Police and Maritime New Zealand are working together to understand how a woman died, after an incident on Auckland s Waitemata Harbour
Police and Maritime New Zealand are working together to understand how a woman died, after an incident on Auckland s Waitemata Harbour 2 April 2021
She d been on a chartered vessel in a group of around 30 people, which had set off from the Viaduct.
A Coastguard spokesman says two people on the boat ended up in the water and were quickly pulled out, but the woman had suffered critical injuries.
Guilty verdict for Hong Kong defenders spells end of local democracy
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01/04/2021 - 20:12 Ex legislator and father of Hong Kong s democracy Martin Lee (82) at the court in Hong Kong. Isaac Lawrence AFP Text by: Jan van der Made with RFI 5 min Seven of Hong Kong s top pro-democracy advocates, including a media tycoon and an 82-year-old veteran of the movement, were convicted Thursday for their roles in organising and participating in a march during anti-government protests in 2019. Advertising
Jimmy Lai, the owner of the outspoken
Apple Daily tabloid, Martin Lee, the octogenarian founder of the city’s Democratic Party, and five former pro-democracy lawmakers were found guilty in a ruling handed down by district judge Amanda Woodcock. They were charged with organising an unauthorised assembly . They face up to five years in prison. Two ot
Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said authorities planned to file more charges. He did not elaborate.
Alissa did not enter a plea, which will come later in the judicial process. He has been jailed without bail.
The young man entered court in a wheelchair, presumably because of a gunshot wound to the leg that he suffered Monday in a gunbattle with police. He appeared alert and attentive, moving his knees from side to side, his eyes darting back and forth from his lawyers to the judge. He wore a mask and purple, short-sleeved coveralls.
His attorney, public defender Kathryn Herold, provided no details about his health. At Herold’s request, Alissa’s next hearing will not be scheduled for two to three months to allow the defence to evaluate his mental state and evidence collected by investigators.
Bulgaria, US seize millions of counterfeit dollars, euros
March 17, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
In this photo provided by Bulgaria s Interior Ministry on March 16, 2021, a policeman takes a photo of counterfeit money at a printing office in a university in Sofia. (Bulgarian Interior Ministry via AP) SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) Police seized high-quality forged banknotes produced at a printing office at a university in Bulgaria s capital, authorities said Tuesday. In a joint operation with the U.S. Secret Service, Bulgarian police detained two people and seized a printing machine and equipment for printing money, along with large amounts of counterfeit U.S. dollar and euro notes.