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Shares fell in Hong Kong and Shanghai, while they were also off in Seoul, Wellington and Jakarta. Tokyo rose thanks to a surge in Sony fuelled by a report that it is considering spinning off its chip unit, raising expectations that such a move would unlock value in the Japanese entertainment and electronics company. Sydney, Singapore, Taipei and Manila also edged up. Equities have clawed back a lot of the huge losses suffered at the start of the month as Trump has shown a little more flexibility on some issues and as governments hold talks with Washington. US Commerce Secretary…

Having to make a conversion from one file type to another is very common. One of the things that people have to do is make the switch from MKV to MP4. Although both of these types are still widely used, they are not both fully compatible with all devices and operating systems.Make no mistake, the converter market is huge. It is expected to reach almost $5 billion by 2032. It seems that everyone wants to get on the converter bandwagon. And there are several converters out there that can help you make the switch from MKV to MP4.Movavi Video ConverterMovavi…

Students and staff at Harvard University have faced both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia amid a deeply polarised atmosphere on the campus of one of the top universities in the United States, separate reports have found. The release of the reports on Tuesday follows the establishment of separate task forces on combating anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim sentiment last year amid campus protests over Israel’s war on Gaza. It also comes as Harvard is embroiled in a legal fight with US President Donald Trump over his administration’s decision to freeze more than $2bn in funding for the university, a move Trump claims was taken…

President Trump said he “could” call up El Salvador’s president to secure the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was removed from the U.S. last month and sent to a Salvadoran prison in what a government official called an “administrative error.” Mr. Trump’s remarks — made in an interview that aired Tuesday with ABC News — come as his government grapples with a court order instructing it to “facilitate” the return of Abrego Garcia, who was removed despite a 2019 ruling that barred him from being sent to El Salvador. The administration has argued it’s up to Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Columnist Jemele Hill offered her own take on Shedeur Sanders’ draft slide over the weekend as he fell to the fifth round and was taken by the Cleveland Browns.Hill appeared on “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” on Tuesday and dismissed the narrative that Sanders fell so far in the draft because he was a confident Black man, which pundits claimed throughout the weekend and even going as far as accusing NFL teams of colluding with each other to make sure the former Colorado Buffaloes star dropped. Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur…

A California judge on Tuesday demanded Border Patrol agents allow people they think are living in the U.S. illegally to stay in the country, unless authorities have a warrant or reason to believe the person may flee before they can get a warrant.U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston ruled on Tuesday that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the Eastern District of California cannot stop illegal immigrants without reasonable suspicion, or deport them via “voluntary departure,” unless that person is explained their rights and agrees to leave, according to a report from The Associated Press.The decision comes after dozens…

The Philippine-Canadian Centre of Manitoba is held a vigil Tuesday honouring the victims of Saturday’s tragedy in Vancouver, in which a man drove into a crowd with an SUV, killing 11 people. It’s one of many ways Manitoba’s Filipino community has supported each other since the events at the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party in Vancouver, a celebration of Filipino culture in its second year.“It’s been heartbreaking. It’s been devastating for our community,” said Manitoba Filipino Business Council president Jackie Wild.Wild and the council hosted online support circles Sunday and Tuesday, open to the public.“As soon as the news hit,…

The battery-electric version of Isuzu’s popular ute will match its diesel siblings for towing and payload capability, but not off-road specs.

CONSTRUCTION FIRM HAD PRIOR ISSUES The tower was a joint-venture between Italian-Thai Development – a long-standing Thai construction company – and China Railway No. 10, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned China Railway, a group behind many large-scale infrastructure projects in China and abroad. China Railway No. 10’s organisational structure had three Thai nationals holding a majority of the company’s shares while a Chinese executive held the remaining 49 per cent. Thai laws require Thai nationals to hold a majority of shares for a company to avoid being classified as a foreign company. Law enforcement officials have arrested the three Thai…

An abandoned ranch in western Mexico that groups searching for missing relatives had claimed was an “extermination camp” — because of discarded personal items and burned remains found there — was a training hub for a major cartel, Mexico’s attorney general announced on Tuesday. But, he said “there is not a single piece of evidence to prove” that the ranch was the site of human cremations.At a news conference presenting his office’s findings so far in the high-profile case, Attorney General Alejandro Gertz said that the Izaguirre ranch in Teuchitlán, a village near Guadalajara in Jalisco state, was “totally proven”…