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Doctors are protesting against the rape and murder of a colleague in a government hospital in Kolkata
The rape and murder of a doctor in hospital alarm India
NEW DELHI — Early on Friday morning, a 31-year-old female trainee doctor retired to sleep in a seminar hall after a grueling day at one of India’s oldest hospitals.It was the last time she was seen alive.The next morning, her colleagues discovered her half-naked body on the podium, bearing extensive injuries. Police later arrested a hospital volunteer worker in connection with what they say is a case of rape and murder at Kolkata’s 138-year-old RG Kar Medical College.Tens of thousands of women in Kolkata and across West Bengal are expected to participate in a 'Reclaim the Night' march at midnight on Wednesday, demanding the "independence to live in freedom and without fear." The march takes place just before India's Independence Day on Thursday. Outraged doctors...
August 14, 2024

The rape and murder of a doctor in hospital alarm India

Sheikh Hasina speaks during a meeting with foreign observers and journalists at the Prime Minister's residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 8, 2024
Bangladesh court orders murder probe into ousted former leader Sheikh Hasina
DHAKA — A court in Bangladesh has ordered an investigation into former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s alleged role in the police killing of a man during the deadly protests that led to her ouster, state media reported Tuesday.Hasina, who fled the country earlier this month following weeks of unrest, is accused, along with other top officials, in the death of a grocery store owner on July 19, according to news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.The murder complaint, filed Tuesday in the Dhaka Metropolitan Court, is the first legal case to be filed against Hasina following her deadly crackdown on huge protests against government employment quotas, that erupted across Bangladesh last month.About 300 people were killed in clashes between students, government supporters and armed police,...
August 14, 2024

Bangladesh court orders murder probe into ousted former leader Sheikh Hasina

The sweets were included in food parcels
NZ charity unknowingly distributes meth-laced sweets
AUCKLAND — Police in New Zealand are racing to trace down sweets containing "potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine" after they were distributed by a charity in Auckland.Up to 400 people may have received the sweets from Auckland City Mission as part of a food parcel, said the anti-poverty charity.The sweets were donated anonymously by a member of public in a sealed retail package, it added.At least three people, including a child, sought medical attention afterward though none are currently in hospital.Each individual sweet could have a street value of around NZ$1000 ($601; £468), according to the New Zealand Drug Foundation.Police say while the incident could be accidental rather than a targeted operation, they had not drawn any conclusions as it is “a bit early to...
August 14, 2024

NZ charity unknowingly distributes meth-laced sweets

A woman rides on an electric scooter near Albert Park Lake in Melbourne
Public outrage prompts Melbourne e-scooter ban
MELBOURNE — The Australian city of Melbourne has banned rental electronic scooters with officials saying they posed unacceptable safety risks.The U-turn by the city’s council comes after it first welcomed the scooters in February 2022, saying they would operate a two-year trial.However, hundreds of accidents since then have sparked complaints and outrage from the public.Melbourne's mayor said he was "fed up" with the bad behaviour of some scooter users.“Too many people [are] riding on footpaths. People don’t park them properly. They’re tipped, they’re scattered around the city like confetti, like rubbish, creating tripping hazards,” Nicholas Reece told local radio station 3AW.Melbourne is just the latest city in the world to remove hire scooters — which can go...
August 13, 2024

Public outrage prompts Melbourne e-scooter ban

A GoFundMe has been set up in Ashlee Good's name which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for her surviving family
Family of mum who died saving baby in Bondi attack speaks
SYDNEY — The partner of a mother killed while saving her baby from a stabbing rampage in a busy Sydney shopping center has spoken out for the first time, saying the day she died will "never make sense".Ashlee Good, 38, was among six people killed by Joel Cauchi at Westfield Bondi Junction on 13 April. Her daughter Harriet, who was nine months old at the time of the attack, was also injured.Australian authorities say the stabbing was "mental health" related, but they believe Cauchi targeted women.Thanking those who had sent donations, Good's partner Dan Flanagan said "the overwhelming support, kindness and generosity" his family had received has given them "strength".Mass killings are rare in Australia, and the attack — at one of the...
August 13, 2024

Family of mum who died saving baby in Bondi attack speaks

People are seen in Myanmar's Maungdaw township from the Teknaf area of Bangladesh, at the Myanmar-Bangladesh border on June 27, 2024
Hundreds of fleeing Rohingya killed in drone strikes as fears of ethnic cleansing mount in Myanmar
BANGKOK — Renewed fears of ethnic cleansing against the stateless Rohingya Muslim community are mounting after reports that hundreds of people, including women and children, were killed by drone strikes while fleeing violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state last week.Videos shared widely on social media and geolocated by CNN showed dozens of bodies strewn across the muddy banks of the Naf River that separates Myanmar from Bangladesh.In one video, geolocated to the western edge of Maungdaw township’s Myo Ma ward on the banks of the river, a man sobs as he walks down a muddy path stained with blood. The bodies of men, women and children can be seen lying in the sand, grass and pools of water. Piles of their colorful clothing and belongings are scattered half-submerged around...
August 13, 2024

Hundreds of fleeing Rohingya killed in drone strikes as fears of ethnic cleansing mount in Myanmar

A collapsed house in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on August 8, 2024
Japan is bracing for a once-in-a-century earthquake
TOKYO — As tremors shook the ground in parts of western Japan last Thursday, local and national government bodies leaped into action.Meteorologists gathered and issued a temporary tsunami advisory. A special committee warned that another “major earthquake” could hit in the coming week – the first time in its history the body had issued this type of nationwide advisory. High-speed trains slowed down as a precaution, causing travel delays, and the country’s prime minister canceled his overseas trips.In the end, the government lifted most advisories and reported no major damage from the 7.1-magnitude quake. But much of the country remains on high alert, preparing for a potential emergency during what is normally peak travel season during summer holidays – reflecting Japan’s...
August 13, 2024

Japan is bracing for a once-in-a-century earthquake

Emergency services rushed to evacuate the hotel in Cairns
Pilot killed as chopper crashes into Australian hotel
BRISBANE — A pilot has died after their helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel in the northern Queensland city of Cairns.The aircraft hit the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel at around 01:50 am local time on Monday (16:50B Sunday), sparking a fire and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of guests.Authorities say the only occupant of the helicopter died at the scene, and two hotel guests — a man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s – were taken to hospital in a stable condition.Queensland Police and the aviation safety watchdog are investigating the circumstances of the crash, with the company that charters the helicopter saying it was on an "unauthorized" flight.Amanda Kay, who was staying in the hotel on the main esplanade in Cairns, described seeing a helicopter flying...
August 12, 2024

Pilot killed as chopper crashes into Australian hotel

Kim Beom-su has been held in detention since last month
Korea tech tycoon charged in K-pop share rigging case
SEOUL — South Korean technology tycoon, Kim Beom-su, who is also known as Brian Kim, has been indicted on charges of stock price manipulation.Kakao executives led by Kim have been accused of buying large amounts of shares in K-pop agency SM Entertainment to inflate its stock price and undermine a competing offer to take over the company.Kim, who founded the internet giant Kakao, has been in detention since being arrested just over two weeks ago.In a statement around the time of his arrest, Kakao said Kim did not order or tolerate any illegal activity.The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office indicted Kim on allegations that he broke financial market rules.The trial date will be set at a later stage, according to local reports.The charges are related to a bidding war that came...
August 08, 2024

Korea tech tycoon charged in K-pop share rigging case

Muhammad Yunus is credited with helping to lift millions out of poverty using a pioneering system of micro-finance loans
Yunus lands in Bangladesh to lead caretaker government
DHAKA — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has declared there is "a lot of work to be done" in Bangladesh, as he arrived in the country to take over as interim leader."People are excited," the 84-year-old told the BBC moments after flying into the capital Dhaka from France on Thursday. He will be sworn in later.His plane touched down just days after Sheikh Hasina - the woman who ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist for 15 years - fled across the border to India.She resigned as prime minister after weeks of student-led protests - which left hundreds dead - escalated and culminated in calls for her to stand down.The decision to name Prof Yunus as chief adviser of the interim government followed a meeting between President Mohammed Shahabuddin, military leaders and student...
August 08, 2024

Yunus lands in Bangladesh to lead caretaker government

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