3 h. ago Thai nurse aids accident rescue, finds trapped driver is fatally injured boyfriend

A nurse in Thailand who stopped to help at the scene of a car accident on her way home from work was devastated to discover that the victim was her own boyfriend. The incident occurred at around midnight on September 6, on Highway 347 in Ayutthaya province, central Thailand. It has sparked a wave of sympathy online. A white Mitsubishi SUV is believed to have veered out of control and smashed into an electricity pole on the central divider. The impact caused severe damage, leaving the entire...

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25 h. ago ‘Unimaginable’: Air India crash families speak out on authorities’ ‘silence’

The sole survivor of the Air India crash is still in India recovering from his injuries while British families of victims have told the Foreign Secretary they are still facing “silence and indifference” from authorities, according to reports. Briton Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, survived the disaster on June 12 that killed 241 people on board, and his wife has said he is grieving his brother Ajay, who had been sitting across the aisle. Two families who received other victims’ remains in their...

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25 h. ago Charlie Kirk, US political violence – and what it looks like from China

Shock, disbelief and sympathy. Those were just some of the reactions Chinese social media users expressed in the aftermath of two murders in a politically polarised United States. The most recent of the two was the high-profile shooting of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk on September 10. Kirk was a familiar figure to many younger Chinese, with his videos shared on Chinese social media accounts in recent years. The second incident was the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna...

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32 h. ago Fans call Charlie Kirk’s death ‘terrifying’, but in no mood to give up guns

Boeden Seitzinger is reeling from the trauma of witnessing close-up the moment that right-wing activist and Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck. “I saw blood just spraying from his carotid artery. It was obvious that he wasn’t making it,” the electrician, wearing a red Trump campaign cap, said. “It was terrifying.” The killing of Kirk on Wednesday, while speaking at Utah Valley University, highlighted the extreme levels of gun violence in the United States. But Seitzinger...

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35 h. ago Hong Kong woman dies after car crashes into parked truck near border

A Hong Kong woman has died after the car she was driving crashed into a truck near the border with mainland China. Police received a report at 4.55am on Saturday that the car heading to the border control point slammed into the truck, which was parked on the side of Man Kam To Road near Sha Ling Road in the North District. The woman, in her thirties, was declared dead at the scene by emergency personnel, while the truck driver, 50, reported no injuries. Photos and footage from local media showed...

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35 h. ago Hong Kong woman, 37, dies after car crashes into parked truck near border

A Hong Kong woman has died after the car she was driving crashed into a truck near the border with mainland China. Police received a report at 4.55am on Saturday that the car heading to the border control point slammed into the truck, which was parked on the side of Man Kam To Road near Sha Ling Road in the North District. The woman 37, sustained serious head injuries and was declared dead at the scene by emergency personnel, while the truck driver, 50, reported no injuries. Photos and footage...

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36 h. ago ‘Drivers are scared’: Sikh truckers, backbone of US trade, face rising threats

For 15 years, Sumit Singh has hauled freight to and from Los Angeles ports and across the United States. For the first time, though, the Punjabi Sikh truck driver is now reluctant to leave the state. Three of his colleagues have been detained by immigration officers, and new trucking horror stories pop up in his WhatsApp group chat every day. “Lots of drivers are scared right now,” Singh said. Punjabi drivers say they are being harassed after the arrest of Harjinder Singh, 28, an Indian-born...

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36 h. ago Cat mutilations in Japan spotlight growing animal abuse crisis

Police in southern Japan are investigating what animal welfare advocates fear is a pattern of deliberate cruelty, after at least 10 stray cats were found with a leg amputated and left untreated. The first case surfaced roughly a year ago in Niihama, Ehime prefecture, where a stray was spotted with a front leg severed just above the knee. Since then, similar injuries have been reported on multiple cats in the area, with the most recent victim brought to a veterinary clinic in August. Kaoru...

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37 h. ago Anutin’s ascent: how ‘the new face of Thailand’s elite’ took control

In Thailand, elections do not necessarily decide who governs. Over the past few weeks, that paradox has played out once more, with a prime minister ousted, the country’s best-known political dynasty sidelined and a new leader taking the reins. For young Thai activist Aitarnik Chitwiset, the endless chaos feels like it has no off-ramp. “I’m disillusioned and exhausted by our politics,” she told This Week in Asia. At just 28, Aitarnik is deeply invested in her country’s future. But like many young...

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50 h. ago How China exploited Elon Musk’s US aid cuts to spread its influence

How China exploited Elon Musk’s US aid cuts to spread its influence  The Times

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51 h. ago Lions that killed zookeeper at Thai safari park to be retrained

Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has ordered the retraining of five lions that fatally mauled a veteran zookeeper at Safari World in Bangkok. The case has since prompted the closure of the park’s predator zone and sparked a review of safety practices at wildlife attractions across Thailand. Jian Rangkharasamee, a 58-year-old keeper who had worked with lions and tigers for two decades, was killed on Wednesday after reportedly stepping out of his...

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54 h. ago Authorities investigate fatal electrocution of worker at Hong Kong school

Hong Kong authorities are investigating a fatal industrial accident involving a 45-year-old technician who is suspected of being electrocuted to death at a primary school in Sheung Shui. Police were alerted at 10.53am on Friday to the incident at the campus on Wo Muk Road in Fanling. The worker, 45, was believed to have been electrocuted before losing consciousness. He was sent to the North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, where he was pronounced dead at around noon, police said. The Labour...

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54 h. ago Authorities probe suspected fatal electrocution of worker at Hong Kong school

Hong Kong authorities are investigating a fatal industrial accident involving a 45-year-old technician suspected of being electrocuted at a primary school in Sheung Shui. Police were alerted at 10.53am on Friday to the incident at the campus on Wo Muk Road in Fanling. The worker, 45, was believed to have been electrocuted before losing consciousness. He was sent to North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, where he was pronounced dead at around noon, the force said. The Labour Department said it...

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54 h. ago Authorities probe suspected electrocution of worker at Hong Kong school

Hong Kong authorities are investigating a fatal industrial accident involving a 45-year-old technician suspected of being electrocuted at a primary school in Sheung Shui. Police were alerted at 10.53am on Friday to the incident at the campus on Wo Muk Road in Fanling. The worker, 45, was believed to have been electrocuted before losing consciousness. He was sent to North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, where he was pronounced dead at around noon, the force said. The Labour Department said it...

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55 h. ago China woman stuck in cold storage freed by delivery rider, offers man company share

A Chinese woman who thought she was going to die after locking herself in her company’s freezer was saved by a passing delivery rider who heard her pleas for help. The woman, surnamed Chen, from central China’s Hunan province, was sorting products alone in the freezer of her cold-chain logistics company on the evening of August 31. There is a smaller door built into the freezer’s main door, and safety rules require two people to move goods through the small door. However, Chen said she was...

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57 h. ago China bets big on Thai industrial cluster with US$8.4 billion investment

China has become the leading source of foreign investment in a growing, state-fostered Thai industrial cluster, backed by commitments to help build a light-rail line, design an “aerotropolis” and possibly develop property in the area, an official from the Southeast Asian country said. From 2019 to 2024, Chinese investors have received go-ahead certificates for projects worth US$8.4 billion – 16 per cent of all investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor cluster, which covers three provinces –...

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58 h. ago Elderly woman killed, grandson injured after being hit by a car in Hong Kong

A woman in her sixties has died and her grandson has been injured after being struck by a car in Hong Kong on Friday. Police were alerted to the accident at 8.41am at No 32 Lee On Road, near the Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters. The elderly woman and the young boy were taken to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong, police said. She was pronounced dead, while the boy sustained abrasions. Police said the driver of the car was a woman. Online footage showed the vehicle had a shattered...

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58 h. ago Elderly woman killed, grandson injured after being hit by car in Hong Kong

A woman in her sixties has died and her grandson has been injured after being struck by a car in Hong Kong on Friday. Police were alerted at 8.41am of the accident on No 32 Lee On Road, near the Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters. The elderly woman and the young boy were taken to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong, police said. She was pronounced dead, while the boy sustained abrasions. Police said the driver of the car was a woman. Online footage showed the vehicle had a shattered...

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60 h. ago Chinese man honours late grandma by creating video game based on their life together

A simple pixel game about taking care of a grandma that was developed by a man in China has touched the hearts of many people online. His creation has evoked a feeling of nostalgia among netizens about their own experiences interacting with the elderly in their families. In the five-minute game called Grandma, which has been released on a game distribution platform for free, players need to finish tasks involved in looking after a grandmother who injured herself in a fall, reported the Xinmin...

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68 h. ago ‘The US and China face a ‘Thucydides Trap’ which could lead to war — India is growing dramatically faster

‘The US and China face a ‘Thucydides Trap’ which could lead to war — India is growing dramatically faster  The Economic Times

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