[CNBC] China's HNA Group said on Wednesday that Wang Jian, a chairman and co-founder, died during a business trip in France on July 3 after a serious injury caused by a fall.
HNA, one of China's most acquisitive conglomerates which has been selling assets to slash debt, said that Wang, 57, suffered a fall in Provence and received medical treatment but did not recover.
A police source in France said Wang had died after a 10 meter fall off a wall while trying to take photographs in the village of Bonnieux, near Avignon.
He tried to climb a low wall to see the view and take pictures," the source said. After failing a first time, Wang took a run up. "He fell over the top and dropped 10 meters."
HNA, based on the southern Chinese island of Hainan is best known as the owner of Hainan Airlines Co and for holding stakes in Deutsche Bank AG and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
#1
A police source in France said Wang had died after a 10 meter fall off a wall while trying to take photographs in the village of Bonnieux, near Avignon.
#4
The book "Over the Edge" tells the tale of a Japanese tourist who concentrated so much on taking a photo of a building on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon that he simply backed "over the edge" and fell to his death.
#5
Sur le pont d'Avignon en Provence,
République islamique de la France,
Les Français prient comme ça
Et puis encore comme ça
Since they finished their Renaissance danse.
[FOX] After about 7 hours of fishing for tuna 40 miles off the coast of New Jersey on Sunday, fisherman Chris O'Neill and three other crew members decided to come closer to shore and search for mako sharks, a popular game fish in the area.
The group ‐ which included Chris' uncle Joe, Sam Messler and Robert McLaughlin ‐ put out three fishing lines at 20, 40 and 65 feet deep. After about 45 minutes, O'Neill noticed the 40-foot reel start to turn. The crew waited quietly for about two minutes before the reel started to scream.
"We started reeling it in. At first, we didn't know what we had, though we were hoping it was mako," O'Neill, of Little Egg Harbor, told Fox News.
In answer to my question, @ac_charania said would evolve to reusable Blue Moon lander. Also under consideration is reusable New Glenn upper stage & faring. http://t.co/Dg3UTN9HU5
[NYDAILYNEWS] A South African woman was mistakenly brought to the morgue and stored in a fridge after she was declared dead following a car accident. It's been awhile since we've had one of these stories.
The unnamed woman was discovered breathing by a morgue worker who was reportedly writing a report and checking on the body, according to TimesLive, a South African news site. The Distress Alert paramedics who brought her in said that she had shown “no form of life.” She is currently being treated at a hospital.
“There is no proof of any negligence by our crew,” Distress Alert operations manager Gerrit Bradnick told TimesLive. "This did not happen because our paramedics are not properly trained. Equipment used to determine life showed no form of life on the woman."
Two other people involved in the June 24 crash were dead, according to Bradnick. And stayed that way.
Posted by: Fred ||
07/04/2018 00:00 ||
Comments ||
Link ||
[4 views]
Top|| File under:
[Mass Live] - The Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" special may be toward the end of July, but on Massachusetts famed southeastern peninsula, the shark activity is already well underway.
In less than a week, from Wednesday June 27 through Tuesday, July 3, researchers have reported nearly a dozen white shark sightings off of Cape Cod, which sees some of its highest tourism times during the Fourth of July week. On Monday alone, five great white shark sightings were reported along the outer peninsula, forcing a temporary beach closure at Head of the Meadow Beach.
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy's "Sharktivity" map, designed by a team of Cape Cod officials and wildlife researchers, reports 11 white shark sightings across Cape waters in the last week. The sightings span from Chatham waters on the southern tip of the Cape to miles north near Provincetown. Two other unconfirmed sightings were also reported.
[THEWRAP] The New York Times
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... has reassigned news hound Ali Watkins after news emerged last month that she had a sexual relationship with a source while she was at her previous employer BuzzFeed.
"We are troubled by Ali’s conduct, particularly while she was employed by other news organizations," said Times executive editor Dean Baquet in an internal memo on Tuesday. "For a news hound to have an intimate relationship with someone he or she covers is unacceptable. It violates our written standards and the norms of journalism."
Posted by: Fred ||
07/04/2018 00:00 ||
Comments ||
Link ||
[8 views]
Top|| File under:
#1
"We are troubled by Ali’s conduct, particularly while she was employed by other news organizations,"
Not so troubled as to fire her outright, at which point she'd get picked up by CNN.
#1
About time. The previous guidelines were more than good enough. But the timing is interesting — it seems to be ignored while so many other things are being fussed about.
[NewZimbabwe] In a move that could pose a major set-back for the opposition in Zimbabwe ahead of crucial general elections the United States has pulled the plug on leading human rights and election lobby groups amid revelations of financial plunder.
The Donald Trump administration, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) cut financial support to poll lobby group the Election Resource Centre headed by Tawanda Chimhini, Okay Machisa's Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), the Counselling Services Unit which provides psycho-social support to victims of political violence and corruption watchdog Transparency International Zimbabwe among others. Why the hell are we even interfering in their elections in the first place?
While the US Embassy in Harare was not immediately available for comment an official who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed the development.
"It's true. There has been widespread plunder of do not funds by local non-governmental organisations. Most of the executives of these organisations carted away large sums of cash and bought themselves houses as well as vehicles," New Zimbabwe was told.
It has also emerged that the US Embassy has also resorted to confiscation of vehicles and other properties to recoup part of the abused funds.
"The boards and executives in these organisations have colluded to plunder millions meant for either human rights work, opposition capacity building funnelled through these groups and you electoral programs across the country.
"It's a sordid tale that USAid is not proud of. They are sitting on a damming report now which could be explosive if it is leaked," said another close source. Look at all the comments, Zimbabweans are applauding the move.
Posted by: Herb McCoy ||
07/04/2018 00:00 ||
Comments ||
Link ||
[3 views]
Top|| File under:
#1
Trump is batting a 99% of Foreign Policy with me and the Foreigners that have to live under these Dictatorships.
[BBC] A man and woman are in a critical condition after being exposed to an unknown substance, which counter terrorism officers are investigating.
The pair, in their 40s, were found unconscious in what was thought to be in a drugs-related incident in Amesbury, Wiltshire, on Saturday.
It is understood tests are being carried out on the substance at a government chemical weapons laboratory.
Amesbury is about 10 miles from the Salisbury Russian spy poisoning site.
Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with Novichok, a suspected military nerve agent, in March.
The substance Novichok was identified by the defence research facility at Porton Down which is understood to be carrying out tests on the latest substance.
The Met said counter terrorism officers are now working with Wiltshire Police "given the recent events in Salisbury".
Could be 'testing' by a new (or 7th Century) breed of terrorists, too.
Posted by: Mullah Richard ||
07/04/2018 9:05 Comments ||
Top||
#5
Andrei, you've lost another submarine nerve gas canister?
The Skripal incident just didn't seem plausible
Indeed. I'd go with the British trying to play the Great Game and gin up some hatred for the Russians instead of "disgruntled employee", but maybe I'm a bit cynical when it comes to Britain these days.
H/t Gates of Vienna
More than 20 billion dollars (17.7 billion euros) flowed from Germany back to countries of origin in 2016, which is six billion more than in 2007.
While the German government sees it as a type of developmental aid, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, that requested the investigation on the matter, is sceptical.
According to the party recipients of state benefits should be banned from passing on money to their home countries."It cannot be that development aid from the German social system is financed," AfD spokesman Markus Frohnmaier says.
But Germany’s Government considers the remittances to be "development-promoting", because the money arrives directly at the place where it is needed, Die Welt writes.
#1
But Germany’s Government considers the remittances to be "development-promoting", because the money arrives directly at the place where it is needed, Die Welt writes.
I'm sure the cartels in Mexico feel the same way about their 'travel' and 'medicinal' businesses.
#1
An armed, veteran police officer stood idle for several minutes last October as the Las Vegas gunman slaughtered dozens of concertgoers from a perch one floor up, and now that cop's actions -- and inaction -- are being reviewed by the Metropolitan Police Department.
#3
It's a terrifying situation. You're supposed to be terrified. The question is what are ya gonna do about it? It's your turn, Bud. People are counting on you. Now.
If you can't deal with it, maybe it's time to find a calmer job.
#4
Could have been a bad day, meds, fatique. Fear by the way, is not a crime. Need to examine his entire record before making any drastic decisions regarding this fellow or anyone else.
h/t Instapundit
Maria Isabel Ayala interviewed 50 Latino(a) students at Midwestern University, and was dismayed to find that they attribute their success to hard work and self-reliance while shunning affirmative action.
[PRESSTV] A newly obtained US government document reveals that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been instructed to ask migrants colonists to choose one of two options: Leave without your children, or take them, too.
They read a form for the undocumented immigrants colonists, who have previously separated from their kids, asking them whether they want their children or not, NBC News reported Tuesday.
"I am requesting to reunite with my child(ren) for the purpose of repatriation to my country of citizenship" or "I am affirmatively, knowingly, and voluntarily requesting to return to my country of citizenship without my minor child(ren) who I understand will remain in the United States to pursue available claims of relief."
Many migrant children remain separated from their parents or guardians despite US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... ’s executive order in June to halt the practice under pressure,
The Trump administration has been under criticism over its "zero tolerance" immigration policy.
Posted by: Fred ||
07/04/2018 00:00 ||
Comments ||
Link ||
[3 views]
Top|| File under: Human Trafficking
#1
"The Trump administration has been under criticism over it's "zero tolerance" immigration policy." waking up in the morning.
Posted by: ed in texas ||
07/04/2018 10:44 Comments ||
Top||
#2
This is not true. NBC is telling a bald faced lie. And they wonder why we call them Fake News.
Posted by: Deacon Blues ||
07/04/2018 10:45 Comments ||
Top||
#3
Actually, I'd be O.K. with the reported option. Leaving is always an option.
Posted by: Bobby ||
07/04/2018 12:25 Comments ||
Top||
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
