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AI helped Shenzhen judges handle cases 50% faster. Is this the future for China?

Judges in Shenzhen - China's Silicon Valley - processed 50% more cases last year than in 2024 with the help of a pilot system powered by AI technology, according to the city's Intermediate People's Court.

Three Thai beaches make world’s 50 best list

Thailand’s Donald Duck Bay in the Similan Islands has been ranked 10th in the World’s 50 Best Beaches 2026, with two beaches in Phuket province placing 23rd and 27th.

Cruise ship operator says Dutch to repatriate two ill passengers

THE HAGUE - Dutch authorities will attempt to repatriate two sick people from a cruise ship battling a suspected outbreak of hantavirus that has already claimed three lives, the vessel's operator said Monday.

Australian inquiry opens public hearings into Bondi Beach shooting

SYDNEY - An inquiry into a shooting that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah festival near Australia's Bondi Beach heard Monday that Sydney's Jewish community feared "catastrophe" was coming as antisemitic attacks rose.

In Wales, UK Labour Party loses grip on storied heartland

CARDIFF (UNITED KINGDOM) - Wales -- the cradle of Britain's revered National Health Service and a former industrial powerhouse -- has been a Labour Party stronghold for well over a century.

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