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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Authorities are seeking to formally arrest most of the 64 South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia for allegedly working for online scam organizations in Cambodia, police said Monday.The 64 South Koreans were detained in Cambodia over the past several months and were flown to Korea on a charter flight Saturday. Upon arrival in South Korea, they were detained while police investigated whether they voluntarily joined scam organizations in Cambodia or were forced to work there. Online scams, many based in Southeast Asian nations, have risen sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic and produced two sets of victims:…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Rhode Island man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid rape charges is scheduled to be sentenced Monday on one of two rape convictions in Utah.Nicholas Rossi, 38, faces between five years and life in prison when sentenced Monday by District Judge Barry Lawrence in Salt Lake City.The sentence is the first of two scheduled for Rossi after he was convicted separately in August and September of raping two women in northern Utah in 2008. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 4 for the second conviction,…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Monday over whether President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey since earlier this year. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled a hearing in Philadelphia over Habba’s appointment, which a lower court judge said in August was done with a “novel series of legal and personnel moves” and that she was not lawfully serving as U.S attorney for New Jersey. The judge’s order said that her actions since July could be declared void but put…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The murder trial of an Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with killing Sonya Massey, a Black woman shot in her home last year after calling police for help, is set to begin Monday. Sean Grayson, 31, responding to a call about a suspected prowler, fired on the 36-year-old Massey in her Springfield home early on July 6, 2024, after confronting her about how she was handling a pan of hot water Grayson had ordered removed from her stove.Jurors will report Monday and the trial could continue into next week. Massey’s killing raised new questions about U.S. law…

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.About 60,000 children have avoided developing peanut allergies after guidance first issued in 2015 upended medical practice by recommending introducing the allergen to infants starting as early as 4 months.“That’s a remarkable thing, right?” said Dr. David Hill, an allergist and researcher at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and author of a study published Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics. Hill and colleagues analyzed electronic health records from…

Japan Inc. is confronting a ticking demographic time bomb, and private equity players are racing to defuse it. Across the country, ageing business owners are facing a dual reckoning: heirs not interested in taking over the family business, and steep inheritance taxes. For many family businesses, rooted in the tradition of handing over the reins to the next generation, a once-taboo option is fast becoming a viable alternative: selling to private equity. According to Bain & Co., Japan’s private equity market has now topped 3 trillion yen ($20 billion) in annual deal value for four consecutive years. On a year-to-date…

China Shipping containers are seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions continue over U.S. tariffs with China, in Oakland, California, on May 12, 2025.Carlos Barria | ReutersBEIJING — China’s economy expanded by 4.8% in the third quarter from a year ago, matching analyst predictions despite the ongoing real estate slump.Fixed-asset investment, which includes real estate, unexpectedly fell 0.5% in the first nine months of the year as investment into infrastructure and manufacturing slowed. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 0.1% growth.Property investment extended its decline, sliding 13.9% in the year through September, compared with a 12.9% drop…

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets surged Monday after Wall Street finished a winning week, overcoming worries over bank lending and the trade war with China. U.S. futures edged higher while oil prices fell. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.9%, to 48,970.40, setting a new record, after its governing Liberal Democrats found a new coalition partner, securing support for its leader Sanae Takaichi to become the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi is expected to push for market-supporting policies such as low interest rates and higher government spending. China reported its economy grew at a 4.8% annual pace in the last…

Beijing Central Business District, mix of offices and apartmentsIspyfriend | E+ | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets opened higher Monday as investors parsed the latest slew of economic data out of China.China’s GDP rose 4.8% in the July-to-September period compared to a year ago, in line with expectations of analysts polled by Reuters.The Asian giant also kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged, in line with expectations, with the one-year loan prime rate at 3%.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was up over 2%, while the mainland’s CSI 300 rose 0.74%.Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose almost 3% to hit above 49,000 for the first time,…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers…PREMIER LEAGUE Harry Maguire admitted it was “embarrassing” that Manchester United had taken so long to achieve back-to-back wins in the Premier League under Ruben Amorim, after a famous victory over champions Liverpool – The Daily Telegraph. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Harry Maguire got a big cheer as he returned to the away dressing room after scoring the winner for Manchester United at Anfield. Eric Cantona has been approached by a consortium of investors based in the United Arab Emirates to act as an ambassador for…