A butcher died while trying to slaughter a pig in Hong Kong on Friday, the city’s police said. The 61-year-old butcher, who worked in the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse on the city’s northern outskirts close to its border with mainland China, was knocked to the ground by the struggling pig and sustained a wound from a 40 centimeter (15 inch) meat cleaver, police told CNN. The butcher had been about to kill the pig – which he had already shot with an electric stun gun – when it regained consciousness and knocked him over, police said. A colleague found the man…
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North Queensland forward Coen Hess believes new recruit James Tamou is “back where he belongs” with the veteran prop set to take his career full circle in 2023. The two hard-running middle forwards will be looking forward to reuniting in the upcoming NRL Telstra Premiership season after the former Australian representative prop announced he would finish his decorated NRL career with the club which handed him his debut 14 years ago. Reflecting on his formative years as a Cowboy, 26-year-old Hess said Tamou was an important mentor when he burst onto the NRL scene in 2015 and believes the former Wests Tigers…
Millions of football fans celebrated in the streets of Argentina and partied through the night after their team’s epic World Cup victory last month. But one farmer in the country decided to pay his own a-MAIZE-ing tribute. He planted a specially designed cornfield, which has now created this huge image of Lionel Messi’s famous face! In fact it’s so big, you can see it from space! Farmer Maximiliano Spinazze was so happy about Argentina becoming World Champions that he decided to get to work on his Messi masterpiece. He used a special coding machine which was able to use an algorithm to…
New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan was given a rousing reception back to New Ireland on Thursday the 19th of January after two and a half months away from the Province. Upon arrival he was taken on a tour of the new look Kavieng Airport, an infrastructure project close to his heart. One which he penned off in 1995 when he signed the Lihir MOA as then Prime Minister. Outside the Airport terminal he was met by a patriotic crowd of New Irelanders and Senior Administrative Executives. Chief Maimai’s chanting the New Ireland way to welcome back New Ireland’s most…
New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan has strongly condemned the recent rise in criminal activities in the Province. During a special Government situation group meeting on Friday 20th January, he called on the Police force in the Province to use whatever force necessary to catch the criminals and contain the law and order situation in the Province. “Do not leave any stones unturned. Arrest all of them and make them pay for the pain and loss they have caused. If it means severe punishment, then so be it. We must never normalize the actions of these animalistic criminals. No criminal…
Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will remain in police custody until February 27 after a Romanian court on Friday extended their detention, Tate’s lawyers told CNN affiliate Antena 3. The brothers are being investigated on allegations of human trafficking and rape. Authorities in Romania said police served search warrants at five homes and took four suspects into custody – two Britons and two Romanians – as part of the investigation. Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) initially said the four suspects had been detained for 24 hours. A Bucharest court accepted an application by DIICOT to hold Tate and…
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined by police for failing to wear a seatbelt while riding in a car. Sunak, who was filming a social media clip at the time of the offense, received a “conditional offer of fixed penalty” by Lancashire Constabulary. A Downing Street spokesperson on Friday said the British leader “will of course comply” with the penalty. “The Prime Minister fully accepts this was a mistake,” the spokesperson added. Sunak’s spokesperson had previously said on Thursday that Sunak apologized for a “brief error of judgment” while he filmed an Instagram video in northern England, and urged people…
Part of the Theodist business model is to positively impact the communities where we live and conduct our business, which is why Theodist works closely with organizations and programs that have a positive impact on the community. One such partnership is with Cheshire disAbility Services, which has seen both organizations develop close working ties over the years. Theodist was pleased to renew the partnership with a K25,000.00 donation, which was presented in the main Theodist Showroom along Waigani Drive. The donation will go towards assisting in the various programs that the organization currently has running, especially those dealing with school-aged…
BSP Life PNG Limited has provided life insurance cover to over 400 plus public servants in East Sepik Province effective 21st November, 2022. This is an initiative of the Office of the Governor of East Sepik Province Honourable Allan Bird and the Provincial Administration in pursuit of equitable allocation of resources for public service in the province who pass away whilst working in the province. East Sepik Provincial Administrator Samson Torovi in thanking the BSP Life team who visited his office on 30th November, 2022, said the East Sepik Provincial Government values its employees who are the greatest assets in…
As part of Kumul Petroleum’s ongoing support to the health sector, the inaugural Kumul Petroleum Charity Golf for ANGAU Cancer Center was launched last Thursday 12th at the Lae Golf Club by Mr. Luke Liria – Executive General Manager, Corporate Affairs. Proceeds from the golf challenge will go toward supporting the Cancer Services at the Morobe Provincial Health Authority in purchasing critical chemotherapy drugs and consumables for ANGAU Cancer Services. KPHL has signed an MOU with the Morobe Provincial Health Authority to fund a total of K15m to refit the ANGAU cancer unit. The charity event will complement the MOU…