In the tense of present perfect, I learned that "I have finished the work" means 'recent past' and "The man has died"means'hot news' Are 'recent past' and 'hot news' the same in meaning?
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I think you have oversimplified. The man has died, could be "recent past" (The man has just died) or "hot news" (John Q has died) it depends on the context, and on the subject. I think you took these examples from answers on EL&U, it would help other users if you cited these questions and answers. Just one or two links would be fine. – Mari-Lou A May 25 '16 at 21:06
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Hot news? What is that?? – Lambie May 25 '16 at 23:10
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@Lambie the "hot news" is taken from this answer http://english.stackexchange.com/a/69335/44619, the user who uses this term is John Lawler. – Mari-Lou A May 26 '16 at 07:39
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@John Lawler - I see. Well, how is one expected to know these things? Sounds like coded language if you don't know the reference...which is only to some other post here. As they say: you hadda be there. – Lambie May 26 '16 at 15:16