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Five things you need to know
A plane crash in March that killed 132 passengers was caused by the pilot, US officials have reportedly found. US media, citing investigators, have claimed that the China Eastern Airlines plane was intentionally put into a nose-dive.
JUST IN: The China Eastern Airlines plane crash that killed 132 people on March 21 is believed to have been caused by an intentional act, U.S. officials tell @ABC News. https://t.co/N1d9kD9KrQ
— ABC News (@ABC) May 17, 2022
Police in the US have said a man accused of shooting three women at a Texas salon deliberately targeted people of East Asian origin. The FBI has now opened a hate crime investigation into the alleged crimes of Jeremy Theron Smith.
Texas police make arrest in possible Asian hate crime shooting at Dallas salon https://t.co/s7qH8md3oX pic.twitter.com/eAVEXwotlY
— New York Post (@nypost) May 17, 2022
An 18th Century Chinese vase bought for less than a thousand dollars in the 1980s has sold for $2.3 million at auction. The object had been estimated to sell for less than $200,000.
An "extremely rare" 18th Century Chinese vase has sold for almost £1.5m.
— BBC South (@BBCSouthNews) May 18, 2022
It was bought in the 1980s for a few hundred pounds and kept in a kitchen https://t.co/jtAie2vyOu
A Russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing a civilian in the first war crimes trial related to the Ukraine war. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, admitted shooting a 62-year-old man in the early days of the Russian invasion.
Russia-Ukraine war: first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes pleads guilty, Russia says nearly 700 more fighters surrender– live https://t.co/1dOccGEYbM
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 18, 2022
A court in Los Angeles has struck down a California law that forces companies to have up to three women on corporate boards. Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis said the 2018 legislation is unconstitutional because it violates the right to equal treatment under the law.
A judge has ruled that California’s landmark law requiring women on corporate boards is unconstitutional.
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 16, 2022
The law that would have required boards have up to three female directors by this year violated the right to equal treatment, the judge said. https://t.co/RyzEfiYRNO
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has got himself into something of a pickle after flattening a child during a soccer game. Morrison is hoping to extend his time as leader of the country when citizens vote in a federal election this weekend.
⚽️ Watch: ‘Bulldozer’ Australia prime minister Scott Morrison flattens a child while playing football
— The Times (@thetimes) May 18, 2022
🔗 Read the full story here: https://t.co/2pGJ0lqFRs pic.twitter.com/UyobitBTj2