Saturday's clashes saw police baton-charge protesters and fire tear gas HONG KONG - Hong Kong police on Sunday for the first time rolled out water cannon trucks in clashes with protesters, after months of escalating violence, but stopped short of using them.The financial hub has been gripped by three months of street demonstrations that started against a proposed extradition bill to China, but have spun out into a wider pro-democracy movement.As thousands of people who had gathered at a sports stadium marched in the pouring rain to Tsuen Wan, a town in the New Territories, a group of hardcore protesters erected makeshift roadblocks and dug up bricks from the pavements.After firing tear gas to disperse the crowds, police rolled out water cannon vehicles into the streets, unfurling a warning sign that they would fire if protesters did not leave.Police have previously said the vehicles, complete with real-time surveillance cameras and multiple spray nozzles, would only be … [Read more...] about Hong Kong police threaten use of water cannon in latest clashes
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Four killed over witchcraft allegations in India
NEW DELHI: Four members of a family including two women were killed by fellow villagers in central India’s tribal heartland over allegations of witchcraft, authorities said Sunday. Four elders of a tribal family, all aged in their 60s according to local media reports, were attacked by around a dozen stick-wielding villagers outside their home late Saturday. “It is linked to some local occult practitioner(s) who blamed some negative development in the tribal village to the members of this family,“ Shashi Ranjan, deputy commissioner of Jharkhand state’s Gumla district, told AFP. Gumla is a densely forested tribal-dominated region some 100km (60 miles) from the regional capital Ranchi. “Additional forces have been at the Siskari village since authorities found out about the incident,“ he added. “It is peaceful but no one, not even survivors from the family, are saying anything, probably out of fear.” The senior-most district official said no … [Read more...] about Four killed over witchcraft allegations in India
Netflix to roll out cheaper mobile-only plan in India
Business Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it would roll out a lower-priced mobile-only plan in India, tapping into a price-sensitive market where data consumption on smartphones is surging. 18 Jul 2019 06:00AM Bookmark REUTERS: Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it would roll out a lower-priced mobile-only plan in India, tapping into a price-sensitive market where data consumption on smartphones is surging.The video streaming pioneer said in March that it was testing a 250 rupee (US$3.63) monthly subscription for mobile devices in India, where data plans are among the cheapest in the world."We believe this plan ... will be an effective way to introduce a larger number of people in India to Netflix and to further expand our business in a market where Pay TV ARPU is low," the company said.Netflix's new plan is aimed at battling cheaper offerings from rivals such as Amazon.com Inc's Prime Video and Hotstar, a video streaming platform owned by Walt Disney Co's India unit.Netflix … [Read more...] about Netflix to roll out cheaper mobile-only plan in India
Afghanistan to play West Indies test in India
MUMBAI: Afghanistan will play a lone test match against West Indies when they host the Caribbean side for a short series in November in their adopted home India, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has said."Afghanistan National team is scheduled to host West Indies for a tour from 5th November till 1st December in India," the ACB said. "The series will include three T20Is, three ODIs and a one-off Test match."The Afghans made their debut in the longest format against India in Bengaluru last year, losing inside two days by an innings and 262 runs.The strife-torn country, however, tasted success in only their second test match when they defeated fellow rookies Ireland at Dehra Dun by seven wickets earlier this year.Before the series against West Indies, the Afghans are scheduled to play a test match in Bangladesh in September followed by a triangular Twenty20 series, also featuring Zimbabwe.(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Nick Mulvenney) … [Read more...] about Afghanistan to play West Indies test in India
Lychee tragedy points to crisis of child malnutrition in India
NEW DELHI - The death of 157 children at Muzaffarpur in the central state of Bihar has brought the focus on how poor children remain undernourished in India, a country which in spite of fast-paced economic growth continues to face a malnutrition crisis. A team of the Indian Medical Association found that malnutrition "contributed substantially" to the children dying from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). While experts remain divided on the trigger for the AES or even if the cause of death was AES, they are sure that malnutrition remains a key factor as all the victims were from impoverished rural backgrounds with 70 per cent of the victims under the age of five. "Bihar state in general is the worst for under-five malnutrition. It has been going on for some time. It is socially accepted as it's a normalisation of deviants," said Dr T. Jacob John, a virologist who led a team doing research on child deaths in Muzaffarpur a few years ago. Every year, children die in Muzaffarpur from the … [Read more...] about Lychee tragedy points to crisis of child malnutrition in India