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Toyota Australia will have to modify its latest HiLux ad – or pull it from the air – after it breached several advertising standards.

HONG KONG: Asian shares extended gains on Tuesday (Feb 10) following a Wall Street rally, with Tokyo’s Nikkei jumping more than two per cent to another record following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s stunning election triumph.Gains across world markets have brought some calm to trading floors after last week’s asset-wide rollercoaster ride, with tech firms battered by AI spending fears finding their feet.Investors were also gearing up for the release of key US data this week, hoping for a fresh insight into the world’s biggest economy and an idea about the Federal Reserve’s plans for interest rates.Stocks in Tokyo continued…

These are the key developments from day 1,447 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Listen to this article | 6 minsinfoPublished On 10 Feb 202610 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHere is where things stand on Tuesday, February 10:Fighting Russian overnight drone attacks on Ukraine, including in the eastern Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions, killed at least four people. A mother and her 10-year-old son were killed in the attacks, which also knocked out power to tens of thousands of people, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 11 ballistic missiles and 149 drones against Ukraine overnight. Of the drones launched,…

The U.S. military struck its 39th alleged drug-carrying boat on Monday, killing two people and leaving one survivor who is now the focus of a search-and-rescue effort.The military’s Southern Command said in a post on X it struck a vessel that was “operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations”  and “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” It did not name the group that allegedly operated the boat, but the Trump administration has listed several Latin American drug cartels as foreign terrorist groups.A U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson told CBS News that Southern Command notified it on Monday about a “person in distress,” and the Maritime Rescue…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced Monday that the U.S. military carried out an operation targeting a drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, leaving two people dead and one survivor.”On Feb. 9, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,” the agency said. The U.S. Southern Command conducted a fatal strike Monday targeting a a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.  (SOUTHCOM)CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Following the strike,…

Nearly 1o0,000 square feet of office space between two towers in Calgary’s downtown core will be converted into non-market housing as part of a new city grant program. The projects, set to create 128 units of affordable housing in the city’s core, are being delivered by HomeSpace Society and the Trellis Society.Both organizations are the inaugural recipients of the Downtown Non-Market Office Conversion Grant, the city announced Monday.The Trellis Society, partnered with Bluevale Capital Group, is set to convert office space at 441 5 Avenue SW into 63 affordable units with $6.2 million from the city’s grant towards the total…

HBF is targeting up to 20 investments for a new $25 million venture capital fund that will help it keep up with emerging health technologies.HBF Ventures would be managed by alternative investment firm Artesian, HBF said on Tuesday, and invest over a 10-year life in early and growth stage companies developing “digital health tools, new models of care, preventative health services and technologies”.“Healthcare models are always changing, and we want to support innovations that have the potential to make care more accessible, effective, and sustainable for our members into the future,” HBF chief executive Lachlan Henderson said.HBF, WA’s dominant private…

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s most vocal China critic, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, was sentenced on Monday (Feb 9) to 20 years in jail, ending the city’s biggest national security case, which drew international concern about the city’s freedoms and autonomy.Lai’s sentence on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one for publishing seditious materials ends a legal saga that has spanned nearly five years.Lai, founder of the feisty but shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, was first arrested in August 2020 and was convicted last year.His 20-year sentence was within the harshest penalty “band” for offences of a “grave…

new video loaded: Israeli President’s Visit to Australia Sets Off ProteststranscriptBacktranscriptIsraeli President’s Visit to Australia Sets Off ProtestsA visit by the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, to Australia on Monday to commemorate the victims of the Bondi Beach attack set off protests in Sydney.“Say it loud. Say it clear. We don’t want Herzog here.” “From the river to the sea.” “Palestine will be free.” “From the sea to the river.” “Palestine will live forever.” “Keep your hands behind your back.” Please move back. Move back. On the line. By the time we lit the first candles in Jerusalem, darkness claimed the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to prevent the opening of a bridge that will connect Michigan and Canada unless Ottawa negotiates with Washington on tariffs and the exclusion of American products. In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump accused Canada of taking advantage of the United States with unfair trade practices and cozying up to China. In an effort to bring Canada to the negotiating table, Trump said he would not allow the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which is named after the legendary Canadian ice hockey player who played…