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Chris Patten condemns ‘dark day for press freedom’ as Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam convicted over 11 articlesTwo journalists from the closed Hong Kong media outlet Stand News have been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious materials – the first such convictions since Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control – after a trial that was closely observed as a bellwether for the city’s diminishing press freedom.The former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam were arrested on 29 December 2021 after police raided the outlet’s newsroom. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/29/two-stand-news-journalists-hong-kong-guilty-sedition Author : Helen Davidson in

People with most compensatory sleep up to 20% less likely to develop heart disease than those with the leastPeople who catch up on lost sleep at weekends may lower their risk of heart disease by up to 20%, research suggests.Data from more than 90,000 people in the UK suggests compensating for lack of sleep during the week with extra snooze time at the weekend can mitigate the negative effects of sleep deprivation. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/29/catching-up-on-sleep-at-weekends-may-lower-heart-disease-risk-by-a-fifth-study Author : PA Media Publish date : 2024-08-29 08:28:39 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Matt Comyn tells parliamentary inquiry that criticism of business profits ‘erodes trust in institutions’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Commonwealth Bank chief executive, Matt Comyn, has described a proposed excessive profits tax as “insidious populism” and labelled criticism of profitable businesses as “fact-free rhetoric” that is damaging trust in public institutions.Appearing before a parliamentary inquiry on Thursday, the head of Australia’s biggest bank appeared frustrated by questions about payment surcharges and corporate relationships and abruptly turned his attention to address criticism of big business.Sign up for Guardian

Another two civilians injured in town of ShebekinoUkrainian air defences shot down about 15 drones launched by Russia in its third attack on the Ukrainian capital in four days, Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said on Thursday.Drone debris damaged the windows and doors of an apartment building and caused a fire in a non-residential building which was extinguished, Popko said in a statement after the latest Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, which were mainly overnight.Ukraine’s military has said it carried out attacks on two oil storage facilities, causing a fire on Wednesday at the Atlas oil depot in the