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‘I promise you’: Zelensky’s offer to Russian soldiers as protests against mobilisation intensify | South China Morning Post
Riot police kicked a demonstrator in the head and carried away others protesting against Vladimir Putin’s mobilisation order at a rally in Moscow on September 25, 2022. This came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered a safe surrender to Russian soldiers not wanting to fight.
90-year-old retired cardinal Joseph Zen arrives for trial over role in protester relief fund | South China Morning Post
Retired Hong Kong Catholic leader Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and five other activists arrived at the West Kowloon Court on September 26, 2022. They appeared for a hearing in their trial for allegedly failing to register the now-defunct 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund that helped protesters facing charges related to th…
20 injured in stampede for India-Australia cricket match tickets in Hyderabad | South China Morning Post
Twenty people in Hyderabad were injured in a stampede on September 22, 2022. Police said thousands of fans rushed at counters to buy tickets for Sunday’s Twenty20 cricket match between India and Australia .
Security vehicles torched in Iran amid growing protests over woman's death in ‘morality police’ cust | South China Morning Post
People in the northern Iranian city of Nowshahr torched police vehicles and attacked security forces on September 21, 2022, as protests intensified days after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died while in custody following her arrest by the country’s ‘morality police’ for allegedly violating the nation’s strict dress code r…
Sichuan earthquake survivor rescued after 17 days stranded in wild in Sichuan | South China Morning Post
A Chinese man stranded in a remote area when a major earthquake hit Sichuan province survived on wild fruit and mountain spring water for 17 before he was finally rescued by a local villager on September 22, 2022. Gan Yu went missing from his post at a hydropower station near the epicentre of the 6.8-magnitude quake…
Protesters Scuffle With Police Outside Iranian Embassy in Athens
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VOA60 America - Federal Court Lifts Hold on Classified Records Found at Mar-a-Lago
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'I don’t want to die for Putin': Russia arrests nearly 1,400 protesters opposed to mobilisation | South China Morning Post
At least 1,377 people were reportedly arrested during demonstrations across Russia against President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation of civilian reservists to fight in Ukraine. Just hours after the leader issued a decree on September 21, 2022, for the country’s first partial military mobilisa…
Hundreds of whales stranded along beach in Australian state of Tasmania | South China Morning Post
Around 230 pilot whales were stranded on the west coast of the Australian state of Tasmania on September 21, 2022. Officials said only half of the mammals seemed to be alive. This, almost two years after the country had its largest-ever mass stranding of about 500 whales in the same harbour. Just a day before, a sep…
Iranian women join hijab-burning protest after Mahsa Amini dies while in ‘morality police’ custody | South China Morning Post
Iranian women tossed their hijab onto a fire during a demonstration in Tehran on September 20, 2022, as protests intensified days after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died following her arrest by the country’s ‘morality police’ on September 13, 2022.
At least 11 children dead in Myanmar after military air strike reportedly targeting rebels | South China Morning Post
At least 11 children were killed in north-central Myanmar during a government air strike that authorities said was aimed at rebels on September 16, 2022. Soldiers rained gunfire from helicopters before entering the school in a Buddhist monastery compound in the township of Tabayin. The junta blamed the rebels for us…
Typhoon Nanmadol hits southern Japan as one of the nation’s strongest storms on record | South China Morning Post
Typhoon Nanmadol, the fifth most powerful storms to strike Japan since accurate records were kept, is leaving a trail of devastation since making landfall in the southern island of Kyushu on September 19, 2022. At least two people have been reported killed and about 260,000 homes are without power. More than 9.5 mil…
Badminton players run for their lives as ceiling collapses during 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan | South China Morning Post
At least one person died and 79 others were injured when a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Taiwan on September 18, 2022, rattling bridges, buildings and cracking roads across the country. The epicentre of the quake was near Chishang township, but was powerful enough to damage the ceiling of a badminton cou…
Drone captures footage of huge crowds in London for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral | South China Morning Post
Mourners gathered in large crowds in central London before the start of Queen Elizabeth's funeral on September 19, 2022. The Queen's oak coffin, covered in the Royal Standard flag with the Imperial State Crown on top, was placed on a gun carriage and pulled by naval personnel to Westminster Abbey for her funeral. Tr…
Tree crashes onto school bus in Hong Kong, passengers narrowly escape serious injury | South China Morning Post
The driver of a school bus and two other people were injured when a 15-metre (50ft) flame tree toppled onto their vehicles in Hong Kong on September 16, 2022. The school bus, driven by a 62-year-old man, was on its way to pick up students with a female nanny, the only passenger, according to police. The bus driver s…
“Another Place to Warehouse People”: The State Where Halfway Houses Are a Revolving Door to Prison
As Andrew Montano’s parole date neared, he had two options: spend another year in prison or finish his sentence at a state-funded halfway house.
Ukraine says mass graves found in Izium after city recaptured from Russia | South China Morning Post
A mass grave containing more than 440 bodies has been found in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izium, regional police said on September 15, 2022. The discovery was made after the city was recaptured from Russian forces on September 10. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has been targeting civilians and committin…
Large tree crashes onto school bus in Hong Kong, injuring three people | South China Morning Post
The driver of a school bus and two other people were injured when a 15-metre (50ft) flame tree toppled onto their vehicles in Hong Kong on September 16, 2022. The school bus driven by a 62-year-old man was on its way to pick up students with only a female caretaker on board, according to police. The bus driver suffe…
Korean-born woman ‘fled New Zealand’ after allegedly killing her 2 children, found in suitcases | South China Morning Post
A 42-year-old Korean-born New Zealander was arrested in South Korea on September 15, 2022, over the murder of two school-age children, whose bodies were discovered in suitcases in August 2022 in New Zealand. The suspect, believed to be the mother of the two victims - then aged 7 and 10 - has denied the murder allega…
End of Covid-19 pandemic is in sight, says World Health Organization chief | South China Morning Post
The world has “never been in a better position” to end the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. But the UN health agency’s chief said on September 14, 2022, that amid the optimism, countries must still keep up efforts to fight the virus that has …
Traumatised kids in war-torn Yemen receive specialised care at rehabilitation centre | South China Morning Post
Yemen has been embroiled in internal conflict since 2014. More than 10,200 children have been killed or injured, according to UNICEF. The Atahadi Centre for Early Intervention and Special Education in Yemen’s largest city of Sanaa provides specialised care for children with disabilities. The staff there hope to help…
VOA60 America - Justice Department Expands Probe of Trump Allies' Attempts to Reverse Election Defeat
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Supreme Court Sends Abortion Decision Back to US States
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Pakistan floods are ‘climate carnage’, says UN chief Guterres | South China Morning Post
Pakistan has continued to suffer from record flooding that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions of others, as the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres called for the international community to provide financial support to the nation. The government of Pakistan estimated a financial loss…
Fugitive suspect in Canada stabbing spree that killed 10 dies hours after arrest | South China Morning Post
Canadian police closed a massive manhunt on September 7, 2022, after arresting a second suspect in the mass stabbings that killed 10 people in the Saskatchewan province. But Myles Sanderson died hours later, after complaining of “medical distress” while in police custody, said Rhonda Blackmore, Assistant Commissione…
2 people rescued from deadly flooding of basement car park as Typhoon Hinnamnor hits South Korea | South China Morning Post
Rescuers pulled two people alive from a flooded underground car park in the South Korean port city of Pohang on September 6, 2022, after they were stuck in the basement for nearly 12 hours. Officials said they were among several people who had rushed to save their cars after Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall early Sep…
Kashmir to open its first cinema house in 30 years | South China Morning Post
Residents in the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir have welcomed the opening of its first cinema multiplex in over 30 years. Movie houses were all but closed after a fundamentalist insurgency took power in 1989 and after one person was killed in a cinema attack in 1999. The owner of the new cinema complex hopes…
VOA60 World - Uganda: At least 15 people killed in landslides
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Hong Kong Journalist Association chairman arrested for public disorder, obstructing police | South China Morning Post
The leader of Hong Kong’s biggest journalist group was arrested on September 7, 2022, on suspicion of disorder in public places and obstructing a police officer in the execution of their duties, sources have told the Post. Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalist Association, was taken into custody after of…
Vietnam karaoke bar blaze kills dozens near Ho Chi Minh City | South China Morning Post
A fire at a karaoke bar in southern Vietnam killed at least 23 people and injured 11 others, with many left in serious condition, state media reported. The fire broke out on the night of September 6, 2022, at the bar in Binh Duong province, an industrial production hub near Ho Chi Minh City.
Crane accident kills 3 workers at Hong Kong construction site | South China Morning Post
A tower crane collapsed on a container, which struck a group of workers at a public housing construction site in Hong Kong on September 7, 2022. Three men were killed and six were rushed to hospital. The case has been classified as an industrial accident and officers are investigating what caused the crane to collapse.
Collapsed tower crane kills 3 at Hong Kong public-housing construction site | South China Morning Post
Three men were killed and at least six other workers were injured after a tower crane collapsed at a construction site in Hong Kong on September 7, 2022. The 65-tonne tower crane fell onto a container at the site on Anderson Hill Road, which is part of a construction for a public-housing project to create 19,000 hom…
Clean-up efforts under way after deadly Typhoon Hinnamnor lashes South Korea | South China Morning Post
Local residents in Busan, South Korea have begun cleaning up and repairing homes and streets after Typhoon Hinnamnor slammed the south shores of the country on September 6, 2022. The most powerful storm in years forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes, and left 66,000 homes without electricity. At least 1…
Free Press Advocates Criticize US Response to Journalist Killed in West Bank
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VOA60 Africa - Angolan court rejects UNITA's challenge of election results
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Russian journalist Ivan Safronov sentenced to 22 years in prison for alleged treason | South China Morning Post
A Russian court has sentenced journalist Ivan Safronov to 22 years in prison for alleged treason on September 5, 2022. The former defence reporter for the Kommersant and Vedomosti dailies was tried on secret evidence not made public. He denied the charges and earlier rejected a plea bargain, which could have almost …
Indian man designs self-defence sandals for women that can fire blank shots | South China Morning Post
Shyam Chaurasia, a man from India’s Uttar Pradesh state, came up with a creative idea to help women feel safer: a smart self-defence kit that includes a purse, sandals and earrings. The “anti-rape sandals” and “smart purse gun” can fire blank shots to scare a potential attacker and attract attention from people near…
VOA60 America - One person killed, nine missing following plane crash in Washington state
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VOA60 Africa - Kenya's Supreme Court upholds election of William Ruto as president
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China’s Sichuan province hit by 6.8 magnitude quake, killing at least 21 people | South China Morning Post
At least 21 people were killed when a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on September 5, 2022, state media reported. It’s the latest challenge for a population battling prolonged drought and a Covid-19 outbreak that has put the provincial capital under lockdown. The epicentre of the 6.8 magnitude ear…
Canada stabbing spree kills 10, mostly in an indigenous community | South China Morning Post
A series of stabbings at an indigenous community and at another town nearby in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan have left 10 people dead and 15 wounded. Canadian police are still on the hunt for the two suspects who are considered dangerous and heavily armed. The stabbings across 13 crime scenes were among the …
China’s Sichuan province hit by 6.8 magnitude quake | South China Morning Post
At least seven people were killed when a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on September 5, 2022, state media reported. It’s the latest challenge for a population battling prolonged drought and a Covid-19 outbreak that has put the provincial capital under lockdown. The epicentre of the 6.8 magnitude …
Man tried to shoot Argentine Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner | South China Morning Post
Argentina’s politically powerful vice-president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, was unharmed after a man tried to shoot her at point-blank range on September 1, 2022. The loaded gun “did not fire despite being triggered”, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said. The gunman has been arrested and a weapon was foun…
2 Months After US Court Overturns Abortion Rights, Emotions Still Run High
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VOA60 World - Iraq: Four people killed in clashes among rival Shi'ite Muslim militants in Basra
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Malaysia's former first lady sentenced to 10 years in jail for bribery | South China Morning Post
A Malaysian court has sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, to 10 years in prison for seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts. The judgment handed down on September 1, 2022, came just days after her husband was jailed for corruption. A flamboyant figure by …
VOA60 Africa - Kenya's Supreme Court begins hearing on election challenge
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VOA60 America - President Biden in Pennsylvania touts his plans to curb gun crime
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