Five speech therapists in Hong Kong were found guilty of printing “seditious” children’s books and were sentenced to 19 months in prison apiece. Authorities understood the books, which are about sheep attempting to keep wolves out of their village, to be alluding to Beijing and Hong Kong. The volumes, according to the writers, “chronograph history … Read more
A birdwatching boat that capsized in New Zealand, probably after hitting a whale, has claimed the lives of five passengers. In Goose Bay close to the village of Kaikura, the boat capsized with eleven passengers on board Police only confirmed the incident and declined to comment as to what may have caused the mishap. A … Read more
LONDON: A British coroner will on Friday deliver the conclusions of his inquest into the 2004 sinking of a French trawler in UK waters, which killed five people. Judge Nigel Lickley heard weeks of evidence last month on how the Bugaled Breizh sank suddenly off Cornwall, southwest England, despite good weather 17 years ago. The … Read more
LAGOS: Flood triggered by a severe downpour on Thursday in northeast Nigeri’s Bauchi state killed five people and damaged 1,567 houses, said an official. According to Samaila Jarma, council chairman of Jama’ are town in Bauchi, the flood from a local river was triggered by several hours of heavy rain on Tuesday, which damaged houses, … Read more
