US teacher shot by 6-year-old sues assistant principal: ‘I thought I had died’ A former Virginia teacher who was shot by a six-year-old student in her classroom in 2023 testified on Thursday that she thought she had died that day. Abby Zwerner testified in her US$40 million lawsuit filed against a former assistant principal who is accused of ignoring multiple warnings that the student had a gun. Zwerner was shot in the hand and chest in January 2023 as she sat at a reading table in her first-grade classroom at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. Zwerner spent... image
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US teacher shot by 6-year-old sues assistant principal: ‘I thought I had died’
Abby Zwerner, who had six surgeries and still has a bullet in her chest, says multiple warnings that the child had a gun were ignored.
Brazil shrugs off US-China soybean deal as seasonal trade Brazil’s soybean producers are downplaying concerns over a freshly minted US-China trade agreement that will see Beijing resume large-scale purchases of American soybeans, insisting the 12 million tonnes (13.23 million tons) pledged represents routine seasonal trade rather than a market upheaval. Mauricio Buffon, president of Brazil’s Soybean Producers Association (Aprosoja), said the volume announced by Washington and Beijing on Wednesday should not alarm Brazilian exporters, framing it as part... image
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Brazil shrugs off US-China soybean deal as seasonal trade
Farmers say Beijing’s renewed US buys won’t upend Brazil’s exports, but tight credit and dry weather cloud outlook.
Chipmaker CXMT eyes US$42 billion Shanghai listing, sources say Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) plans an initial public offering (IPO) in Shanghai as soon as the first quarter of next year, eyeing a valuation of up to 300 billion yuan ($42.12 billion), according to two sources briefed on the matter. Founded in 2016 with government backing, CXMT leads China’s strategic push to build a foothold in a global DRAM market long dominated by companies from Japan, South Korea and the United States. China’s leading manufacturer of dynamic... image
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Chipmaker CXMT eyes US$42 billion Shanghai listing, sources say
IPO plans come as China’s semiconductor stocks surge, with the benchmark CSI CN semiconductor index rallying 49 per cent year-to-date.
Why top Chinese scientist warned public against ‘hubris’ over country’s advances The Chinese people have been urged to stay “calm and objective” about the country’s advances in cutting-edge weapons by a veteran rocket scientist, who warned “a lot of effort” was still needed. An array of advanced rockets, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, featured in last month’s Victory Day parade in Beijing along with other hi-tech weapons, generating considerable public enthusiasm. In an interview for a popular video account, Zhao Ruian, 84, a former researcher with the China... image
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Why top Chinese scientist warned public against ‘hubris’ over country’s advances
Rocket specialist Zhao Ruian has urged the Chinese people to remain calm about hi-tech weapons because ‘true breakthroughs lie in 2050’.
‘Light in our darkest days’: mum of slain Malaysian schoolgirl moved by support Wong Lee Ping, the grieving mother of 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen, whose brutal murder on October 14 shocked Malaysia, has expressed profound gratitude for the outpouring of community support, describing it as a beacon of light in our darkest hour. “We are truly touched and humbled by the outpouring of love, support, and presence from all of you during this painful period. Your care has been a light in our darkest days,” Wong expressed in a touching message shared on social media following her... image
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‘Light in our darkest days’: mum of slain Malaysian schoolgirl moved by support
Heartbroken mum Wong Lee Ping shares a poignant tribute to her murdered daughter, Yap Shing Xuen, while expressing her deep gratitude.
‘It’ author Stephen King tops US school book ban list amid censorship divide A new report on book bans in US schools finds It author Stephen King is the writer most likely to be censored, with the country divided between states actively restricting works and those attempting to limit or eliminate bans. PEN America’s “Banned in the USA,” released on Wednesday, tracks more than 6,800 instances of books being temporarily or permanently pulled for the 2024-2025 school year. The new number is down from more than 10,000 in 2023-24, but still far above the levels of a few years... image
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‘It’ author Stephen King tops US school book ban list amid censorship divide
PEN America’s report revealed a ‘story of two countries’, with most bans on LGBTQ and race content coming from Florida, Texas, and Tennessee.