Roberto Curti taser death: Brazilian student's family want Oz police charged
Roberto Curti in a Facebook photo. Police officers involved in the multiple tasering and death of a Brazilian student in Sydney engaged in reckless, dangerous and "thuggish" behaviour, the NSW...
View ArticleUK Royal Navy submariner Edward Devenney admits metting Russian secret agents
PO Edward Devenney was caught in a MI5 sting – the Russian agents he met to pass on the movements of nuclear submarines were really British spies, a court heard. The 30-year-old contacted an ‘enemy’...
View Article5.8-mag.quake rattles central Philippines
A 5.8-MAGNITUDE earthquake has rocked the central Philippines, with seismologists warning it could cause damage. The quake struck at sea 71 kilometres off Negros island's coast at 1.21pm (1621 AEDT) on...
View ArticleShenzhen Canyou Group won UK Social Enterprise Awards 2012
On 13th November, the Shenzhen Canyou Group was given an award at the International Social Enterprise Awards in London’s Marylebone. Together with the International Network of Street Papers and the...
View ArticleShenzhen owns largest number of new energy-driven auto worldwide
At the moment there are 2,350 new energy-driven buses on 136 new energy bus routes operating in Shenzhen. These 2,350 buses have travelled 190 million km in total, and form Shenzhen’s preliminary bus...
View ArticleFree rides to Shenzhen exhibition center during China Hi-Tech Fair
HOLDERS of valid certificates and exhibitors can enjoy free rides to the China Hi-Tech Fair at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center on city buses and Metro trains. The 14th China Hi-Tech Fair will...
View Article2 young brothers seriously burned in water heater blast in Shenzhen
TWO young brothers were taken to the ICU of Shenzhen No. 2 People’s Hospital in Futian District after they were seriously burned in a water heater explosion at their home Nov. 6. The brothers,...
View ArticleShenzhen residents calls for measures to tackle dog waste problem
AS the amount of dog waste left on local sidewalks and community spaces increasingly draws the ire of residents, many expatriates suggested that Shenzhen officials carry out effective measures to...
View ArticleShenzhen strengthens dump truck management with temporary certificates
PROJECT contractors and dump truck owners are now required to apply for temporary dump truck certificates, available at traffic police offices across the city. The certificates will be renewed every...
View ArticleCars in Nanshan District being targeted by pellet yobs
SMALL steel pellets have been shot at cars that are either passing or parked at the intersection of Shigu and Guanlong roads in Xili, Nanshan District. The pellets have left many indentations on the...
View ArticleBeached Chinese white dolphin dies 45 days after being rescued in Shenzhen
Experts try to rescue Meimei in this undated file photo. FORTY-FIVE days of treatment failed to save a beached and injured Chinese white dolphin, an endangered species, in Yantian District. The female...
View ArticleShenzhen offers start-up subsidies for oversee returnees
CHINESE who studied overseas and have returned to Shenzhen can apply for government subsidies of up to 500,000 yuan (US$79,360) for startups through the Shenzhen Foreign Experts Affairs Administration,...
View ArticleShenzhen Metro Line 8 may use maglev trains
SHENZHEN planning authorities have completed two separate plans for construction of Metro Line 8, which will link Luohu District with the Xiaomeisha tourist destination in Yantian District. One...
View ArticleChina elects 18th CPC Central Committee
A delegate casts her ballot during the closing session of the 18th National Congress of the CPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday. THE Communist Party of China (CPC) yesterday...
View ArticleSavita Halappanavar death: Vigils in Ireland for Indian mum-to-be who dies...
Following Savita Halappanavar's death, pro-choice protests and candlelight vigils have been held in many places, with one scheduled in Belfast on Thursday. Protesters are using the social media to...
View ArticleAussie mum Cassandra Jane crowned Miss Nude World 2013
Melbourne Mum Cassandra Jane has been crowned Miss Nude World 2012. Source: Supplied Miss Nude World 2012 and single mum Cassandra Jane with her daughter Montana Jane, 5. Picture: Ian Currie AN...
View ArticleBriton Natalie Hemme recalls her agony after house spider bit her on wrist
Scarred but alive, Natalie recalls her agony after a spider bit her on the wrist The house spider A WOMAN told last night how she nearly died after being bitten by a HOUSE SPIDER — in her suburban...
View ArticlePowerful 6.1-mag. quake rattles central-north Chile, no injuries or damage...
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck off Chile’s central-north area, but authorities say no injuries or damage are reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake’s epicentre was 88 km...
View Article7 years on, missing Aussie tot Rhama el-Dennaoui mystery continues
"Troubling" ... parents Hosayn and Alyaa El-Dennaoui leave the Glebe Coroners court. Missing ... Rhama el-Dennaoui. A cloud of suspicion will continue to hang over the family of missing toddler...
View ArticleVenomous Aussie redback spiders found in 23 prefectures in Japan
Australia’s venomous redback spider, first sighted in Japan 17 years ago, is crawling toward Tokyo, with at least one of the creepy-crawlies found in a neighboring city, officials said Wednesday. A man...
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