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Chinese Gaming Mogul Demands $42 Million From Ex, She Alleges He Has 300 Children

Their bitter, public dispute has sparked debate on informal relationships, parentage claims and legal rights in China.

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UAE Halts Visas For Pakistanis Amid Rising Cases Of Begging And Crime

The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing visas to Pakistani citizens over concerns that they were "getting involved in criminal activities" after reaching the UAE.

Former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson found to have misled voters about cancer diagnosis and military history

Report by Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission says Thompson leaked confidential council documents to an unnamed ‘adviser’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson misled the electorate about a cancer diagnosis, his military history and university qualifications, according to a report by the Crime and Corruption Commission.The CCC also found that, as mayor, Thompson leaked numerous confidential documents to an unnamed “adviser”, sending them 8,741 encrypted WhatsApp messages in a five-month period. Continue reading...

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Girl, 12, killed herself after medical staff failed to spot brain disorder, inquest finds

Mia Lucas, who died in Sheffield after being sectioned, had undiagnosed condition causing ‘acute psychosis’A 12-year-old girl who took her own life after being sectioned was failed by medical staff who did not spot her underlying brain disorder, an inquest has found.Mia Lucas was found unresponsive in her room at the Becton centre, which is part of Sheffield children’s hospital, on 29 January last year.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

Robert AM Stern, architect dubbed ‘King of Central Park West’, dies aged 86

Stern, credited with designing 15 Central Park West, sought to design buildings that invoked pre-war splendorRobert AM Stern, an architect who fashioned the New York City skyline with buildings that sought to invoke pre-war splendor but with modern luxury fit for billionaires and movie stars, has died at the age of 86.Dubbed “The King of Central Park West” by Vanity Fair, Stern was credited with designing 15 Central Park West that, in 2008, was credited as being the highest-priced new apartment building in the history of New York. Continue reading...