More than 1,000 civilian bodies recovered in Kyiv region since Russia's invasion started, police chief says
The bodies of 1,150 civilians have been recovered in Ukraine's Kyiv region since Russia's invasion started, Kyiv regional police chief Andriy Nebyton said Wednesday.
"As a result of the clearing operation and the work of detective groups in Kyiv Region, we have found and examined 1,150 bodies of civilian citizens who were killed and handed them over to medical forensics," Nebyton said in a video posted on his YouTube channel.
Nebyton emphasized that "these were civilians, not military, who had no involvement with Territorial Defense or other military entities."
Veteran actor Kenneth Tsang dies in Hong Kong Covid quarantine hotel
Star known for 2002 James Bond film and detective and martial arts movies found collapsed in room
Associated Press in Hong Kong
The veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang has died in a Covid-19 quarantine hotel in the city.
Tsang was best known internationally for his action roles in the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day, John Woo’s The Killer in 1989, Rush Hour 2 in 2001, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, and 1998′s The Replacement Killers alongside Chow Yun-fat and Mira Sorvino.
Tsang had been undergoing seven days’ quarantine after returning from Singapore on Monday and was found collapsed on the floor of his hotel room by staff on Wednesday, according to the South China Morning Post and other media.
British man killed and second missing in Ukraine, Foreign Office says
Foreign Office ‘urgently seeking further information’
A British man has been killed in Ukraine and a second British national is missing, the Foreign Office said.
The dead man was named as Scott Sibley, while the identity of the missing person has not been disclosed.
It is thought the pair were fighting against invading Russian forces as volunteers supporting Ukraine’s army, according to reports.
A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said: “We can confirm that a British national has been killed in Ukraine and are supporting their family.”
Philippines elections: Why are people wearing pink?
Colors have a great significance in Philippine elections. Pink is new on the scene, competing against the seasoned red, yellow and blue.
Filipino nationalism and its electoral politics have long been associated with yellow, red, and blue. But now new candidate, Vice President Leni Robredo, is bringing a new color, pink, to the upcoming presidential race set to take place on May 9.
In the Philippines, electoral campaigns are very colorful. The colors define territories, allies, and enemies. They help politicians make these relations evident throughout the electoral race.
Grieving town blasts Hokkaido tour operator’s handling of tragedy
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 28, 2022 at 16:36 JST
Grieving relatives of those lost in a pleasure boat tragedy here reacted angrily after the president of the operating company finally emerged April 27 and got down on his hands and knees at a news conference to apologize.
The overall sentiment among local residents as well was that Seiichi Katsurada, the president of the Shiretoko Pleasure Boat company, waited far too long to apologize, leading to questions about his sincerity. Many viewed Katsurada’s gesture of atonement, which he repeated twice, as simply formulaic.
“I saw him for the first time on the TV news,” said the father of Yu Nudeshima, one of the 11 people whose deaths were confirmed and was from Chiba Prefecture outside Tokyo.
School library bill advances, sponsor suggests book burning
KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Tennessee Republicans advanced legislation Wednesday that would place more scrutiny over what books are placed in public schools libraries, moments after the bill’s House sponsor said any inappropriate book should be burned.
The measure is just one of several proposals introduced in Tennessee this year designed to impose more scrutiny and transparency in public school libraries amid a national spike in book challenges and bans. School librarians have become the target of scorn from Republican lawmakers pushing for more oversight on materials provided to children — particularly those that touch on racism and LGBTQ issues.
Republican Rep. Jerry Sexton, from Bean Station, introduced a last-minute amendment this week to a school bill that would give the state's textbook commission — which is made up of politically appointed members — veto power over what books end up on school library shelves. Schools would have to provide the commission a list of their library materials.
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