Hong Kong has closed more than a dozen beaches after a palm oil spill washed foul-smelling, Styrofoam-like clumps ashore, the latest major environmental disaster to blight the territory's waters. The Chinese-controlled city closed two more beaches in the south of Hong Kong island on Tuesday, bringing to 13 the total shut since two vessels collided in the Pearl River estuary. It took two days for mainland Chinese authorities to inform Hong Kong about the collision, the government said.
Hong Kong has closed more than a dozen beaches after a palm oil spill washed foul-smelling, Styrofoam-like clumps ashore, the latest major environmental disaster to blight the territory's waters. The Chinese-controlled city closed two more beaches in the south of Hong Kong island on Tuesday, bringing to 13 the total shut since two vessels collided in the Pearl River estuary. It took two days for mainland Chinese authorities to inform Hong Kong about the collision, the government said.
The messages sent by an alleged paedophile who was arrested after a woman sitting behind him on a plane spotted him discussing abusing children have been revealed. Michael Kellar, 56, was detained on 31 July after a fellow passenger on the Southwest Airlines flight from Seattle, Washington, to San Jose, California, saw the messages and reported him to authorities. The graphic content of the texts has now been released in court documents, revealing that Kellar was allegedly discussing plans to drug and rape two young children.
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