{
  "id": 10708456,
  "title": "Economist formally apologises for ‘sexist’ campus talk as students urge suspension",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/economist-formally-apologises-for-sexist-campus-talk-as-students-urge-10708456",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T14:08:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3369240/economist-formally-apologises-sexist-campus-talk-students-urge-suspension"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An economist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has issued a formal apology for a campus talk criticised as “sexist”, as an online petition calling for his suspension from college duties drew nearly 100 signatures. Terence Chong Tai-leung, an associate head of New Asia College and an associate professor in CUHK’s Department of Economics, posted the apology on his personal Facebook page…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Economist formally apologises for ‘sexist’ campus talk as students urge suspension",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/economist-formally-apologises-for-sexist-campus-talk-as-students-urge",
        "published": "2026-09-29T14:08:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}