Hong Kong Top Court Affirms Housing, Inheritance Rights For Same-sex Couples
Hong Kong's top court ruled Tuesday to affirm housing and inheritance entitlements for same-sex couples, siding against the government in favour of LGBTQ rights protection.

Hong Kong's top court ruled Tuesday to affirm housing and inheritance entitlements for same-sex couples, siding against the government in favour of LGBTQ rights protection.
Authorities say the suspect preyed on women who hired him as a tattoo artist.
KEC International's stock dipped 3.5% despite securing Rs 1,114 crore in new orders across various segments. The company's MD expressed satisfaction with the contracts, highlighting growth in the Middle East and technologically advanced metro projects. Analysts maintain a 'Buy' rating, even though the stock has significantly surged in 2024.
A lot of contestants were sent home during the latest episode of The Voice! We’re currently in the Playoffs round and each of the four coaches – Michael Buble, Gwen Stefani, Reba McEntire, and Snoop Dogg – have five contestants remaining on their teams. In this round, the five contestants each perform a solo song [...]
The decision comes after a landmark 2023 ruling by the same court shut the door on legalising same-sex marriage, but gave the government two years to set up an "alternative legal framework" to safeguard rights for such couples. Tuesday marked the end of a six-year legal battle after resident Nick Infinger took the government to court when he and his partner were excluded from public rental housing on the grounds they were not an "ordinary family". The case was later heard together with that of Henry Li and his late husband... Читать дальше...
I’ve just watched the film Bread and Roses, co-produced by actress Jennifer Lawrence and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousefzai, and directed by Sahra Mani. If only American women were half as brave as the on-camera real-life women activists in Kabul! We...
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The repercussions reverberating around Washington following the closing of President-elect Donald Trump’s election subversion case could come back to bite Jack Smith where it hurts – his wallet.
Читать дальше...NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Some of New York City's Business Improvement Districts say they are an unintended causality of the War on Rats. The BIDS helps maintain many of the garbage cans you see on city street corners. Laura Rothrock, the President of the Long Island City Business Improvement District, tells PIX11 News "If the [...]
The winning numbers in Monday's drawing of the "Massachusetts Megabucks" game were: 7, 12, 24, 26, 29, 41
Jim Montgomery wanted to find the spark the Bruins missed in the final days of his Boston tenure as he took the helm with the St. Louis Blues. Monday night delivered that effort with a third-period surge for the Blues. St. Louis sat in a 2-2 stalemate against a quality Eastern Conference squad in the […]
The winning numbers in Monday's drawing of the "Massachusetts Numbers Evening" game were: 3, 4, 4, 9
The winning numbers in Monday's drawing of the "Massachusetts MassCash" game were: 8, 15, 18, 23, 35
The Alumni Association of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State has commended the institution’s growth and contributions to education in Nigeria, describing it as a beacon of excellence in manpower development. The association’s National President, Mr. Bolaji Oladeji, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday while congratulating the university’s leadership and graduands on
Читать дальше...The Quality Awards honour general practice teams delivering excellence by improving patient health and wellbeing through innovative and compassionate care.
The incident Monday morning left the victim with "considerable facial trauma," sheriff’s office said.
Trump had pleaded not guilty in both cases. This brings to an end the prosecution of the US 45th and 47th president.
Vedanta share price: The bonds are raised through its issuing entity Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC. The bonds are fixed-rate senior unsecured guaranteed notes issued under 144A/Regulation S. The company gave initial price guidance of 10.375%, but was able to close the 3.5-year bond at 10.25% and 7-year bond at 11.25%.
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Google and the government recently wrapped their search antitrust case, which ended in a judge finding Google to be a monopolist.
Читать дальше...The Justice Department and Google have made their closing arguments in a trial alleging Google’s online advertising technology constitutes an illegal monopoly
Earlier, Trump promised to impose an additional 10% tariff on all goods from China due to the alleged large-scale drug smuggling from China into the US
Having been in the limelight since she was 17 with the Pirates of the Caribbean films, two-time Oscar nominee Keira Knightley said she has since ruled out returning to the franchise world. “It’s a funny thing when you have something that was making and breaking you at the same time,” Knightley — whose fame was […]
(left) Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar (centre) looks on during a meeting with Sergei Shoigu (centre right), secretary of Russia’s Security Council, at Kabul’s Chahar Chinar Palace, on Monday.—AFP
KABUL: Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu visited Afghan government officials on Monday, assuring them Moscow will soon remove the Taliban from its list of banned organisations, Kabul said.
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ATHENS: Greece’s coastguard has found the bodies of eight migrants — six minors and two women — who drowned off the island of Samos, authorities said on Monday, in the second migrant shipwreck in the Aegean Sea this month.
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