It took Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada just minutes to tap out his reaction to his nation’s victory over the United States in an international hockey championship final on Thursday in Boston. “You can’t have our country — and you can’t take our game,” Mr. Trudeau wrote on X. Ahead of the match, the…
The Alibaba office building on Feb. 18, 2025, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province of China. Fang Dongxu | Visual China Group | Getty Images Chinese tech titan Alibaba posted a startling 239% year-over-year jump in net profit in the final quarter of 2024. CEO Eddie Wu attributed that shiny result to growth in the company’s cloud…
President Trump announced on Thursday that he was naming Alice Johnson, whose life sentence he commuted during his first term, as his “pardon czar” to advise him on criminal justice issues. Mr. Trump announced Ms. Johnson’s appointment during a reception celebrating Black History Month at the White House, which Ms. Johnson attended. Kim Kardashian, the…
Skateboarder Tony Hawk performs a trick as his role as an ambassador for shoe company Vans. Vans STOCKHOLM — Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk once turned down half a million dollars in future royalties from the popular video game Pro Skater — and he says it was the “best financial decision” of his life. Hawk was offered $500,000…
A notorious gang leader has died after he was shot inside a courthouse in Sri Lanka by a gunman disguised as a lawyer, say police. Police say the gunman used a revolver which was smuggled in a hollowed-out book by a female suspect, who remains at large. Gang leader Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne had been escorted…
Chinese warships have undertaken an apparent live-fire drill in the seas between Australia and New Zealand, diverting commercial flights in the skies above. The Chinese navy notified the Australian defence department shortly before the drill on Friday. Three People’s Liberation Army-Navy vessels – the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi and the Fuchi-class replenishment…
EPA Party chairman Lo Kin-hei addressed reporters at a late night press conference on Tuesday The leaders of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party have announced plans to dissolve what was once the city’s largest opposition group. Members will soon vote on the final decision on whether to shut down the 31-year-old party, chairman Lo Kin-hei said….
Canada and the US are battling it out on the rink in a championship game that promises to be about more than just ice hockey. On any ordinary day, the final match of the 4 Nations Face Off would have been a significant one for the two neighbouring countries who have long been friendly rivals…
Walmart is known for attracting penny-pinchers. Yet lately, the discounter is drawing wealthier shoppers to its website and stores. Most of Walmart’s market share gains in the fiscal fourth quarter came from upper-income consumers, households with an annual income of more than $100,000, Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey said on a Thursday earnings call….
Mexican-themed chain Guzman y Gomez has reported bumper profits since it began trading on the Australian stock exchange but is struggling to expand in the US despite offering Americans bigger burritos. The fast food chain has opened 16 new stores in Australia since July but a push to break into the competitive US market with…
