Hong Kong’s High Court sentenced Joshua Wong, a student activist who became the face of the city’s pro-democracy protests in 2014, to three months in prison.
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Self-driving car helps monitor your health
Automotive seating manufacturer, Adient showed off its autonomous concept car at the auto show in Detroit. (Jan. 16)
Whatever happened to the giant U.S. embassy in Baghdad?
It’s almost the same size as Vatican City.
Top Democrat accuses White House of ‘gag order’ on Bannon
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee is accusing President Donald Trump’s White House of placing a “gag order” on former chief strategist Steve Bannon, barring him from answering many questions as part of the panel’s investigation into Russian election interference. (Jan. 16)
France considers loaning Britain historic Bayeux Tapestry
The tapestry is a both a treasured work of medieval art and a valuable historical document.
Horses jump through raging bonfires for Spanish festival
Scores of horses jumped through roaring flames for the ancient Las Luminarias festival in Spain, something critics dub as an example of “clear animal abuse”.
Tillerson: Nuclear North Korea threat growing
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the U.S. seeks a diplomatic resolution in the nuclear standoff with North Korea, but he’s declining to comment on whether the White House is considering limited military action against Pyongyang. (Jan. 16)
Korean War allies consider further sanctions against North Korea
China and Russia, which fought alongside the North in the Korean War, criticized the meeting.
Chinese-American journalist says China kidnapped his wife
An anonymous YouTube account uploaded a video of Li Huaiping asking her husband to stop searching for her.
Booker to Nielsen: Your silence is complicity
Sen. Cory Booker is criticizing the Homeland Security secretary for saying she can’t recall President Trump using vulgarity to describe African countries. And Sen. Lindsey Graham blames Trump’s staff for the president’s about-face on immigration. (Jan. 16)