Chinese police have rescued a newborn baby who was stuck face down in a public toilet in Beijing.
The baby girl is in stable condition at a hospital in the capital.
The police station responsible for the rescue confirmed the story after it was reported by the Beijing Times, which said officers are trying to identify the girl's parents.
Unmarried Chinese mothers may abandon newborns because of social stigma associated with out-of-wedlock births. Sometimes parents discard children born with defects.
The newspaper said police went to the public toilet on Sunday after receiving a report of baby cries.
It said police saw the child's feet in the toilet pipe and that a policeman pulled her out.
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China police save baby girl from public toilet pipe
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Unusually warm sea may herald storms
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Updated: Somali caught driving stolen van jailed one year
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Simon Busuttil files another libel suit against l-Orizzont, Joe Cassar denies allegations made in Gaffarena affidavits
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Agreement should lead to dramatic drop in waiting list for minor surgeries
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Pakistan executes man who killed child at age 14
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Woman, 72, critical after losing consciousness while swimming
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43 hurt in fire at former air raid shelter in Hamburg
A fire and a subsequent explosion at a former air-raid shelter in the northern German city of Hamburg where plant oils were being stored have left 43 people injured.
The city's fire service said the blaze broke out early in the morning in the six-storey structure that dates back to the Second World War, news agency dpa reported.
It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze in the building, where around 100 tons of essential oils were stored and a carpentry workshop also was located.
The fire brigade evacuated more than 60 people from nearby residential buildings after being alerted to the blaze shortly before 4.30am local time.
About 2.5 hours later, an explosion occurred as firefighters tried to extinguish the blaze.
The injuries ranged from smoke inhalation to suspected broken bones. Twelve of the injured were firefighters and 19 people were taken to hospitals, the fire service said.
Authorities tried and failed to extinguish the fire by flooding the building with foam.
Later firefighters with breathing equipment were sent in to tackle the blaze.
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Maltese enters Guinness Book of Records for longest open saltwater Scuba dive (cold water)
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Enemalta reinforcing electricity distribution network
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'Abuse' of Al-Saadi Gaddafi in Libya prison condemned by human rights group
Human Rights Watch has said Libyan prison authorities should investigate the alleged abuse of a son of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi and other inmates.
The US-based group said a video made available by news website Clearnews apparently showed guards beating Al-Saadi Gaddafi on the soles of his feet during an interrogation at al-Hadba prison in Tripoli.
Other prisoners were seen in the background crying out in pain from being beaten as well.
Gaddafi's son has been in pretrial detention since authorities in Niger extradited him to Libya in 2014.
Libya is bitterly divided between rival governments in its east and west.
Al-Hadba is under the control of forces allied with the Islamist-backed Tripoli government, which opposes the Tobruk-based internationally recognised government.
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Libyan falsifies documents to obtain residency
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UK scuba instructor fighting extradition to Malta
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Toronto nightclub shooting leaves 2 dead, 3 wounded
A shooting that started at a Toronto nightclub and then spilled onto the streets outside has left at least two people dead and three others wounded.
Police say they responded to a call about shots being fired at the Muzik nightclub on the grounds of the Canada National Exhibition early on Tuesday.
The victims are a man and woman in their 20s and 30s. Three other people were taken to hospital with various injuries, Superintendent Frank Bergen said.
Police believe there could be more victims at other locations and urged citizens to contact police.
There was no immediate word on suspects or arrests, nor any information about what led to the gunfire.
The nightclub was hosting the official OVO Fest after-party featuring Toronto rapper Drake. It was not immediately clear if he was present during the shooting.
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Man says he only defended inspector
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Trading activity slumps to 5-month low
The share index this morning eased minimally lower to 4,217.233 points amid a slump in trading activity with only €65,174 worth of shares changing hands during this morning’s session representing the lowest daily volumes in the last five months.
GO eased minimally lower to €3.49,8 on shallow volumes of 1,580 shares. Similarly, RS2 Software reversed some of the recent gains with a 1.8 per cent drop back to the €2.15 level on just 6,150 shares.
Both companies still have to announce the date when their respective board of directors are expected to meet to approve the interim results covering the six months ended June 30.
On the other hand, the only positive performing equity today was HSBC as its share price ended this morning’s session 0.3 per cent higher at the €1.82,5 after it failed to hold on to an intra-day high of €1.84 across a total of 11,652 shares.
Yesterday, HSBC published its 2015 interim results revealing a 6.8 per cent drop in profitability to €23.9 million during the first six months of 2015. The improvement achieved on the income side, largely relating to lower interest expense and the fees generated from the newly transferred insurance portfolio, was offset by...
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Russia submits its claim to Arctic seabed
Russia has submitted its bid for vast territories in the Arctic to the United Nations.
It is claiming 1.2 million square kilometres of Arctic sea shelf, the Russian foreign ministry said.
Russia, the US, Canada, Denmark and Norway have all been trying to assert jurisdiction over parts of the Arctic, which is believed to hold up to a quarter of the planet's undiscovered oil and gas.
Rivalry for Arctic resources has intensified as shrinking polar ice is opening up new opportunities for exploration.
Russia was the first to submit its claim in 2002, but the UN sent it back for lack of evidence. The new bid contains more data.
The ministry said that the resubmitted bid contains new arguments. "Ample scientific data collected in years of Arctic research are used to back the Russian claim," it said.
Russia expects the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf to start looking at its bid in the fall, the ministry said.
In 2007, Moscow staked a symbolic claim to the Arctic seabed by dropping a canister containing the Russian flag on the ocean floor from a small submarine at the North Pole.
Amid tensions with the West over Ukraine, the Kremlin also has moved to beef up Russian...
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Malta got talent
One of the most telling moments during yesterday’s Joseph Calleja 2015 concert was Calleja’s riposte to a comment made by the leader of that fantastic Maltese band, Red Electrik. After thanking Calleja for inviting them the leader of the band said that Calleja was making Malta proud and that we needed more people like Calleja. The Maltese tenor’s reaction encapsulated the reason why the concert was so grandiose: “There are many like me around me.”
Quite naturally that comment was partly said out of courtesy but there was so much truth in it. The list of Maltese talent participating in the contest – the longest list ever – included Red Electric; Ivan Grech, soprano Miriam Cauchi, Mezzo Soprano Marvic Montreal, tenors Nico Darmanin and Cliff Zammit Stevens, the children’s choir and the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. All gave very good performances.
I loved best the Hallelujah sang by Joseph Calleja and Red Electrik. Simply awesome. The same could be said about the pieces Calleja sung with the others. I particularly liked the number with the two young male tenors.
Calleja who reached such career heights knows how difficult it is to succeed in this competitive field. It is most...
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The angel of Phnom Penh
One of the most challenging parts of my day here in Cambodia is deciding what actually makes it to this diary and what bits to leave out because our days here are absolutely jam packed with hard work and jaw-dropping experiences, but we are determined that readers share our journey with us as much as possible.
The messages of support and encouragement from family, friends and strangers are much appreciated by all the team - so do keep them coming.
Day 2 of our work here is almost over and I feel it would be fitting to share the back story of one of the most amazing, dignified, humble and quietly charismatic individuals I have ever had the honor of meeting. Nguav Chhiv, director of Les Restaurant des Enfants (LRDE) or "The Angel of Phnom Penh" as he is affectionately know was born in the provinces in 1948 to a farmer family.
He studied at the pagoda, the equivalent of our church schools, of his home province and did exceptionally well at school and qualified as a teacher. He worked in a primary school through the 70s right up until the Khmer Rouge took over the country.
Their leader, Pol Pot, remains one of history's worst communist despots. Put simply, this lunatic wanted to...
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Greece bailout: Prospect of early election grows as markets dive
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