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Chinese teacher sentenced to death for poisoning nursery children

September 29, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Chinese court has sentenced a nursery teacher to death for poisoning 25 children, one of whom died. Wang Yun was arrested last year after children at a kindergarten in Jiaozuo city were rushed to […]

Dreamworld accident: Australian theme park fined over four deaths

September 28, 2020 World Justice News 0

The operator of Australia’s Dreamworld theme park has been fined A$3.6m (£2m; $2.5m) over the deaths of four people on a malfunctioning water ride. Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Roozbeh Araghi and Cindy Low died in […]

Donald Trump ‘paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017’ – NY Times

September 28, 2020 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump paid just $750 (£587) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says. […]

Chris Dawson: Husband faces murder trial over 1982 disappearance of wife

September 26, 2020 World Justice News 0

A former Australian school teacher accused of killing his wife – in a case that was the subject of a popular crime podcast – will face trial for murder, a judge has ruled. Chris Dawson, […]

Paris attack: Two people stabbed near former Charlie Hebdo office

September 25, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two people have been stabbed and seriously hurt in Paris near the former offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Two suspects have been arrested. One of them was seized in the nearby Bastille area […]

FBI probes police killing of boy on family’s drive

September 25, 2020 World Justice News 0

The FBI is to investigate the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy as he reversed a vehicle out his family’s garage in the US state of Kansas. A police officer fired 13 shots, killing […]

Croydon shooting: Police Officer shot dead at police custody centre

September 25, 2020 World Justice News 0

A police officer has been shot dead at Croydon Custody Centre in south London. The officer was shot by a man who was being detained at the centre in Windmill Road. It is believed the […]

Breonna Taylor: Two officers shot during Louisville protests

September 24, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two policemen have been shot amid protests in the US over a decision not to charge any officers over the killing of Breonna Taylor. Ms Taylor, 26, a black hospital worker, was shot six times […]

Ischgl: Austria sued over Tyrol ski resort’s Covid-19 outbreak

September 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

An Austrian consumer rights group has filed four civil lawsuits against the country’s government over Covid-19 outbreaks at ski resorts in the western Tyrol region earlier this year. The group also said it hoped to […]

Anne Webster: Australian MP and husband awarded A$875,000 in defamation case

September 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

An Australian MP and her husband have been awarded A$875,000 ($628,000; £493,000) in a defamation suit. The National Party’s Anne Webster sued conspiracy theorist Karen Brewer over posts she wrote on Facebook in April and […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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Chinese teacher sentenced to death for poisoning nursery children

Dreamworld accident: Australian theme park fined over four deaths

Donald Trump ‘paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017’ – NY Times

Chris Dawson: Husband faces murder trial over 1982 disappearance of wife

Paris attack: Two people stabbed near former Charlie Hebdo office

FBI probes police killing of boy on family’s drive

Croydon shooting: Police Officer shot dead at police custody centre

Breonna Taylor: Two officers shot during Louisville protests

Ischgl: Austria sued over Tyrol ski resort’s Covid-19 outbreak

Anne Webster: Australian MP and husband awarded A$875,000 in defamation case