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Hamburg gunman: disturbed entrepreneur who penned apocalyptic book
AFP, Published on 12/03/2023
» HAMBURG: Details are emerging about the gunman who shot dead six Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany, painting a picture of a disturbed businessman who battled paranoia and penned an apocalypse-themed book.
Li Qiang appointed as Chinese premier
AFP, Published on 11/03/2023
» BEIJING - Li Qiang, one of Chinese President Xi Jinping's most trusted allies, was confirmed as premier on Saturday, as Xi asserts his influence on the country's top leadership.
Mass slaying shocks Germany
Published on 10/03/2023
» HAMBURG: A disgruntled former Jehovah’s Witness member shot dead six people at the community’s centre in the German city of Hamburg, before turning the gun on himself, authorities said on Friday.
Ex-ice factory turns Bronx school
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 05/03/2023
» 'When you live in the South Bronx, you hear one story being told about your community everywhere that you go," Amanda Septimo, a member of the New York State Assembly, told the Bronx Free Press. "This building will change that story."
Schools prepare for attacks
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 05/03/2023
» The school year was starting in 10 days, and Donald Keegan was a busy man. An associate superintendent of the North Syracuse Central School District, Mr Keegan had to make sure the bus drivers were trained and the cafeterias fully staffed. He had a tour to lead that afternoon and a school board meeting in the evening.
Contract killings come cheap in South Africa
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - Getting rid of an insufferable husband comes relatively cheap in South Africa, while political hits are more expensive.
Hong Kong martial arts coach jailed for subversion
AFP, Published on 24/02/2023
» HONG KONG: A martial arts teacher accused of running an armed movement to overthrow Hong Kong and China's governments was jailed for five years on Friday under the city's national security law.
Once home to civilisations, fabled Antioch left in ruins
AFP, Published on 13/02/2023
» ANTAKYA (TURKEY) - The smashed dome of the ancient mosque, considered to be Turkey's oldest, covers rubble that used to be a prayer hall.
'Lucky' car number plate with letter 'R' sells for HK$25 million at auction in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/02/2023
» A personalised car number plate featuring just the letter "R" has fetched more than HK$25 million (US$3.18 million) at a government auction, the second highest paid in Hong Kong.
Scranton fights back in Ukraine
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 12/02/2023
» On a Saturday night in a small cinder-block-walled kitchen attached to St Vladimir's Ukrainian Catholic Church, young and old hands alike turned red from grating beets for Father Myron's borscht.