News Headlines - 27 October 2020
▽Protests flare in Philadelphia after police kill Black man | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
More than a dozen people were arrested and more than 30 officers injured in protests stemming from the police shooting death of a Black man they say refused their orders to drop a knife in a confrontation captured on video, Philadelphia police said Tuesday.
The man, identified by city officials as Walter Wallace, 27, was shot before 4 p.m. Monday in an episode filmed by a bystander and posted on social media. Bystanders and neighbors complained that police fired excessive shots.
Four Hong Kong activists entered the US consulate on Tuesday afternoon in a dramatic bid for asylum, just hours after the city’s police national security unit arrested the former leader of a pro-independence group as he was planning a similar move at the diplomatic mission.
It is understood that the four - after a Post reporter saw them running up Garden Road and talking to security guards at the entrance before they were allowed into the compound - were later rejected, but there was no official confirmation... One source familiar with the situation said the group was seeking asylum in the United States, and the Post can confirm that at least one of them faces charges stemming from last year’s anti-government protests.
▽China plans to phase out conventional gas-burning cars by 2035 - Nikkei Asia
China plans to make all new vehicles sold in 2035 "eco-friendly," part of a goal that promises to give a tailwind to Japanese automakers like Toyota Motor, which specializes in hybrid engines.
Of all new vehicles sold that year in the world's most populous nation, 50% are to be "new-energy" vehicles -- electric, plug-in hybrid or fuel cell-powered. The other half are to be hybrids.
The country's organization of automobile experts on Tuesday announced its road map for new-energy vehicles. The report is created under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and will serve as the basis for China's rules and policies for automobiles.
In 2019, new-energy vehicles made up 5% of all new car sales in China. According to the road map, the ratio will increase incrementally until it reaches 50%. Of the new-energy vehicles, more than 95% are to be EVs.
▽Fighting cock kills police chief in Philippine raid - CNA
Cockfighting is a popular blood sport in the archipelago where money is bet on the outcome of a fight - often to the death - between two colourful birds armed with bladed spurs.
It has been banned along with other sporting and cultural events during the coronavirus pandemic to prevent large crowds from gathering and spreading the contagion.
Monday's freak accident in the central province of Northern Samar happened when Lieutenant Christian Bolok picked up a fighting cock as he gathered evidence of the unlawful event.
Its blade struck his left thigh and he bled to death, provincial police chief Colonel Arnel Apud told AFP.
▽Viral photo sparks concerns about Indonesia's 'Jurassic Park' - BBC News
The multi-million dollar site is part of the government's plans to overhaul tourism in Komodo National Park.
The viral image has sparked questions about the impact on the conservation of the famed dragons, the world's largest lizards... Komodo dragons are only found in the wild on a handful of Indonesian islands where they are estimated to have roamed for millions of years.
