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A 12-year-old girl was attacked by a shark in waters off Australia's tropical northeast coast on Thursday (Sep 20), an ambulance official said, the second attack in the tourist region in as many days. Experts say shark attacks are increasing as water sports become more popular and bait fish move closer to shore AFP/PETER PARKS Rescuers were called to Cid Harbour at Whitsunday Island, near the Great Barrier Reef, on Thursday afternoon and found the girl with bad leg injuries, said Tracey Eastwick, the regional ambulance operations manager. "The patient's injuries today are again a shark attack bite to the patient's thigh area, with significant blood loss," Eastwick told reporters in Mackay, where the girl is in a serious condition in hospital. "It is horrific ... it is quite confronting to have two similar incidents in the space of 24 hours," she said. Australia ranked behind only the United States in the number of unprovoked shark encounters with humans in 2017, according to the … [Read more...] about Shark attacks 12 year old girl near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

A cockpit mix-up left more than 30 passengers on an Indian plane bleeding from their ears and noses Thursday (Sep 20) after the crew forgot to flick a switch regulating cabin air pressure. The Jet Airways flight to Jaipur had to turn back as the alarming symptoms became apparent, the airline said AFP/PUNIT PARANJPE The Jet Airways flight to Jaipur had to turn back as the alarming symptoms became apparent, the airline said, with one traveller describing "panic" on board. The plane carrying 166 passengers landed back in Mumbai and those affected were given medical attention while alternative flights were arranged, Jet Airways said. The flight crew "has been taken off scheduled duties pending investigation", the company said in a statement. People on board posted photos and videos of the calamity online, with one purported passenger, Darshak Hathi, uploading footage on Twitter showing travellers using oxygen masks. "Panic situation due to technical fault in @jetairways 9W 0697 … [Read more...] about Air pressure mix up causes mass bleeding on Indian flight

A 38-year-old French priest in a northern French town committed suicide in his church after being accused of molesting a young woman, local prosecutors and police sources told AFP on Wednesday (Sep 19). A French priest killed himself amid allegations from a local mother that her grown-up daughter had been a victim of "indecent behavior and sexual assault" AFP/SEBASTIEN BOZON Jean-Baptiste Sebe killed himself Tuesday in the church north of Rouen amid allegations from a local mother that her grown-up daughter had been a victim of "indecent behaviour and sexual assault," a police source said. The initial complaint was made to the archbishop of Rouen, and "police were not notified prior to the suicide," the source added, stressing that investigators remained "very cautious at this stage." Local prosecutor Etienne Thieffry confirmed that an investigation was underway into "the exact reasons for the suicide" at the Saint-Jean XXIII church. "At this point, no complaint has been … [Read more...] about French priest commits suicide in church after assault claim

Nguyen Xuan Phuc - Prime Minister When thinking about the ASEAN, abundant natural resources with great potential a global manufacturing base comes to mind. However, in the Fourth Industrial Revolution with its spectacular scientific and technological achievements, the ASEAN is now known as one of the cradles of novel and innovative ideas. High-technology and the new digital economy have become high-potential sectors for the ASEAN, forecast to quadruple in value to $200 billion by 2025. The opportunities that the Fourth Industrial Revolution is bringing to ASEAN member states are tremendous. I would like to highlight a number of opportunities and benefits, such as creating breakthroughs in increasing labour productivity in five major industries including electronics, chemical and petroleum, consumer goods, foodstuff, and pharmacy. The opportunities also include the promotion of more inclusive growth to meet the Sustainable Development Goals initiated by the United Nations, based on the … [Read more...] about World takes note of Vietnamese effort

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang railed against "unilateralism" on Wednesday (Sep 19) in a veiled allusion to the trade fight with the United States, and threw his weight behind further opening of the world's second largest economy. China's Premier Li Keqiang told the World Economic Forum it was essential to uphold free trade AFP/Ng Han Guan Speaking at the summer session of the World Economic Forum in the eastern city of Tianjin, Li said problems must be worked out through consultations, a day after China and the US swapped tit-for-tat tariffs. "It is essential that we uphold the basic principles of multilateralism and free trade," Li said in his speech at the "summer Davos". "For any existing problems they need to be worked out through consultation," Li said, adding that "unilateralism" does not offer solutions. The trade war between the world's two biggest economies deepened Monday when Donald Trump announced he would push ahead with tariffs on US$200 billion in Chinese goods, … [Read more...] about Chinese premier slams ‘unilateralism’ in trade disputes