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SEOUL, May 7 (Reuters) – South Korea’s former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison over charges including his role in the brief imposition of martial law in 2024, after a court of appeals reduced his earlier sentence of 23 years. (Reporting by Heejin Kim and Jack KimEditing by Ed Davies) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, May 7 (Reuters) – Asian stocks soared to record highs on Thursday while the U.S. dollar slipped and oil nursed steep losses as traders embraced the prospect of a peace deal in the Middle East, although the fate of the critical Strait of Hormuz remains unresolved. Japan’s Nikkei returned from a long holiday to cross 62,000 for the first time, catching up on a blistering AI-led […]

Max Holloway is working out in preparation for a fight that might never occur, but as he sees it, there’s really no other choice. “I mean, it’s just, it sucks,” Hollway said in an interview with Paramount+. “I would just like to get one back.” The former UFC featherweight champion is in training camp for a potential rematch with double title winner Conor McGregor in Las Vegas this July at […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye called Mike Vrabel “a great human being,” and said he doesn’t think the head coach’s off-field issues will be a distraction for the defending AFC champions this upcoming season. “No, I don’t,” Maye said. “I mean, he’s our head coach. I think he’s done a great job of talking to us and talking us through it. I’m just looking forward […]

The European fishing fleet has long been a powerhouse at catching tuna, with a fleet of massive vessels known as purse seiners that can hold as much as 4 million pounds (1.8 million kilograms) of fish at a time. Dozens of them roam the Indian Ocean, fishing for skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna destined for cans on grocery store shelves. So when Jess Rattle began seeing purse seine ships fishing […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The long-running Broadway hit “The Book of Mormon” will close its doors through May 17 as its theater undergoes repairs after a fire shut down the musical. Performances are canceled through Sunday, May 17. Ticket holders for impacted performances will be notified via their point of purchase to receive refunds or reschedule. “ATG Entertainment and ‘The Book of Mormon’ are currently working with a team of […]

Republicans across several Southern states moved forward with redistricting efforts ahead of the midterm elections, despite protests and fierce opposition from Democrats and civil rights advocates. Lawmakers in Tennessee, Alabama and South Carolina debated plans that could reshape majority-Black congressional districts following a recent United States Supreme Court ruling on congressional redistricting. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

NEW YORK (AP) — A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the financier’s first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public Wednesday after it had been sealed and locked in a courthouse vault for nearly five years as part of an unrelated legal dispute. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas in White Plains, New York, ordered the note’s release after The New York Times petitioned last week to […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The federal government doesn’t have to return the 2020 election ballots from Georgia’s Fulton County that were seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee’s decision came after lawyers for the county had argued that the ballots and other election materials, as well as any electronic copies the Justice Department has made, should be returned because the […]