Woman arrested over child abuse in Hong Kong after dashcam video shows boy shoved

Woman arrested over child abuse in Hong Kong after dashcam video shows boy shoved

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A 44-year-old woman in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse after dashcam footage appeared to show her shoving a boy into a roadside railing. A police force spokesman said on Saturday that the woman was arrested on Friday afternoon in Western district after a widely circulated dashcam video drew the force’s attention. In the video seen by the South China Morning Post, the woman ...

Mid-Autumn light show in Yuen Long panned online over stench and execution

Mid-Autumn light show in Yuen Long panned online over stench and execution

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A government-hosted Mid-Autumn Festival light show at a nullah in Hong Kong has sparked widespread online criticism, with revellers complaining of foul smells and poor execution. Social media was awash with criticism on Saturday, just hours after the opening night of the two-day “Yuen Long Flood Barrier and Nullah Improvement Scheme – Mid-Autumn Light Show” organised by the Drainage Services Depar...

6 dead after explosion destroys building in Athens

6 dead after explosion destroys building in Athens

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Six people have died, the Greek fire brigade said on Saturday, after a two-storey residential building ‌in a tourist area of central Athens collapsed following an explosion which the capital’s mayor said was likely linked to gas infrastructure. Emergency crews in heavy gear and red helmets assisted by rescue dogs, cameras and sensors found the bodies of six people, fire brigade spokesman Vassilis ...

2 dead, 4 missing after explosion destroys building in Athens

2 dead, 4 missing after explosion destroys building in Athens

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Two people ⁠have died and another four ⁠are missing after a residential building collapsed following an explosion in a tourist area of central Athens, a Greek fire brigade official said on Saturday. The blast on Friday destroyed a two-storey ‌building in Plaka, near some of Athens’ most visited sites including the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus, injuring three people, damaging nearby houses, sho...

Chinese doctor with PhD leaves medical career to deliver food, pursue music part-time

Chinese doctor with PhD leaves medical career to deliver food, pursue music part-time

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A Chinese doctoral graduate in medicine left her promising hospital job to embrace a “less meritocratic” lifestyle as a part-time freelancer. Liu Zihan, 31, delivers food, performs at a pub, sells breakfast, and explores a variety of part-time jobs that captivate her interests while providing for her living expenses. Before leaving her full-time employment in February, Liu served as a psychiatrist...

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia test limits of Mecca regional security pact

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia test limits of Mecca regional security pact

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Just a month after Saudi Arabia signed a regional mutual defence deal with Pakistan and Turkey, attacks by Yemen’s Houthis against the kingdom’s energy infrastructure and military sites are testing the pact’s limits. At a hastily convened meeting of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Riyadh on Friday, military chiefs of the three parties reaffirmed their commitment to collective defence, accordi...