, willing it into a gallop, in imitation of his 29-year-old father, Octonbaatar, who lives…
TORONTO — The depleted Toronto Raptors got a huge boost before their game Monday night against Cleveland with the return of stars Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barnes. Siakam missed 10 games with a strained adductor muscle. Coach Nick Nurse said there would likely be a minutes restriction on the star forward, who was playing at an elite level before sustaining the injury in a game Nov. 4 at Dallas. “He won’t play his regular stint. We’ll see how it goes,” Nurse said. Siakam leads the Raptors with 24.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game. Barnes, last season’s rookie…
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will start using “mpox”, a new preferred term for monkeypox, in a bid to avoid racism and stigmatisation stemming from the existing name. The United Nations has previously criticised some news coverage about the virus, warning that poor journalism can “reinforce homophobic and racist stereotypes and exacerbate stigma”. The disease was first discovered in humans in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the spread among humans since then mainly limited to certain West and Central African nations. A surge in monkeypox infections has been reported since early May mostly among men…
LONDON — To reach a fourth consecutive FA Cup final, Chelsea will have to go through Manchester City in the third round. Chelsea will head to Manchester when the big guns enter the competition over the weekend of Jan. 6-9. The Blues have made it to Wembley in each of the last three years, but have ultimately gone down to Arsenal, Leicester and Liverpool respectively. Liverpool, which beat Chelsea on penalties last season to lift the trophy for the eighth time, launches its defence at Anfield against English Premier League struggler Wolverhampton. Erik ten Hag will get his first taste…
Los Angeles, California, United States — For years, cheering on the Iranian national football team was a way for some Iranian Americans to celebrate their home country without endorsing the clerical government that has ruled Iran since the 1979 revolution. But this year, as Iran competes in the 2022 World Cup, politics are on the pitch, as players and fans echo the protests sweeping Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died after being detained by the country’s morality police in September. In Los Angeles, home to one of the world’s largest Persian diaspora communities, feelings towards Iran’s…
All eyes are on the World Cup in Qatar, but over the next few weeks, there’ll be another football tournament that might grab your attention – the London Street World Cup.The UK’s biggest street football competition celebrates diversity in one of the nation’s most cultural cities, where anyone of any age, gender and nationality can apply to take part. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player All eyes are on the World Cup in Qatar, but over the next few weeks, there’ll be another football tournament that might grab your attention – the London Street World Cup…
Canada PM’s visit to James Smith Cree Nation comes after leaders called for resources to set up tribal policing and addiction services.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting an Indigenous community still grappling with the aftermath of a fatal stabbing spree in September that marked one of the deadliest incidents in Canada’s history. Trudeau will travel to James Smith Cree Nation on Monday, his office said, to pay his respects to the victims of the September 4, 2022 rampage in the community, located in the central province of Saskatchewan. The prime minister will meet with James Smith Cree Nation Chief…
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Brazil overcame the absence of Neymar to beat Switzerland 1-0 and advance to the round of the 16 of the World Cup on Monday. Casemiro scored in the 83rd minute with a shot from inside the area to put Brazil in the last 16 with a match to spare in Group G. Brazil striker Neymar stayed at the team’s hotel treating a right ankle injury sustained in the opener in Qatar. Team doctors have not yet given a timetable on his return — or said if he will return at all. The win gave Brazil six points from…