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hong kong media tycoon jimmy lai receives 20 year jail term

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai receives 20-year jail term

Hong Kong's High Court has jailed prominent media figure and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai for 20 years. The sentence, handed...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
us envoy flags imminent un payment

US envoy flags imminent UN payment

The United States will soon transfer a substantial initial sum to offset its multi-billion-pound debts to the United Nations, its...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 10 Feb 2026 | 3 min read
luxon and trump

Luxon says Trump should apologise for Obama social media clip

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said US President Donald Trump should apologise for posting a social media video last...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 10 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
chinaflag

China becomes sole nation in top 10 to boost global soft power score

Recent data suggests a fundamental shift in how international markets perceive Chinese economic reliability. According to the Global Soft Power...

By Nicole Valdez | 09 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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Automated bots now generating more NZ traffic than journalists

Artificial intelligence–generated news pages are attracting significant engagement from New Zealand social media users, raising concerns among journalists, academics, and...

By Nicole Valdez | 09 Feb 2026 | 3 min read
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FMG confesses to providing misleading info on insurance products

FMG Insurance and Farmers’ Mutual Group (FMG) have confessed to providing misleading information on specific insurance products to thousands of...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
brainfunction

Report says deep meditation shifts brain into a high-performance ‘sweet spot’

Meditation is widely marketed as a safe route to calm and focus, but new neuroscience research suggests its effects on...

By Nicole Valdez | 09 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
private equity

Private equity becomes core for APAC insurers

Private assets are becoming a core feature of insurance portfolios across Asia-Pacific, with insurers expecting allocations to climb to roughly...

By Nicole Valdez | 09 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
health nz

Health NZ releases alert after Diamond Harbour sewage incident

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora released an updated health alert, following official notification on February 7, 2026, of...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Feb 2026 | 1 min read
microsoft scales back global data centre expansion

New York lawmakers propose data centre pause

New York State lawmakers are pushing a proposal to suspend approvals for new data centres for at least three years....

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
nz car

New vehicle registrations rise 8.9% in January

January 2026 saw 11,806 new vehicle registrations, up 960 units (8.9%) from January last year, the Motor Industry Association said. “January...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Feb 2026 | 1 min read
silver plunges amid record volatility

Silver plunges amid record volatility

Silver prices have plunged amid extreme market turbulence, sparking debate over the potential floor for this volatile commodity. The white metal...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
businessman picks a piggy bank in a trap

NZ-Tonga communities warned of high-risk investment scam

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko) and Tonga's National Reserve Bank are alerting investors in Tonga...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 09 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
washington post chief executive resigns after redundancies

Washington Post chief executive resigns after redundancies

The Washington Post has announced the immediate resignation of its publisher and chief executive, Will Lewis. This move comes just...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
japan's snap election tests takaichi's gamble

Japan’s snap election tests Takaichi’s gamble

Millions of Japanese voters are casting ballots today in a snap general election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Polls predict...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
us eyes ukraine russia peace by june despite stalled talks

US eyes Ukraine-Russia peace by June despite stalled talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that Washington aims to secure a truce with Russia by early summer. Negotiations remain deadlocked...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 09 Feb 2026 | 2 min read
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