Six people were reportedly injured in “a number of attacks” possibly involving acid near a shopping center in east London on Saturday night, according to Metropolitan Police.
A police spokesman told the Evening Standard that police were called to an area near Stratford shopping center before 8 p.m. local time, responding to reports of “a group of males spraying what is believed to be a noxious substance.”
Source: Six Injured In Suspected Acid Attack Near Mall In East London
Carrie Lam was sworn in Saturday as Hong Kong’s chief executive, becoming its first female leader and the fourth person to hold the top government post since China regained control of the former British colony in 1997.
She was previously the top deputy to Leung Chun-ying, the unpopular chief executive who chose not to seek a second term.
Mrs. Lam was sworn in by President Xi Jinping of China on his final day of a three-day visit to mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control. Mr. Xi said the “one country, two systems” model, under which the city maintains autonomy in local government and its legal, economic and financial systems, was facing “new situations” and “new problems.” He pledged the central government’s continuing support to Hong Kong.
15-year-old boy has died in hospital after being shot in the head while lying in bed at his southwest Sydney home.
The teenager’s family was asleep on Friday morning when a man forced his way into their Glenfield home and shot the boy, in what appears to be a targeted attack, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Brett told reporters in Sydney.
The boy was in a critical condition when police arrived at the Moresby Avenue home about 6.10am on Friday and was taken to The Children’s Hospital in Westmead.
He died later in the day.
His mother, stepfather and two young siblings, reportedly aged one and seven, were not injured but his mother was “extremely distressed”, Det Chief Insp Brett said.
He told reporters the attacker wore a face covering.
Police said earlier the attacker may still be armed and described him as being 18 to 20 years old with a thin build.
Source: Sydney teen dies after being shot in head | Perth Now
Four Americans on a golfing holiday and a Victorian pilot died when their small plane crashed into the nearby DFO soon after take-off from Essendon Airport on February 21.
Investigators know the pilot, Max Quartermain, radioed ‘Mayday’ seven times, but said he gave no further information to what was happening on board the plane.
Catastrophic engine failure was an early theory, but the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has ruled it out and the cause of the crash still remains a mystery.
Source: Mystery surrounds cause of fatal Essendon plane crash | Daily Mail Online
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Upmarket areas told to stop flushing wet wipes down toiletWater companies are complaining that the fad is adding to blockages already caused by non-biodegradable wipes for babies or make-up removal, which can take 100 years to disintegrate.
Source: Upmarket areas told to stop flushing wet wipes down toilet | Daily Mail Online
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