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Father of dead 5-year-old burned boy's palm with heated spoon to punish him for stealing
SINGAPORE (ANN): A 27-year-old man, now on trial for abusing and murdering his five-year-old son, used a heated spoon to burn the boy's palm to punish his "thieving hands" for opening tins of milk powder meant for his siblings, the High Court heard on Monday (Nov 18).
'Fire magicians' and mediaeval weaponry: A Hong Kong university under siege
HONG KONG (Reuters): For three days last week, anti-government protesters camped out at hong kong's sprawling Polytechnic University prepared for what they feared might be a bloody, even deadly, battle with police.
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A hospital and clean water - China on the charm offensive in Sri Lanka
POLONARRUWA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Amid the lush paddy fields of central Sri Lanka, a large, state-of-the-art hospital rises between the cranes and cement mixers.