Local officials replaced in wake of China’s worst lone wolf car attack in Zhuhai

Local officials replaced in wake of China’s worst lone wolf car attack in Zhuhai

Heads have continued to roll among senior local Communist Party officials in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai more than a month after a deadly car attack left 35 people dead, although the departures have not been explicitly linked with the incident. Zhang Qiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Zhuhai Municipal People’s … Read more

Drunk surfing and kayaking to become illegal in South Korea in 2025

Drunk surfing and kayaking to become illegal in South Korea in 2025

By Jung Min-ho Surfing while under the influence of alcohol will be banned in South Korea from June 2025. According to the Korean Coast Guard, the revised law of water-related leisure activities will come into force on June 21 next year to prohibit drunk people from riding water leisure craft such as surfboards and kayaks. … Read more

Chinese court delivers suspended death sentence for primary school SUV attack

Chinese court delivers suspended death sentence for primary school SUV attack

The announcement on Monday included confirmation of the attacker’s motivation when his white SUV rammed into the group outside a primary school injuring 30, including 18 children, just after 7.30am on November 19. The speed of the judgment was notably rare and comes amid rising public safety concerns after a spate of violent episodes in … Read more

SunFed cucumbers, Costco eggs recalled over possible salmonella

SunFed cucumbers, Costco eggs recalled over possible salmonella

By Kenya Hunter and Devi Shastri | Associated Press Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were recalled this week for potential salmonella contamination. The cucumber outbreak sickened 68 people, including 18 who were hospitalized, in 19 states, the Centers for Disease … Read more

Alarm in Taiwan over quiet change to air raid alert threshold

Alarm in Taiwan over quiet change to air raid alert threshold

Taiwan changed its air raid warning threshold to respond to the PLA’s tactics, the island’s defence minister said on Monday, amid concerns that the decision leaves the public with less time to take shelter during a cross-strait conflict. In the past, the island would issue an air raid alert if People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft … Read more

China’s mass killings spark calls for support and understanding to prevent repeat

China’s mass killings spark calls for support and understanding to prevent repeat

Following a spate of mass killings in China, the country’s legal professionals are calling for better mental health and social resources while urging authorities to dig for the deeper reasons behind these attacks. On the evening of November 11, a car was driven into a crowd of people exercising at a sports centre in the … Read more

Zhuhai car attack: China tightens security as leaders look for ‘risks and dangers’

Zhuhai car attack: China tightens security as leaders look for ‘risks and dangers’

Security has been stepped up in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong after 35 people were killed in a car attack outside a stadium in Zhuhai on Monday. An investigation is under way and authorities are looking for officials to hold accountable for the attack, according to one Guangdong official. They said security had been … Read more

Computer programs monitor students’ every word in the name of safety – Boston Herald

Computer programs monitor students’ every word in the name of safety – Boston Herald

Critics worry about the lack of transparency from companies that have the power to monitor students and choose when to alert school personnel. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: November 2, 2024 at 8:20 AM EDT Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is … Read more

Punjab AAP Leader Hospitalised After Being Shot During Argument With Akali Leader In Jalalabad

Punjab AAP Leader Hospitalised After Being Shot During Argument With Akali Leader In Jalalabad

Last Updated: October 06, 2024, 12:00 IST Neel Garg, senior spokesperson of AAP Punjab condemned the vicious attack on the party’s sarpanch candidate in Jalalabad. An AAP leader in Punjab was critically injured after being shot during an argument with a Shiromani Akali Dal leader in Fazilka district Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Mandeep Singh … Read more

Dozens of gun-related arrests in August leads to finger pointing from Suffolk DA

Dozens of gun-related arrests in August leads to finger pointing from Suffolk DA

DA Kevin Hayden: more than half of guns seized in Boston come from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 22, 2024 at 8:19 p.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer … Read more