44 People Injured After Freak ‘Tsunami’ at a Wave Pool in China
Dozens of people were injured Tuesday when a “tsunami pool” in China malfunctioned, sending a massive wave crashing down on swimmers, according to local media reports. Visitors to the wave pool at Yulong Shuiyun Water Amusement Park in Longjing got more than they bargained for Monday when a technical malfunction caused a tsunami-like wave to disrupt the previously tranquil waters, videos posted on social media show. The wave appeared...
An Australian Farmer Found an Orthopedic Plate Inside a Crocodile’s Stomach. Police Have Now Reportedly Opened a Missing Person’s Investigation
(CANBERRA, Australia) — An Australian crocodile farmer who found an orthopedic plate inside a croc’s stomach said Thursday that he had been told the surgical device was from a person’s body and had been contacted by relatives of missing people anxious for clues. Koorana Crocodile Farm owner John Lever found the plate inside a 4.7-meter (15-foot-5-inch) crocodile called M.J. during an autopsy in June at his business near Rockhampton in...
In Europe, the Movement to Give Up Air Travel Is Taking Off. Could the U.S. Be Next?
As a fairly reserved group, Scandinavians tend to be generally disinclined to chat to people they don’t know. But as the train for Berlin pulls out of Malmo station in southern Sweden late on a July afternoon during one of this summer’s many heatwaves, the atmosphere among the strangers seated in car 104 is almost festive. Mattias Berglund and Cathrine Hellberg, both in their 20s, chat easily—even giddily—with the four others in their...
A 72-Year-Old South Korean Man Set Himself Ablaze to Protest Japan, Police Say
(SEOUL, South Korea) — Police say a 72-year-old South Korean man is in critical condition after setting himself ablaze in downtown Seoul, apparently to express his anger toward Japan amid worsening tensions between countries over trade and wartime history. An official from Seoul’s Jongno Police Station said Thursday that the man was being treated at a Seoul hospital for burns over his entire body. The official says police at the scene...
U.S. Indicts Chinese Billionaire on Charges of Evading $1.8 Billion in Tariffs
A Chinese metals tycoon has been indicted in the U.S. over allegations that he avoided paying $1.8 billion in tariffs on aluminum imports, Agence France-Presse reported Thursday. Liu Zhongtian is accused of disguising aluminum as other products to smuggle the material into the U.S. from 2008 onwards. His company, China Zhongwang Holdings, as well as several other individuals and shell companies were named in the indictment, which was...
Iran’s President Calls U.S. Sanctions on the Foreign Minister ‘Childish’
(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran’s president lambasted new U.S. sanctions by the Trump administration targeting the country’s foreign minister, describing the move on Thursday as “childish” and a barrier to diplomacy. Hassan Rouhani’s remarks came after the Trump administration announced Wednesday it had imposed financial sanctions on Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as part of its escalating campaign of pressure against the Islamic...
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