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☆ 3 investors share the strategies they're using to earn passive income and build wealth while they sleep
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Building a side hustle or working a part-time job is a great way to increase your income — but it can be time consuming. Whereas, with passive income, the idea is you do upfront work and then the gig pays you while you sleep. Insider has spoken with individuals and couples who have built passive income streams that are helping them build wealth without having to put in a ton of hours. "I 100% think that it can be a lucrative passive income stream," Erika said of investing in a franchise. Today, he's a full-time real estate investor but spends just two to three hours a week on short-term rental business.

Persons: Erika, Kareem Hall, They've, , Kareem, —, Erika Hall, Rachael Victoria, Kent Organizations: Soccer Shots, Emory, Soccer, he's Locations: Georgia, Scottsdale , Arizona, Scottsdale

☆ AI expert is a hot new position in the freelance jobs market
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Ophelia Anwah | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Three years ago, becoming an AI expert would involve "deep knowledge in machine learning algorithms, deep learning AI in general, and a lot of technical things," said Hu, who works through Fiverr on chatbot implementation projects. The rise of generative AI is rapidly reshaping the freelance tech job market, with AI-related job posts from employers and searches among job seekers surging across career and freelance job platforms, including LinkedIn, Upwork and Fiverr. There is opportunity for freelancers expert in AI to take advantage of the lack of AI skills among existing industry professionals, across sectors of the economy. She added that independent methods of education, including YouTube videos or blogs focused on AI skills, are becoming more sought after in the workforce. Hu said to start with the basics, including use of OpenAI tools, like ChatGPT, ChatGPT API, Dall-E, and davinci.

Persons: —, Hu, Vlad Hu, Hu isn't, Fiverr, Karin Kimbrough, we've, Margaret Lilani, Lilani, Victoria Papalian Organizations: LinkedIn, Microsoft, Freelance Locations: Fiverr, U.S

☆ A couple that works full-time earns an extra five-figures each month from the 2 franchises they own. They explain 4 keys to creating passive income through franchise investing.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

To creative passive income via franchise investing, you'll want to go the executive ownership route. They bought their first franchise, a youth soccer program called Soccer Shots, in September 2018 and started profiting in their second year as owners. "I 100% think that it can be a lucrative passive income stream," Erika said of investing in a franchise. The Halls shared their top advice for creating passive income through franchise investing. "We knew from the beginning that the goal was to create passive income," said Kareem.

Persons: Erika, Kareem Hall, They've, , Kareem, —, Jon Brock, Rachael Victoria Organizations: Shots, Emory, Soccer, Primrose Schools, Soccer Shots Locations: Atlanta

☆ A couple invested $29,500 into buying a soccer franchise in 2018 to start making passive income. They explain how they grew to 2 locations and have done more than $1 million in revenue.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Ultimately, they went with Soccer Shots, a children's program that partners with local schools to help kids develop both soccer and life skills. The Halls bought their first Soccer Shots franchise in 2018. They also had to put together a PowerPoint presentation for Soccer Shots' executive team at the headquarters in Pennsylvania. Buying their first Soccer Shots for $29,500 plus additional start-up costsSoccer Shots officially offered the franchise to the Halls in September 2018. On average, they spend one to two hours a week working on Soccer Shots.

Persons: Erika, Kareem Hall, Kareem, they'd, that's, it's, Jon Brock, Rachael Victoria, Brock, they've, Erika Hall, That's Organizations: Soccer Shots, Emory, Bain, Accenture, Primrose Schools, Shots, Soccer Locations: Atlanta, Dekalb County, Pennsylvania, —, Covid

☆ Australian state to pay $243 mln for withdrawing as 2026 Commonwealth Games host
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state will pay A$380 million ($243 million) to Commonwealth Games organisers, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said on Saturday, after it withdrew as 2026 event host citing a projected cost blowout. In a joint statement issued by Andrews on Saturday, the Commonwealth Games Federation, Commonwealth Games Federation Partnerships, Commonwealth Games Australia and Victoria said they had "settled all their disputes regarding the cancellation of the multi-hub regional Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games". "The State of Victoria has agreed to pay the Commonwealth Games parties ... AUD $380 million," the statement said. "The parties also agreed that the multi-hub regional model was more expensive to host than the traditional models." ($1 = 1.5620 Australian dollars)Reporting by Sam McKeith in Sydney; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews, Andrews, Victoria, Sam McKeith, Sonali Paul Organizations: SYDNEY, Commonwealth Games, Victoria Premier, Victoria, Commonwealth Games Federation, Commonwealth Games Federation Partnerships, Commonwealth Games Australia, Thomson Locations: Victoria, Alberta, Sydney

☆ 'Death cap' mushroom poisoning: Australian at center of case says she bought mushrooms from grocer and supermarket
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Among the four relatives who came for lunch, three of them died with symptoms of “death cap” mushroom poisoning, police said during a press briefing last week. But Patterson claims she bought dried mushrooms from an Asian grocer in Melbourne months ago and button mushrooms from a supermarket chain more recently. In a tearful exchange with local media outside her home last week, Patterson previously denied any wrongdoing. However according to ABC’s reporting Patterson’s statement said the children were away at the movies. The following evening she served leftovers but scraped the mushrooms off for the children because they do not like them.

Persons: Erin Patterson, Patterson, Don, Gail Patterson, Gail’s, Heather Wilkinson, Ian Wilkinson, Victoria Police’s, “, ” Patterson, Heather Organizations: CNN, ABC, Victoria Police, Salvation Army Australia Museum, Facebook, The, Police Locations: Australia, Leongatha, Melbourne, wellington, Beef wellington

☆ TikTokers are scoring huge paydays from its new 'creativity program' that rewards longer videos. 7 creators reveal what they're making per month.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | Dan Whateley | Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

TikTok's new Creativity Program Beta is helping some creators earn tens of thousands of dollars. However, she earned just over $5,000 in June from the creativity program. But the creativity program is taking her earnings to a new level. Today, at nearly 2 million followers, Paris' monthly earnings from the creativity program ranged from $9,000 to $13,000. The Cordles were planning on doing the same before they saw how much they could earn through TikTok's creativity program.

Persons: Kay, Tay Dudley, Fortune, Arlene Resendiz, Resendiz, I'm, it's, It's, Zachary Newman, Devin, Hunter Cordle, she's, they'd, we've Organizations: Beta, Victoria Paris, YouTube Locations: New York, Paris

☆ TikTok influencer posts her five-figure monthly earnings online. She says pay transparency is as 'authentic' as it gets
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She made just over $40,000 from the Creator Fund in 2021, and she's a part of its new beta program. The 24-year-old amassed an online following when she began posting TikTok videos out of boredom in her New York City apartment during the Covid-19 pandemic. TikTok creator fund is finally a much bigger check. For the month leading up to August 5, her videos earned her $13,105.91, according to monthly TikTok statements. She predicts that TikTok's CPB will earn her an extra $100,000 for the year — on top of her monthly earnings from brand deals.

Persons: Victoria, Paris, influencer, It'll, I've Organizations: Beta, Service, Paris, Nike Locations: Victoria Paris, Wall, Silicon, New York City, Paris, TikTok

☆ 7 TikTokers share how much they're earning from the app's new creativity program for longer videos, including a couple that earned $87,000 in a month
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | Dan Whateley | Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

☆ Australia mushroom poisoning: Four relatives came to lunch, three died with symptoms of 'death cap' poisoning
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —A meal of suspected death cap mushrooms served at a family lunch in late July is at the center of a homicide investigation in Australia following the deaths of three guests less than a week later. Victoria Health issued a warning about death cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) in April, describing them as “extremely poisonous” and listing symptoms of consumption including violent stomach pains, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Native to Europe, death cap mushrooms were first confirmed in Australia in the 1960s, and they almost always grow near introduced trees, namely oaks, according to Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Toxins in death cap mushrooms cannot be destroyed by boiling, cooking, freezing, or drying and eating only a small portion can lead to death. “Obviously a lot of the items that we have seized will be forensically tested in the hope that can shed some light on what has occurred at the lunch,” Thomas said.

Persons: Erin Patterson, Gail Patterson, Heather Wilkinson, Gail’s, Don, Ian, “ I’m, Ian Wilkinson, Heather, Dean Thomas, Patterson, Simon, “, ” Thomas, Patterson’s, Thomas, It’s, Dean Thomas of, haven’t, ” Organizations: Australia CNN, Victoria Police, Salvation Army Australia Museum, Facebook, Victoria Health, Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria Police Police Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Leongatha, Victoria, Korumburra, Europe, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, paddocks

But the future of the Games was thrown into doubt on Thursday when the province of Alberta withdrew its support for a bid, dealing another blow to the embattled Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). Victoria withdrew due to projected cost overruns, with Commonwealth Sport Canada saying it believed the Australian state's decision had prompted Alberta's pullout. The expense to host a Commonwealth Games in any country is significant," Cary Kaplan, president of Canadian marketing firm Cosmos Sports & Entertainment, told Reuters. MARKET DISPARITYDespite the disparity, Payne said the Commonwealth Games could not be written off. "That will in turn erode the relevance of the Games unless the Commonwealth Games steps up its marketing and branding efforts in the years ahead.

Persons: Matthew Klugman, Victoria, Alberta's pullout, Cary Kaplan, Klugman, Michael Payne, Payne, Kaplan, Queen Elizabeth, Rich, Karolos Grohmann, Aadi Nair, Ed Osmond Organizations: Commonwealth, Commonwealth Games Federation, Victoria, Games, Reuters, Commonwealth Sport Canada, Commonwealth Games, Cosmos Sports & Entertainment, European, Birmingham Commonwealth Games, Paris Olympics, Olympic Committee, Olympic, Birmingham, Thomson Locations: Canada, Alberta, Hamilton , Ontario, COVID, Australia, Great Britain, Britain

☆ Champions United States held 1-1 by Dutch in World Cup thriller
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Dutch struck first through a fine shot from midfielder Jill Roord in the 17th minute and the U.S. went in at halftime trailing in a World Cup match for the first time since 2011. The Americans had not drawn a World Cup match since 2015 and will rue a slow start to the game as well as an inability to take their chances at the end. "What you saw in the second half is what you're going to see going forward as a baseline." But after the second half, that's what we wanted because the U.S. were really strong." Reporting by Amy Tennery in Wellington, editing by Nick MulvenneyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yoshimi Yamashita, Lindsey Horan, Danielle van de Donk, Amanda, Read, Jill Roord, Horan, Rose Lavelle, Daphne van Domselaar, Vlatko Andonovski, Andries Jonker, Lieke Martens, Victoria Pelova, Alyssa Naeher, Trinity Rodman, Van Domselaar, Dominique Janssen, Striker Morgan, Ertz, Brugts's, Rodman, Sophia Smith, Martens, Amy Tennery, Nick Mulvenney Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Wellington Regional, Danielle van de Donk REUTERS, Dutch, Portugal, U.S, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, States, Netherlands, Wellington , New Zealand, WELLINGTON, United States, U.S, Vietnam, Dutch, Wellington

☆ Gold Coast offers to host 2026 Commonwealth Games after Victoria withdrawal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 20 (Reuters) - Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate said on Thursday the city could step in to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after Victoria placed the future of the quadrennial multi-sport event in doubt by pulling out due to projected cost overruns. Tate told Australian media that the Gold Coast, which hosted the Games in 2018, had the infrastructure in place to put the event on. The Gold Coast lies south of Brisbane, which will host the 2032 Summer Olympics. "As witnessed in 2018, the Gold Coast demonstrated its remarkable ability to host a Games of exceptional quality, and one that left a profound impact on Australian sport," the body said in a statement. Australia, by far the Games' most successful competing nation, has hosted five of the previous 22 editions.

Persons: Tom Tate, Victoria Premier Dan Andrews, Tate, we've, I've, Aadi Nair, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Gold Coast, Victoria, Victoria Premier, Games, Athletics Australia, Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Thomson Locations: Gold, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Bengaluru

☆ Australia's Victoria pulls out of 2026 Commonwealth Games over cost concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

MELBOURNE, July 18 (Reuters) - Australia's state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to projected cost overruns, placing the future of the quadrennial multi-sport event in doubt. "Frankly A$6-A$7 billion for a 12-day sporting event, we're not doing that," Andrews said at a media conference. Andrews said Victoria had already informed the global Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) but the cost of breaking the 2026 contract had yet to be decided. The CGF did not provide immediate comment but local body Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) said the pull-out was "beyond disappointing". The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), which had spoken of the 2026 Games as a "runway" for hosting the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, said it was "an enormous disappointment" for the athletes.

Persons: Victoria Premier Dan Andrews, we're, Andrews, Victoria, Craig Phillips, John Coates, Chris Minns, CGF, Ian Ransom, Christian Schmollinger, Stephen Coates, Peter Rutherford Organizations: MELBOURNE, Victoria Premier, Commonwealth Games Federation, Commonwealth Games Australia, First Nations Australians, Birmingham, Australia, Games, Australian Olympic, New Zealand Olympic, Olympic, Sydney, South, Thomson Locations: Victoria, Australia, Britain, South Africa, Coast, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Gippsland, New South Wales, NSW, South Australia, Western Australia, Hamilton

☆ A pregnant woman traveled to Oregon get an abortion due to the Louisiana ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Christina Zdanowicz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

And for women in Texas and Louisiana, average travel times to the nearest abortion facility were seven hours longer – almost a full workday in travel time to get an abortion. She researched the parameters for abortion in a state, how long she would have to take off work, travel options and how soon she could get an appointment. “The second I got the definitive pregnancy result, I was like, ‘OK, let’s book a flight to Oregon. Victoria took two medications as part of a medication abortion. She says she got an excellent standard of care around her surgeries, but it felt dissonant with her state’s laws around abortion.

Persons: ” Victoria, Roe, Wade, Victoria, ”, “, Austin Steele, “ Victoria, it’s, Emily, –, “ I’ve, you’re Organizations: CNN, New, Victoria, US, American Medical Association, Catholic, New England, of Medicine Locations: Victoria, New Orleans, Louisiana, Texas, Oregon, Florida, Portland , Oregon

☆ Boris Johnson: How Britain's once most popular prime minister fell out of favor
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

For decades, his carefully honed media persona – part pseudo-intellectual; part loveable-but-out-of-touch-poshboy – won Johnson fans beyond the traditional Conservative base. Johnson attended a Parliament's Privileges Committee hearing, where he gave evidence on whether he deliberately misled parliament over Partygate. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesThat same day, Johnson’s dwindling influence was further underscored as he led a futile rebellion against Sunak’s new Brexit deal, something Johnson has publicly criticized. Johnson delivered Brexit in 2016, but it was now Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who received praise from US President Joe Biden for fixing the issue Johnson's deal created with Northern Ireland. And living in denial might be the kindest thing that Johnson could possibly have done for himself and his legacy.

Persons: Boris Johnson, Downing, Sir Winston Churchill, Johnson, poshboy –, Kois Miah, Johnson’s, Liz Truss, it’s, tutted, Adrian Dennis, Sunak, “, ” Johnson, Brexit, Rishi Sunak, Joe Biden, Dan Kitwood, won’t Organizations: CNN, Johnson, Conservative, London Olympics, Getty, Brexit, EU, Brits, Northern Ireland Locations: British, London, Beijing, Victoria Park, Partygate, AFP, Britain’s, Northern Ireland, Ukraine, Kyiv, Northern, Europe

REUTERS/Tyrone SiuHONG KONG, June 5 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Monday it was "alarmed" by detentions in Hong Kong linked to the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, while China said the financial hub was moving from "chaos" to prosperity. China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that "today's Hong Kong is moving from chaos to stability and prosperity along the right track of "one country, two systems". "External forces" including the United States should uphold international law and stop "futile political manipulation" over Hong Kong to contain China, a ministry spokesperson said. The Canadian consulate said on its Facebook that it joined the people of Hong Kong and others around the world in "remembering the violent crackdown against unarmed and peaceful citizens" on June 4, 1989. Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK said that all 23 people detained on Sunday for breaching peace and public order offences were not arrested and were later released.

Persons: Chong Mui, Tyrone Siu, Farah, Stephen Coates Organizations: Police, REUTERS, United Nations, Hong Kong, Human, Twitter, United States Consulate, RTHK, Thomson Locations: Hong Kong, China, Tyrone Siu HONG KONG, Hong, Beijing, United States, Taipei, London , New York, Berlin, Victoria Park, Canadian, Canada

HONG KONG/TAIPEI, June 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong police said on Sunday they had detained eight people near a park, four of them for "seditious intention and disorderly conduct", as authorities tightened security on the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Restrictions in Hong Kong have stifled what were once the biggest vigils marking the bloody crackdown by Chinese troops on pro-democracy demonstrators, leaving cities like London, New York, Berlin and Taipei to keep alive the memory on the June 4 anniversary. The eight people were detained near Victoria Park, where for years after 1989 democracy activists gathered on the Tiananmen Square anniversary. Security is significantly tighter across Hong Kong this year, with up to 6,000 police officers deployed, including riot and anti-terrorism officers, the public broadcaster said. Jailed Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung, one of the leaders of a group called The Alliance, which used to organise Hong Kong's annual June 4 vigils before it was disbanded in 2021, said on Facebook she would hold a 34-hour hunger strike in prison.

Persons: Sanmu Chan, Hongkongers don’t, Hong, Chow, Mao Ning, William Lai, James Pomfret, Robert Birsel Organizations: Hong Kong, Reuters, Police, The, Hong, Facebook, Foreign, Democratic Progressive, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, TAIPEI, Hong, Hong Kong, London , New York, Berlin, Taipei, North America, Europe, Asia, Victoria Park, China, Beijing, Taiwan

HONG KONG/TAIPEI, June 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong police searched and detained scores of people on Sunday, including four arrested for "seditious" intent, as authorities tightened security for the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. [1/6] Police detain a woman with paper flowers in downtown on the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown, near where the candlelight vigil is usually held, in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2023. 'CLEAR CONCLUSION'Despite the warnings in Hong Kong, some individuals, including book shop owners, have been quietly marking June 4. Peggy Kwan, 57, an interpreter at the event, expressed sadness at the stifling of commemorations in Hong Kong. "Hong Kong is moving backward," she said.

Persons: Alexandra Wong, Chris, Tyrone Siu, Hong, Chow, Mao Ning, Peggy Kwan, William Lai, Yew Lun Tian, Joyce Zhou, Angie Teo, James Redmayne, James Pomfret, Robert Birsel, Nick Macfie Organizations: Hong Kong, Britain, Police, REUTERS, New, Rights, The, Facebook, Foreign, Taiwan, Democratic Progressive, Town, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, TAIPEI, Hong, Hong Kong, Taipei, London , New York, Berlin, Victoria, China, Kong, Beijing, Tiananmen, New York, Taiwan, Sydney, North America, Europe, Asia

☆ Tiananmen Square masacre anniversary: vigils go global as authorities in China and Hong Kong stamp out remembrance
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I think it’s sad to say that what Beijing and Hong Kong are doing is trying to erase history and the memory,” said Kevin Yam, a former lawyer in Hong Kong, who will be attending a ceremony in Melbourne, Australia, where he now resides. “Hong Kong has been carrying the torch for commemorating the Tiananmen massacre, keeping the legacy alive. When the museum was shut down, with the Hong Kong alliance’s leaders in prison, we knew it was a critical moment,” he said. Thousands gathered at a candlelit vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2017, to mark 28 years since China's bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown. “It is true that the commemorations around June 4th have expanded and become more global since it has become impossible to do anything in Hong Kong,” he told CNN.

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☆ An influencer mobilized her followers to spam Air France until they found her bag. Want to find your lost luggage? Just get 1.7 million TikTok followers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Victoria Paris, 24, issued a very public complaint against Air France, and asked her followers to "wage war" on the airline. Her 1.7 million TikTok followers obliged and spammed the airline's social media comments with demands for her bag. The same day she mobilized her fans, Air France reached out to let Paris know that it located and shipped her bags back to her. When an airline loses your luggage, it typically results in a weeks-long process to retrieve your items — that is, unless you're an influencer with 1.7 million TikTok followers. Air France did not immediately respond to Insider's request to comment on the incident.

☆ Hong Kong police seize statue in "incitement to subversion" probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Jessie Pang | Thomson Reuters | Jessie Pang Joined Reuters In After An Internship. She Covers Hong Kong With A Focus On Politics | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HONG KONG, May 5 (Reuters) - Hong Kong police seized an exhibit on Friday in connection with what they said was an attempt to incite subversion, with media reporting it was a statue commemorating Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown on democracy protesters in 1989. Hong Kong had traditionally held the largest annual vigils in the world to commemorate the crackdown. The two-tonne copper Pillar of Shame was first exhibited at a Tiananmen Square commemoration in Hong Kong in 1997, the same year Britain handed the city back to China. In 2021, the University of Hong Kong dismantled and removed the statue "based on external legal advice and risk assessment for the best interest of the university". It is not clear if the Tiananmen Square vigil will take place this year.

☆ Wolfsburg held 2-2 after Arsenal rally in Champions League semi
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/6] Soccer Football - Women's Champions League - Semi Final - First Leg - VfL Wolfsburg v Arsenal - Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany - April 23, 2023 Arsenal's Rafaelle celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Cathrin MuellerWOLFSBURG, Germany, April 23 (Reuters) - Twice European champions VfL Wolfsburg let a two-goal lead slip against Arsenal as the visitors fought back to earn a 2-2 draw in Sunday's Women's Champions League semi-final first leg. Unbelievable result to get back from 2-0 down," said Arsenal defender Jen Beattie, who was player of the match. Arsenal looked to recover from the blow but the Germans doubled their lead five minutes later after a defensive mistake. Wolfsburg immediately began piling more pressure on the visitors, with Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall willing his team to push up as they were forced deeper into their own half. In the other semi-final, Barcelona edged Chelsea 1-0 in the first leg at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Hong Kong island and Victoria Harbour cityscape, viewed from Victoria Peak. In the foreground, the Bank of China tower and Cheung Kong Center skyscrapers. Asia-Pacific markets were trading mixed on Thursday with Hong Kong looking to extend its gains. On Wednesday, Hong Kong markets gained over 2%, led by China's tech giant Alibaba on news of its major shakeup. South Korea's Kospi was up fractionally, while the Kosdaq index gained 0.54%.

☆ Hong Kong court convicts activists behind Tiananmen vigil
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

They were leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China before it disbanded under the shadow of the Beijing-imposed law. The alliance was best known for organizing candlelight vigils in Hong Kong on the anniversary of the Chinese military's crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests. Critics say its shutdown has shown freedoms that were promised when Hong Kong returned to China in 1997 are eroding. watch nowUnder the security law's implementation rules, the police chief can request a range of information from a foreign agent. Failure to comply with the request could result in six months in jail and a fine of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars ($12,740) if convicted.

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