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After 19 Miscarriages, Cary Gives Birth to A Baby of 6.4 Kilos

22Oct

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

News, US

After 19 Miscarriages, Cary Gives Birth to A Baby of 6.4 Kilos

Fox News reports that an American woman gave birth to a baby weighing no less than 6.4 kilograms earlier this month. "Finnley had a lot of attention in the hospital," said the mother, who had to process nineteen miscarriages in the past. Flemish boys weigh on average about 3.45 kilos at birth. Finnley Patonai, a boy from Glendale, Arizona, weighed almost 3 pounds more. "My water broke when I stood on the scale with the gynaecologist," says mother Cary Patonai. "That's why my planned cesarean section was brought forward by a day. It was estimated that he would weigh 6.25 kilos." But that apparently wasn't enough for Finnley because his final birth weight would be 150 grams more: 6.4 kilos. It also measures no less than 60 centimetres. "He was already that big, and I also had almos...

China Offers Big Reward for Helping Find Escaped Prisoner Who Previously Fled North Korea

21Oct

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

China, News, North Korea

China Offers Big Reward for Helping Find Escaped Prisoner Who Previously Fled North Korea

North Korean Zhu Xianjian entered China illegally in 2013. Three years later, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison for illegally crossing the border and for theft. Since then, he has been in prison in the northeastern city of Jilin. Monday evening, around 6 p.m. local time, he managed to climb over a shed and escape while the other inmates were working in the yard. That can be seen in images from the surveillance camera that are circulating on social media. The man climbs onto the roof and then uses a rope to damage the electric fence, it seems. In other images, you can see him jumping off the wall and running away. After the escape, the police launched a manhunt in the area. The cops ring at every door to make sure he isn't hiding there. Many roads have also been closed to nea...

Facebook Parent Company Wants to Change Name

20Oct

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

News, Technology

Facebook Parent Company Wants to Change Name

The social networks Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, Facebook Inc., will soon be renamed the parent company. That reports the American technology blog The Verge on Tuesday. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to explain that name change for the company, which has been under fire on several fronts for some time, at the company's annual Connect conference next Thursday. According to The Verge, the new name will focus on the metaverse, a recent concept that describes the next generation of the internet. The metaverse is a universe in which all virtual spaces are connected. As far as Zuckerberg is concerned, the virtual reality services that Facebook already offers with Oculus should play a major role in that vision. In July, Zuckerberg said he expects that in the coming years, "people...

European Court Finds Detention for Mocking Erdogan Going Too Far

19Oct

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Europe, News, Turkey

European Court Finds Detention for Mocking Erdogan Going Too Far

Turkey has dealt way too harshly with a man allegedly mocked by President Erdogan on Facebook. That is the opinion of the European Court of Human Rights, which orders the Turkish authorities to pay compensation of EUR 7500 to the victim. The case was brought by Vedat Sorli, who was arrested in his own country for allegedly insulting Erdogan with his posts on social media. For example, in 2014, he shared an image showing Erdogan in a dress. The Turkish leader kisses then US President Barack Obama on that cartoon. In Turkey, insulting the president is punishable by up to four years in prison. Sorli was in pre-trial detention for about two months and was eventually given a suspended prison sentence of almost a year. He had already appealed in his own country, but it was rejected. T...

18Oct

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

News, Russia

Russia Closes Its Own NATO Mission

Russia closes its own NATO mission. According to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, if the alliance wants to contact the Russian government, it can do so via the Russian embassy in Brussels. The activities of the Russian NATO mission will be shut down next month. Lavrov also announced moves against NATO's military mission in Moscow. According to news agency TASS, employees will lose their accreditation on November 1.

Sydney Reopens to Tourists, Rest of Australia Remains Closed

15Oct

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Australia, News

Sydney Reopens to Tourists, Rest of Australia Remains Closed

Vaccinated foreign travellers will fly to Sydney in Australia next month without having to be quarantined upon arrival. In addition, the state of New South Wales announced on Friday that it would reopen its international borders, although they remain closed in the rest of the country. To date, only Australians or permanent residents of Australia can enter the country, subject to a 14-day quarantine obligation. But New South Wales, which recently came out of lockdown and where more than 70 percent of the eligible population has been vaccinated, has now taken the lead in changing the rules. From 1 November, foreigners will be able to fly to Sydney Airport to demonstrate that they have been vaccinated and present a negative corona test before boarding. In that case, they will be exe...

Chinese Industry Sales Prices Rise at Record Pace

14Oct

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Business, China, News

Chinese Industry Sales Prices Rise at Record Pace

Producer prices in China's manufacturing industry rose at their strongest ever pace in September due to high energy and raw material costs. There are also shortages of certain materials on top of that. Moreover, soaring sales prices in the world's largest exporting country could also further fuel inflation worldwide, as Chinese exporters pass the higher costs on to customers. Producer prices rose by 10.7 percent compared to a year earlier, according to the Chinese statistical office. That is the strongest increase since the start of the measurements in 1996. The figure is also stronger than economists had expected. In August, producer prices in China already climbed by 9.5 percent. Chinese manufacturers are dealing with very sharp increases in the price of coal and electricity a...

Bali Airport Open to Some Tourists, 5 Days of Quarantine

13Oct

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

Bali, News

Bali Airport Open to Some Tourists, 5 Days of Quarantine

The airport of Bali will receive international flights again from Thursday after months. After arrival in Indonesia, five days of quarantine is mandatory, three days less than before. Residents of eighteen countries are welcome, but which ones have not been announced. Due to the corona pandemic, the island, which is very popular with tourists, was closed to foreign travellers for months. Still, the number of infections in Indonesia has steadily decreased in recent weeks. Bali's chief of tourism does not expect a large flow of tourists in the coming days. "The timing is too abrupt," he said, according to the Bali Post. "Maybe we'll see more tourists in November." Foreigners from the eighteen countries, all of which are known to exclude Singapore, can once again apply for a touris...

Musk Taunts Copycat Bezos on Twitter With Silver Medal Emoji

12Oct

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

News, Technology

Musk Taunts Copycat Bezos on Twitter With Silver Medal Emoji

While the gulf between the world's richest two men has widened again, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk can't help but give a stab at Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. On Twitter, Musk responded to a message from Bezos with a silver medal. Musk saw his fortune grow by about $9 billion last week after an investor deal valued his space company SpaceX at more than $100 billion, more than four times as much as competitor Blue Origin. According to the billionaires' index of financial news agency Bloomberg, Musk now has a wealth of $ 222 billion, of which about three quarters comes from the electric car manufacturer Tesla. Bezos has $190.8 billion to his name. On Monday, Bezos posted an image of a negative newspaper report about his 1999 internet conglomerate Amazon on Twitte...

London Police Stop Investigating Prince Andrew in Abuse Case

11Oct

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

News, UK

London Police Stop Investigating Prince Andrew in Abuse Case

The London police stopped their investigation into the abuse case in which the British Prince Andrew (61), the second son of the Queen, is said to be involved. Although, he is being sued in the United States by a victim of American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew also abused her. Therefore, it is not entirely clear why the London police will not take further steps. Virginia Giuffre (38) is an alleged victim of American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of Prince Andrew. Epstein and his British partner Ghislaine Maxwell are said to have recruited underage girls and placed them in a network of sexual exploitation. Although Epstein was charged in the US two years ago, he died in his cell awaiting trial. Giuffre says she was introduced to Prince Andrew through ...