A 45-year-old woman identified only by her surname Bu, had lost contact with her family for more than a decade and was found in late 2024 in a rural area in Heshun county in the central Chinese province of Shanxi, more than 100km (62 miles) from her home. Bu had an advanced university education but she also had a history of mental illness, and the discovery that she had given birth to several chil...
A 45-year-old woman identified only by her surname Bu, had lost contact with her family for more than a decade and was found in late 2024 in a rural area in Heshun county in the central Chinese province of Shanxi, more than 100km (62 miles) from her home. Bu had an advanced university education but she also had a history of mental illness, and the discovery that she had given birth to several children with a villager raised suspicion that she was a victim of human trafficking and rape. Advertisement A 46-year-old man identified only as Zhang was investigated on suspicion of rape, with authorities saying that he “knew Bu had a mental illness but still had sexual relations with her and fathered children”. But in recent weeks the authorities have decided not to prosecute Zhang, saying his conduct had been “fundamentally different from rape” because “Zhang’s intent was to form a family and live with Bu”. Advertisement Announcing its decision in December to drop the investigation, the county procuratorate said the first sexual encounter between Bu and Zhang took place two to three months after they met, “after the two had gradually become familiar with each other”. “After that, Zhang continuously took care of Bu’s daily needs, became familiar with her habits and preferences, and the two were in a stable cohabiting relationship,” according to the procuratorate.
A Hong Kong-bound Cathay Pacific flight had to return to Kaohsiung after take-off on Sunday morning due to a technical problem, with around 200 passengers affected. A spokesman for Cathay Pacific confirmed flight CX449 returned to the Taiwanese city shortly after departure due to an unspecified “technical issue”. “We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused and thank our customers for thei...
A Hong Kong-bound Cathay Pacific flight had to return to Kaohsiung after take-off on Sunday morning due to a technical problem, with around 200 passengers affected. A spokesman for Cathay Pacific confirmed flight CX449 returned to the Taiwanese city shortly after departure due to an unspecified “technical issue”. “We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused and thank our customers for their understanding and patience,” the spokesman said. Advertisement The flight took off from Kaohsiung at 7.46am on Sunday but had to return to its origin shortly afterwards, landing at 8.26am. The aircraft was an Airbus A321neo, with a capacity of 202 seats. Advertisement The spokesman said passengers were rebooked onto other flights after disembarking from the aircraft, while inspections of the plane were under way.
Rafaela Pimenta has never scored a goal or managed a team. But the 53-year-old is the only football entry in Forbes' '50 over 50' list for 2026. Every January, the global media company publishes the 50 women who have reached a position of status and influence that makes them beacons for others to follow. Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz is there, so too Dame Sarah Mullally - the first female Ar...
Rafaela Pimenta has never scored a goal or managed a team. But the 53-year-old is the only football entry in Forbes' '50 over 50' list for 2026. Every January, the global media company publishes the 50 women who have reached a position of status and influence that makes them beacons for others to follow. Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz is there, so too Dame Sarah Mullally - the first female Archbishop of Canterbury. As football's first female super agent, Brazilian Pimenta is hugely influential. Her impressive stable of clients includes Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, Liverpool manager Arne Slot and 17-year-old Mexican wonderkid Gilberto Mora. She radiates warmness as she arrives on time to speak exclusively to BBC Sport. Once the cameras are rolling, Pimenta is deadly serious as she covers a range of topics, including the treatment of women in football. But, on the eve of deadline day, let's start with her concerns about the present transfer system. "There needs to be a change," she explains. "There's too much power for clubs. "Players are sometimes hostages of situations. I'm not fighting for chaos. We need the transfer system for the whole thing to work. But we need more balance. "We are in a transfer window, and I can bet you, because I see it at the end of every window, somebody will cry. There's always a player crying because he could have gone, needed to go and a club said they want £1m more." In October 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found rules implemented by world governing body Fifa, which govern the way some football transfers work, break European Union laws. Fifa subsequently introduced an interim framework based on the calculation of compensation payable and burden of proof if there is a breach of contract. "Football used to be more human," Pimenta adds. "A football director or an owner would have a special relationship with the player. If a player went to them and said 'please, I need to go', they would find a solu...
Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Norway’s future queen from a previous relationship, was initially welcomed into the royal family, but now, facing trial accused of four rapes, he has become a liability. The 29-year-old, who was born before his mother Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby married Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon, goes on trial in Oslo’s district court on Tuesday accused of 38 counts, including four r...
Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Norway’s future queen from a previous relationship, was initially welcomed into the royal family, but now, facing trial accused of four rapes, he has become a liability. The 29-year-old, who was born before his mother Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby married Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon, goes on trial in Oslo’s district court on Tuesday accused of 38 counts, including four rapes and assaults against ex-girlfriends. He was arrested on August 4, 2024, suspected of assaulting his then girlfriend and causing damage to her flat the previous night. Advertisement After that, allegations against him poured in: several ex-girlfriends came forward and accused him of assault, and police gradually widened their investigation against him to include suspected rapes, death threats, drug offences, invasion of privacy, violation of restraining orders and more. Hoiby has admitted only to some minor offences. Advertisement In a public statement 10 days after his arrest, he admitted he had acted “under the influence of alcohol and cocaine after an argument”, after suffering from “mental troubles” and struggling “for a long time with substance abuse”.
In this article AZN-GB 1093-HK Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pharma giant AstraZeneca will list on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, days after it announced big commitments on the other side of the world. Like the rest of Big Pharma, the company has a balancing act. It wants a close relationship with the U.S., its biggest market, and the listing is intended to boost investme...
In this article AZN-GB 1093-HK Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pharma giant AstraZeneca will list on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, days after it announced big commitments on the other side of the world. Like the rest of Big Pharma, the company has a balancing act. It wants a close relationship with the U.S., its biggest market, and the listing is intended to boost investment there. Meanwhile, innovation-friendly China is attracting pharma companies that urgently need to develop new medicines to replace the blockbuster drugs whose patents will expire within the next few years. Pricing challenges in the U.S. adds to the pressure. AstraZeneca has announced it's investing billions in China and partnering with a Chinese biotech on weight-loss drugs, just before its shares list in the U.S on Monday. The developments come at a critical time for the pharma industry as companies are increasingly looking east for innovation to replace the revenue of current blockbuster medicines going off patent in the next couple of years. Pricing challenges in the U.S. market , which accounts for the bulk of profits for most big pharma companies, are adding to the pressure on Big Pharma. China's President Xi Jinping (R) and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 29, 2026. Carl Court | Afp | Getty Images On Thursday, AstraZeneca said it plans to invest $15 billion in China through 2030 to expand both manufacturing and research and development, as Keir Starmer became the first UK prime minister to visit the country for eight years. "These investments span the value chain, from drug discovery and clinical development to manufacturing, and bring Chinese innovation to the world," the company said, while highlighting a flurry of other partnerships with other biotechs in the region. In a separate announcement on Friday, the UK's largest company would partner up with Hong Kong-listed CSPC ...
Key Points Stock splits have returned to popularity in recent years. Historically, this has been a hallmark of businesses firing on all cylinders. Netflix and ServiceNow each have a robust track record of growth and strong backing from Wall Street. 10 stocks we like better than Netflix › Stock splits have surged in popularity recently. This practice was commonplace in the 1990s, but fell out of fa...
Key Points Stock splits have returned to popularity in recent years. Historically, this has been a hallmark of businesses firing on all cylinders. Netflix and ServiceNow each have a robust track record of growth and strong backing from Wall Street. 10 stocks we like better than Netflix › Stock splits have surged in popularity recently. This practice was commonplace in the 1990s, but fell out of fashion before experiencing a resurgence. Investors are understandably intrigued by stock splits, as they are historically a sign of a company performing at a high level. Typically, this is evidenced by years of strong business and financial results, followed by a subsequent increase in its stock price -- putting it out of reach of everyday investors. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » Stock splits make shares more affordable for shareholders, but there's another reason investors are drawn to these companies. Businesses with strong track records generally continue to deliver market-beating returns. Stock-split stocks generate returns of 25%, on average, in the year following the announcement, compared with 12% average gains for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), according to Bank of America analyst Jared Woodard. Let's look at two recent stock-split stocks that are currently on sale and still have room to run, according to Wall Street. Stock-split buy No. 1: Netflix -- 62% implied upside Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock has been a long-term winner for patient investors, but shareholders have endured periods of significant volatility. The stock has gained 810% over the past decade, which surely factored into management's decision for a 10-for-1 stock split. However, Netflix stock has slumped 38% from its peak, driven lower by concerns about the company's proposed acquisition of certain studio and content assets from Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount Sk...