Friday, 14 December 2012
Study links pesticides used by sheep farmers to long-term brain damage
Study links pesticides used by sheep farmers to long-term brain damage: A long-running campaign to highlight the health impacts of a dangerous chemical used by farmers in the UK has been vindicated by the conclusions of a major new study. Several hundred farmers in the UK are believed to have suffered debilitating health problems from exposure to organophosphate pesticides (OPs). A large number of them were sheep farmers, following government orders in the 1980s and 90s to treat their animals with the chemical to protect against the spread of a disease called sheep scab.
Mãe do atirador era professora da escola e também foi morta
Mãe do atirador era professora da escola e também foi morta:
CONNECTICUT, EUA — A mãe de Adam Lanza, atirador que matou 27 pessoas em uma escola em Connecticut nesta sexta-feira, está entre os mortos e é uma das professoras da pré-escola da Sandy Hook Elementary School. De acordo com a rede CBS, ela foi morta pelo filho dentro da local. Seu irmão, Ryan Lanza - que inicialmente foi indicado como autor dos crimes - está sendo interrogado. O diretor e o psicólogo da escola também foram mortos.
Ainda não se sabe se Adam se suicidou ou foi morto por policiais. De acordo com a emissora, uma pessoa com roupas militares foi detida, sob a acusação de ser possivelmente um segundo atirador. O homem, no entanto, estava gritando “eu não fiz isso” no momento de sua prisão.
As escolas da região foram fechadas como medida de precaução. Autoridades temem que esse seja o pior massacre desde o ataque de Virginia Tech, que deixou 33 mortos em abril de 2007.
O ataque também está sendo comparado ao massacre de Columbine, em abril de 1999, quando os estudantes Eric Harris, de 18 anos, e Dylan Klebold, de 17 anos, abriram fogo em sua escola. Treze pessoas morreram, 12 estudantes e um funcionário da instituição. Vinte e seis pessoas ficaram feridas. Após o atentado, os dois se mataram.
CONNECTICUT, EUA — A mãe de Adam Lanza, atirador que matou 27 pessoas em uma escola em Connecticut nesta sexta-feira, está entre os mortos e é uma das professoras da pré-escola da Sandy Hook Elementary School. De acordo com a rede CBS, ela foi morta pelo filho dentro da local. Seu irmão, Ryan Lanza - que inicialmente foi indicado como autor dos crimes - está sendo interrogado. O diretor e o psicólogo da escola também foram mortos.
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Ainda não se sabe se Adam se suicidou ou foi morto por policiais. De acordo com a emissora, uma pessoa com roupas militares foi detida, sob a acusação de ser possivelmente um segundo atirador. O homem, no entanto, estava gritando “eu não fiz isso” no momento de sua prisão.
As escolas da região foram fechadas como medida de precaução. Autoridades temem que esse seja o pior massacre desde o ataque de Virginia Tech, que deixou 33 mortos em abril de 2007.
O ataque também está sendo comparado ao massacre de Columbine, em abril de 1999, quando os estudantes Eric Harris, de 18 anos, e Dylan Klebold, de 17 anos, abriram fogo em sua escola. Treze pessoas morreram, 12 estudantes e um funcionário da instituição. Vinte e seis pessoas ficaram feridas. Após o atentado, os dois se mataram.
Ganarán más de 6 mdp al año, ministros de la SCJN
Ganarán más de 6 mdp al año, ministros de la SCJN: Los ministros de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, los consejeros de la Judicatura Federal y magistrados del Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación tendrán una percepción anual bruta de 6 millones 118 mil 837 pesos
Nepal, Bhutan to assess air pollutants
Nepal, Bhutan to assess air pollutants: The Himalayan countries of Nepal and Bhutan will, in 2013, have two permanent air monitoring observatories set up by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) as part of a programme to reduce black carbon and other short-lived climate-forcing pollutants (SLCPs).
There has been increasing international attention on SLCPs – small particles and gases like black carbon, methane, and ozone – because of their warming effect on climate. Acting in decades – rather than the centuries taken by greenhouse gases like carbon di-oxide – SLCPs negatively impact human health and agricultural output.
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition, launched by the United Nations Environment Programme in 2011 to reduce SLCPs, has now grown to 33 member-countries
There has been increasing international attention on SLCPs – small particles and gases like black carbon, methane, and ozone – because of their warming effect on climate. Acting in decades – rather than the centuries taken by greenhouse gases like carbon di-oxide – SLCPs negatively impact human health and agricultural output.
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition, launched by the United Nations Environment Programme in 2011 to reduce SLCPs, has now grown to 33 member-countries
David Cameron rejects automatic block on porn to protect children
David Cameron rejects automatic block on porn to protect children: David Cameron has rejected proposals for an automatic block on online pornography over fears parents would assume the internet was safe for their children.
Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance
Prince Charles's £700m estate accused of tax avoidance:
The duchy of Cornwall gave the prince an income of £18m last year, but says it is not subject to paying corporation tax
HMRC has been asked to investigate alleged tax avoidance by Prince Charles's £700m hereditary estate.
The duchy of Cornwall last year provided Charles with an income of £18m and HMRC's anti-avoidance group is now being asked to examine its non-payment of corporation tax following a potentially significant court ruling on its legal status.
The issue has been raised by an accountant investigating the tax affairs of the duchy – an agricultural, commercial and residential landowner.
He has analysed the impact of a judicial ruling handed down last year. Anti-monarchy campaigners claim it shows the duchy is running "a well-entrenched tax avoidance scheme".
The duchy insists it "is not subject to corporation tax as it is not a separate legal entity for tax purposes". But John Angel, principal judge at the information rights tribunal, ruled last December it was a separate legal body to the prince.
Accountants now believe the ruling could leave the duchy exposed to the 24% levy on profits other organisations must pay. Any change to its tax status could result in a cut to the prince's income.
Republic, the campaign for an elected head of state, has asked HMRC's anti-avoidance team to investigate whether the ruling means the duchy is now "using a highly questionable interpretation of its legal status as a means of avoiding corporation tax obligations".
A spokesman for HMRC said it would evaluate the information and "take appropriate action". There is no suggestion any law has been breached. Clarence House strongly denies claims of avoidance.
The move comes as the House of Commons public accounts committee, which earlier this month criticised Starbucks, Google and Amazon for their "immoral" decisions to avoid paying more corporation tax, prepares to hold a hearing next year into the royal finances. As well as duchy income, last year Charles received £2.2m in grants from the taxpayer to pay for his travel by private jet, helicopter and train and the upkeep of Clarence House.
He voluntarily paid tax of £5m on his £18m income from the duchy last year, which Clarence House said was at the full 50% rate after deductions from expenses.
The duchy owns 53,000 hectares of land in 23 counties, including Prince Charles's Gloucestershire home of Highgrove. It has provided incomes to successive Princes of Wales since the 14th century. The assertion that the estate is inseparable from Charles has allowed him to use its gross profits to fund private and official spending including 26 valets, gardeners and farm staff. In the past five years he has received more than £86m from the arrangement.
But when Angel was tasked with deciding if the duchy should publish information about its environmental impact, he ruled it must be considered a separate legal body to the prince because of "the differentiation of the duchy and duke in commercial and tax matters as well as under legislation and the contractual behaviour of the duchy".
The judge said: "We find that the duchy is now a body or other legal person."
Independent accountants and a firm of tax lawyers consulted by the Guardian over the claims confirmed the ruling had the potential to undermine the prince's tax arrangements, but said it was not clear-cut.
"There appears to be no legal basis on which the duchy is not taxed and there is no legal basis for the arrangement under which Prince Charles pays tax on an ad hoc basis of his own making," said Richard Murphy, who runs Tax Research LLP, and has examined the duchy's arrangements. "We have a token PR gesture from Prince Charles, not unlike Starbucks' arrangement [to pay voluntary corporation tax]."
London tax law specialist, Robert Newey, said the court ruling is "persuasive, but not binding on other courts".
"It is certainly interesting that the tribunal concluded that the duchy of Cornwall was a body for purposes of the environmental information regulations," he said. "Corporation tax applies to 'companies', but for this purpose the term 'company' has a very wide meaning. It includes any body corporate or unincorporated association."
Clarence House strongly denies any tax avoidance and said that because Charles pays income tax on money received from the duchy, "it would therefore not only be legally wrong to introduce corporation tax, but it would also result in double taxation". It said the management of the duchy is subject to supervision by the Treasury.
"His taxes are checked by the Inland Revenue, like anyone else, which reviews all his business deductions," said a spokeswoman. "In 2011-2012, the Prince of Wales paid the full amount in tax, which was almost £5m during this period."
Graham Smith, director of Republic, said: "For Charles, the duchy operates as his own personal tax haven, depriving the public coffers of millions of pounds – money that could be spent on public services.
"At a time when the country is under unprecedented economic stress it is unacceptable that the heir to the throne is avoiding his tax obligations in this way."
The renewed scrutiny of Charles's tax affairs has thrown up other possible anomalies in his arrangements. The prince's spokesman, asked about the effect of the judge's ruling, gave a different reason to the duchy for the estate not paying corporation tax.
"Only companies pay corporation tax," the palace said. "The duchy is not a company, it is a trust which was set up to generate income for Princes of Wales."
This argument presents three problems for Charles, Murphy said. It is not true that only companies pay corporation tax – HMRC's tax rules say "unincorporated associations" and "groups of individuals carrying on a business that is not a partnership" are among the categories of organisations that must pay the tax.
Also, he said, if the duchy is a trust then it should be liable for capital gains tax, which it does not pay, saying it is not liable. Finally, the beneficiary of a trust, in this case Charles, is deemed to be the owner of the assets for inheritance tax purposes which means that when Charles dies, HMRC should levy inheritance tax on the assets before they go to Prince William.
Inheritance tax – which at the current rate of 40% would be a bill of £280m – has not been levied on the duchy.
A spokesman for Charles said: "The capital assets of the duchy do not vest in the duke and pass from one duke to another in perpetuity. The Prince of Wales has no entitlement to the duchy's assets."
Background
In 1992, the Queen volunteered to pay income and capital gains tax in a deal that exempted her from paying inheritance tax of up to £20m on the Queen Mother's will. Her main tax liability comes from her investment portfolio, which includes the Balmoral and Sandringham Estates, the value of which has never been disclosed. Her expenditure on official engagements is deductible from taxable income, but her dresses are not because they are likely to serve "a personal purpose which makes it disallowable".
Prince Charles receives state grants to help pay for his official duties, but for the bulk of his costs he draws income from the Duchy of Cornwall which is taxed at normal rates after deductions for expenses. He paid almost £5m in the tax last year on an income of just over £18m. Clarence House said this was almost all at the top rate of 50% after deductions. His return is audited by inspectors from the HMRC. The taxpayer covers council tax for Royal properties that are vacant or used as staff accommodation. In 2009 it was estimated the queen paid just £1,375 in rates for Buckingham Palace because of Westminster's low tax bands. Other than the Queen and Prince Charles, the royal family pays tax in the ordinary way.
HMRC has been asked to investigate alleged tax avoidance by Prince Charles's £700m hereditary estate.
The duchy of Cornwall last year provided Charles with an income of £18m and HMRC's anti-avoidance group is now being asked to examine its non-payment of corporation tax following a potentially significant court ruling on its legal status.
The issue has been raised by an accountant investigating the tax affairs of the duchy – an agricultural, commercial and residential landowner.
He has analysed the impact of a judicial ruling handed down last year. Anti-monarchy campaigners claim it shows the duchy is running "a well-entrenched tax avoidance scheme".
The duchy insists it "is not subject to corporation tax as it is not a separate legal entity for tax purposes". But John Angel, principal judge at the information rights tribunal, ruled last December it was a separate legal body to the prince.
Accountants now believe the ruling could leave the duchy exposed to the 24% levy on profits other organisations must pay. Any change to its tax status could result in a cut to the prince's income.
Republic, the campaign for an elected head of state, has asked HMRC's anti-avoidance team to investigate whether the ruling means the duchy is now "using a highly questionable interpretation of its legal status as a means of avoiding corporation tax obligations".
A spokesman for HMRC said it would evaluate the information and "take appropriate action". There is no suggestion any law has been breached. Clarence House strongly denies claims of avoidance.
The move comes as the House of Commons public accounts committee, which earlier this month criticised Starbucks, Google and Amazon for their "immoral" decisions to avoid paying more corporation tax, prepares to hold a hearing next year into the royal finances. As well as duchy income, last year Charles received £2.2m in grants from the taxpayer to pay for his travel by private jet, helicopter and train and the upkeep of Clarence House.
He voluntarily paid tax of £5m on his £18m income from the duchy last year, which Clarence House said was at the full 50% rate after deductions from expenses.
The duchy owns 53,000 hectares of land in 23 counties, including Prince Charles's Gloucestershire home of Highgrove. It has provided incomes to successive Princes of Wales since the 14th century. The assertion that the estate is inseparable from Charles has allowed him to use its gross profits to fund private and official spending including 26 valets, gardeners and farm staff. In the past five years he has received more than £86m from the arrangement.
But when Angel was tasked with deciding if the duchy should publish information about its environmental impact, he ruled it must be considered a separate legal body to the prince because of "the differentiation of the duchy and duke in commercial and tax matters as well as under legislation and the contractual behaviour of the duchy".
The judge said: "We find that the duchy is now a body or other legal person."
Independent accountants and a firm of tax lawyers consulted by the Guardian over the claims confirmed the ruling had the potential to undermine the prince's tax arrangements, but said it was not clear-cut.
"There appears to be no legal basis on which the duchy is not taxed and there is no legal basis for the arrangement under which Prince Charles pays tax on an ad hoc basis of his own making," said Richard Murphy, who runs Tax Research LLP, and has examined the duchy's arrangements. "We have a token PR gesture from Prince Charles, not unlike Starbucks' arrangement [to pay voluntary corporation tax]."
London tax law specialist, Robert Newey, said the court ruling is "persuasive, but not binding on other courts".
"It is certainly interesting that the tribunal concluded that the duchy of Cornwall was a body for purposes of the environmental information regulations," he said. "Corporation tax applies to 'companies', but for this purpose the term 'company' has a very wide meaning. It includes any body corporate or unincorporated association."
Clarence House strongly denies any tax avoidance and said that because Charles pays income tax on money received from the duchy, "it would therefore not only be legally wrong to introduce corporation tax, but it would also result in double taxation". It said the management of the duchy is subject to supervision by the Treasury.
"His taxes are checked by the Inland Revenue, like anyone else, which reviews all his business deductions," said a spokeswoman. "In 2011-2012, the Prince of Wales paid the full amount in tax, which was almost £5m during this period."
Graham Smith, director of Republic, said: "For Charles, the duchy operates as his own personal tax haven, depriving the public coffers of millions of pounds – money that could be spent on public services.
"At a time when the country is under unprecedented economic stress it is unacceptable that the heir to the throne is avoiding his tax obligations in this way."
The renewed scrutiny of Charles's tax affairs has thrown up other possible anomalies in his arrangements. The prince's spokesman, asked about the effect of the judge's ruling, gave a different reason to the duchy for the estate not paying corporation tax.
"Only companies pay corporation tax," the palace said. "The duchy is not a company, it is a trust which was set up to generate income for Princes of Wales."
This argument presents three problems for Charles, Murphy said. It is not true that only companies pay corporation tax – HMRC's tax rules say "unincorporated associations" and "groups of individuals carrying on a business that is not a partnership" are among the categories of organisations that must pay the tax.
Also, he said, if the duchy is a trust then it should be liable for capital gains tax, which it does not pay, saying it is not liable. Finally, the beneficiary of a trust, in this case Charles, is deemed to be the owner of the assets for inheritance tax purposes which means that when Charles dies, HMRC should levy inheritance tax on the assets before they go to Prince William.
Inheritance tax – which at the current rate of 40% would be a bill of £280m – has not been levied on the duchy.
A spokesman for Charles said: "The capital assets of the duchy do not vest in the duke and pass from one duke to another in perpetuity. The Prince of Wales has no entitlement to the duchy's assets."
Background
In 1992, the Queen volunteered to pay income and capital gains tax in a deal that exempted her from paying inheritance tax of up to £20m on the Queen Mother's will. Her main tax liability comes from her investment portfolio, which includes the Balmoral and Sandringham Estates, the value of which has never been disclosed. Her expenditure on official engagements is deductible from taxable income, but her dresses are not because they are likely to serve "a personal purpose which makes it disallowable".
Prince Charles receives state grants to help pay for his official duties, but for the bulk of his costs he draws income from the Duchy of Cornwall which is taxed at normal rates after deductions for expenses. He paid almost £5m in the tax last year on an income of just over £18m. Clarence House said this was almost all at the top rate of 50% after deductions. His return is audited by inspectors from the HMRC. The taxpayer covers council tax for Royal properties that are vacant or used as staff accommodation. In 2009 it was estimated the queen paid just £1,375 in rates for Buckingham Palace because of Westminster's low tax bands. Other than the Queen and Prince Charles, the royal family pays tax in the ordinary way.
Israeli foreign minister quits after fraud indictment
Israeli foreign minister quits after fraud indictment:
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday he was resigning after being charged with fraud and breach of trust, a move that could have repercussions on the upcoming general election.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday he was resigning after being charged with fraud and breach of trust, a move that could have repercussions on the upcoming general election.
US sees $90bn boost from shale gas boom
US sees $90bn boost from shale gas boom: Combined investment valued at $90bn by big groups based on cheap energy and chemicals threatens to leave European industry behind
Slain principal was raising five girls
Slain principal was raising five girls: Principal Dawn Hochsprung, killed in Friday's shooting at her Connecticut elementary school, recently installed a new security system to ensure student safety.
iPad mini to outsell iPad, get Retina Display? iPad to slenderize?
Rumor trifecta brightens fanbois' Fridays
It was close. We Apple fanbois nearly had to endure an entire week without an iPad rumor, but as the week drew to a close those intrepid rumor-mongers at DigiTimes gifted us with two – in the same brief article, no less – and NPD Display Search added a third.…
It was close. We Apple fanbois nearly had to endure an entire week without an iPad rumor, but as the week drew to a close those intrepid rumor-mongers at DigiTimes gifted us with two – in the same brief article, no less – and NPD Display Search added a third.…
Connecticut school shooting: 27 killed, including 20 children, in Newtown
Connecticut school shooting: 27 killed, including 20 children, in Newtown: At least 27 people, including 20 young children, were killed in America's worst mass school shooting after a gunman opened fire during morning classes.
Obama lets the states decide on marijuana
Obama lets the states decide on marijuana: The campaign to legalise marijuana for recreational purposes in the United States has received a significant boost.
Obama treads carefully on gun ban
Obama treads carefully on gun ban: In the wake of Friday's school shooting in Connecticut that killed nearly 30 people, most of them children, the White House said President Barack Obama will consider a reinstatement of the assault weapons ban in his second term.
California leaks Social Security numbers for second time this year
California leaks Social Security numbers for second time this year: The Golden State has become something of a goldmine for potential identity thieves, having leaked thousands of residents' Social Security numbers this past year.
How the school shooting unfolded
How the school shooting unfolded: CNN's Susan Candiotti reports on how the Connecticut school shooting happened, leaving dozens of people dead.
White House to consider building a Death Star
White House to consider building a Death Star: A petition to build a Death Star space station has received the 25,000 signatures needed for it to be considered by the White House.
Connecticut school shooting: a loud pop, pop, pop and the slaughter had begun
Connecticut school shooting: a loud pop, pop, pop and the slaughter had begun: As the 600 pupils of Sandy Hook filed into lessons on a bright, chilly morning in Newtown yesterday, Dawn Hochsprung, the school's headmistress, sat down for a meeting in her office with six colleagues.
BMI and Waist Circumference; Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations with Blood Pressure and Cholesterol in 12-Year-Olds
BMI and Waist Circumference; Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations with Blood Pressure and Cholesterol in 12-Year-Olds:
by Marga B. M. Bekkers, Bert Brunekreef, Gerard H. Koppelman, Marjan Kerkhof, Johan C. de Jongste, Henriëtte A. Smit, Alet H. Wijga
Objective
Childhood and adolescent overweight, defined by body mass index (BMI) are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in later life. Abdominal adiposity may be more important in associations with cardiovascular diseases but waist circumference (WC) has been rarely studied in children. We studied associations between BMI and WC and blood pressure (BP) and cholesterol in 12-year-old children and prospectively changes in BMI or WC status between age 8 and 12 years and BP and cholesterol at age 12.
Study Design
Weight, height, WC, BP and cholesterol concentrations were measured in 1432 children at age 12 years. Linear regression was used to study the associations between high BMI and large WC (>90th percentile) and BP and cholesterol.
Results
Systolic BP was 4.9 mmHg higher (95% (CI 2.5, 7.2) in girls and 4.2 mmHg (95%CI 1.9, 6.5) in boys with a high BMI. Large WC was also associated with higher systolic BP in girls (3.7 mmHg (95%CI 1.3, 6.1)) and boys (3.5 mmHg (95%CI 1.2, 5.8)). Diastolic BP and cholesterol concentrations were significantly positively (HDL cholesterol negatively) associated with high BMI and large WC, too. Normal weight children with a history of overweight did not have higher blood pressure levels or adverse cholesterol concentrations than children that were normal weight at both ages.
Conclusion
A high BMI and large WC were associated with higher BP levels and adverse cholesterol concentrations. WC should be taken into account when examining cardiovascular risk factors in children.
by Marga B. M. Bekkers, Bert Brunekreef, Gerard H. Koppelman, Marjan Kerkhof, Johan C. de Jongste, Henriëtte A. Smit, Alet H. Wijga
Objective
Childhood and adolescent overweight, defined by body mass index (BMI) are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in later life. Abdominal adiposity may be more important in associations with cardiovascular diseases but waist circumference (WC) has been rarely studied in children. We studied associations between BMI and WC and blood pressure (BP) and cholesterol in 12-year-old children and prospectively changes in BMI or WC status between age 8 and 12 years and BP and cholesterol at age 12.
Study Design
Weight, height, WC, BP and cholesterol concentrations were measured in 1432 children at age 12 years. Linear regression was used to study the associations between high BMI and large WC (>90th percentile) and BP and cholesterol.
Results
Systolic BP was 4.9 mmHg higher (95% (CI 2.5, 7.2) in girls and 4.2 mmHg (95%CI 1.9, 6.5) in boys with a high BMI. Large WC was also associated with higher systolic BP in girls (3.7 mmHg (95%CI 1.3, 6.1)) and boys (3.5 mmHg (95%CI 1.2, 5.8)). Diastolic BP and cholesterol concentrations were significantly positively (HDL cholesterol negatively) associated with high BMI and large WC, too. Normal weight children with a history of overweight did not have higher blood pressure levels or adverse cholesterol concentrations than children that were normal weight at both ages.
Conclusion
A high BMI and large WC were associated with higher BP levels and adverse cholesterol concentrations. WC should be taken into account when examining cardiovascular risk factors in children.
People Are Living Longer, With More Disabilities Than Ever
People Are Living Longer, With More Disabilities Than Ever: skade88 writes "Worldwide, people are living longer. Their lives are starting to look more like the lives of Americans: too much food is a problem, death in childhood is becoming less common, and so on. Yet with a population that lives through what would once have killed us, disabilities are starting to become the norm. A research report from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has a good glimpse into the new emerging world we find ourselves in." The Guardian has a nice visualization of the mortality data (but take note of shifting scales on the Y-axis).
Troca de identidades enfurece irmão do atirador
Troca de identidades enfurece irmão do atirador: Muitos meios de comunicação social divulgaram o nome de Ryan Lanza como sendo a identidade do atirador que matou dezenas pessoas na Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, no estado norte-americano do...
Discord follows US refusal to sign web pact
Discord follows US refusal to sign web pact: The ITU, part of the UN, expressed dismay that provisions within the treaty that guaranteed freedom of expression had been ignored by the US
Hundreds suffer cruise ship virus
Hundreds suffer cruise ship virus: More than 400 passengers from a cruise ship were affected by winter vomiting bug norovirus, Southampton's port health authority confirms.
Fitch keeps France's AAA rating
Fitch keeps France's AAA rating: Fitch maintains the French government's top AAA credit rating, the only major ratings agency left to say the country deserves to be among the world's most creditworthy borrowers.
Chinese children injured in knife attack outside primary school
Chinese children injured in knife attack outside primary school:
Police say villager is in custody after attack in Chengping as children were arriving for classes
Twenty-two children and one adult have been injured in a knife attack outside a primary school in central China, according to police.
A police officer said the attack in the Henan province village of Chengping happened shortly before 8am on Friday as students were arriving for classes.
The officer said a 36-year-old villager, Min Yingjun, was in police custody. She declined to give her name, as is customary among Chinese civil servants.
A county hospital administrator said the man first attacked an elderly woman then students, before being subdued by security guards. Guards have been posted in schools across China following a spate of attacks in recent years.
He said two students had been transferred to better-equipped hospitals outside the county.
Twenty-two children and one adult have been injured in a knife attack outside a primary school in central China, according to police.
A police officer said the attack in the Henan province village of Chengping happened shortly before 8am on Friday as students were arriving for classes.
The officer said a 36-year-old villager, Min Yingjun, was in police custody. She declined to give her name, as is customary among Chinese civil servants.
A county hospital administrator said the man first attacked an elderly woman then students, before being subdued by security guards. Guards have been posted in schools across China following a spate of attacks in recent years.
He said two students had been transferred to better-equipped hospitals outside the county.
'Plethora' of diseases caused by low vitamin D
'Plethora' of diseases caused by low vitamin D: Vitamin D should be added to milk and bread to combat widespread deficiency that is linked to variety of illnesses, doctors say
Geminid meteor shower brings shooting stars
The Geminid meteor shower reached a peak last night with up to 80 "shooting stars" visible per hour.
Frack me! UK shale gas bonanza 'bigger than North Sea oil'
Extraction to restart ... until the next tiny tremor
Analysis The government has given the go-ahead for further exploration of the UK's shale gas reserves. Independent surveys suggest these reserves may yield more energy for the nation than North Sea oil.…
Analysis The government has given the go-ahead for further exploration of the UK's shale gas reserves. Independent surveys suggest these reserves may yield more energy for the nation than North Sea oil.…
Europe ends probe over e-books
The European Commission ends a probe into price-fixing by major e-book publishers after they vowed to keep the market competitive.
Japonês usa fundo para funeral para concorrer a eleições
Um homem de 94 anos usou as poupanças para o seu funeral para se candidatar às eleições legislativas no Japão, a decorrer no próximo domingo.
CHINE • Nouvelle friction avec le Japon autour des îles Senkaku
"Un avion chinois se joint à la patrouille des îles Diaoyu [nom chinois des Senkaku]", titre le quotidien.
Journalists: Israel troops punched us, made us strip
Journalists: Israel troops punched us, made us strip: HEBRON, West Bank - Israeli soldiers have been accused of punching two Reuters cameramen and forcing them to strip in the street, before letting off a tear gas canister in front of them, leaving one of them needing hospital treatment.
Sponsored By: Shareholders Welcome New UBS
The 20% rally in UBS’s share price in the month to late-November, after the announcement at the end of October of a severe reduction in capital allocated to the fixed-income business, presents a challenge to other large banks. UBS has transformed its story to investors.
German court fines policeman in death of asylum seeker
German court fines policeman in death of asylum seeker: A German court has handed down a fine to a policeman found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an asylum seeker. Oury Jalloh died of smoke inhalation in a prison cell after setting fire to his mattress.
HSBC: How Simple Became Complicated, and costly
HSBC: How Simple Became Complicated, and costly: LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC takes its name from its roots as the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, but there has long been a joke inside and outside the firm that the name stands for "How Simple Became Complicated".
Venezuela's Chavez improving after surgery complications
Venezuela's Chavez improving after surgery complications: CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez suffered unexpected bleeding caused by a six-hour cancer operation in Cuba, the government said, although the ailing president's condition began to improve on Thursday.
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