Tragedy

Olympic champ Simpson dies in training mishap

11 May 2013

Andrew "Bart" Simpson had already garnered an Olympic gold medal in sailing in 2008 and a silver at last year's Games when Artemis Racing came calling with a chance to win yachting's top prize -...

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After Hong Kong ferry tragedy, there must be accountability

2 May 2013

A government's job is to protect its people. The finding of the commission of inquiry into the Lamma ferry tragedy that "serious systemic failings" within the Marine Department were in part to...

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Girl born amid rubble in 2008 dies in Yaan

25 Apr 2013

Four-year-old Wang Yanxia was considered lucky and a gift to her family when she was born in the wake of the magnitude-8 earthquake that hit Wenchuan, Sichuan, in 2008. Now her family is...

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Husband dies after mentally ill wife fails to get help

3 Apr 2013

The man, who slipped in the bathroom and hit his head, died from blood loss, officers believe. His 77-year-old wife had not drunk or eaten anything for the two days when police found her.

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Shenzhen residents mourn man swallowed by massive sink hole

28 Mar 2013

Candles were lit and wreaths laid on Wedneday night by residents in a Shenzhen residential compound for a 25-year old security guard who died after being swallowed b

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Man dies in Shenzhen after being swallowed by massive hole - video

27 Mar 2013

One man died when a massive sink hole opened up under his feet at a Shenzhen residential compound on Tuesday evening, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported.

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

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Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Five pupils drown in Shanxi water reservoir

The pupils were playing near the reservoir at Wang Bao village on Saturday and fell into the water by accident, the report said.

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Disabled wife burns to death after husband flees fire

Police are investigating a fire at a Sha Tin public housing estate which killed a woman who could not walk and was left in the burning flat by her husband yesterday morning. Residents had heard...

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Lessons to learn from freed mental patient's murder-suicide

Once more, there has been a tragedy in Hong Kong involving a mentally ill patient and, again, questions are being raised as to whether it could have been prevented.

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SOCIETY

Tragedies prompt action call on 'left behind' children

Schools must register so-called "left-behind" children and must pay special attention to their basic needs, the mainland's education ministry said yesterday, after several tragedies involving...

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FICTION

Book review: Carry the One by Carol Anshaw

The wedding of Carmen and Matt is a pleasantly raucous affair, held outdoors at a bohemian farm in rural Wisconsin. Carmen's brother and sister have both momentarily slipped away from the...

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Talking about drama

Drama is an important part of the school curriculum, or should be. Many schools have drama festivals while some give students the chance to write their own scripts. It's a lot of fun, isn't it?

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