China’s first female astronaut gives birth
China’s first female astronaut has begun training for her next mission after giving birth to her first child. The China Daily newspaper on Friday quoted Liu Yang as confirming the birth at an award ceremony this week but gave no further details. It quoted her saying she was already in training... read more »
WikiLeaks case: Hormone treatment approved for Chelsea Manning
Defence Department officials said on Thursday that hormone treatment for gender reassignment has been approved for Chelsea Manning, the former intelligence analyst convicted of espionage for sending classified documents to the WikiLeaks website. The officials said the hormone therapy was approved... read more »
Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee released from jail
Jaycee Chan, the son of actor Jackie Chan, was released from jail in China on Friday after serving a six-month sentence on drugs charges, state media said. The official Xinhua news agency said he was let out in the early hours of the morning having completed his sentence, taking into account time... read more »
New York Times media columnist David Carr dies at 58
Media columnist David Carr, who wrote the Media Equation column for The New York Times and penned a memoir about his fight with drug addiction, collapsed at his office and died on Thursday. He was 58. Carr’s column focused on issues of media in relation to business, culture and government, said... read more »
