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THE PHILIPPINES

3 seamen killed and 2 missing in ship capsize

Two Chinese and a Filipino seamen were killed in a ship capsized off the waters of Bataan Province on Friday night, the Chinese embassy in the Philippines said on Sunday. The Sierra Leone-flagged MV Hong Hai 189, a dredger with 20 crew members, capsized around 9:30 pm on Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard said. So far, 12 Chinese crew members have been rescued, and two others still missing. Three of the four Filipino crew members were rescued. The rescued crew members are in good health, and the search for the missing is still underway, according to the embassy.

JAPAN

'Black rain' victims recognition demanded

Twenty-three residents of Hiroshima have filed a lawsuit with the Hiroshima District Court, demanding recognition of their status as victims of radioactive "black rain" following the 1945 US atomic bombing. In their lawsuit on Friday, the plaintiffs, aged 70 to 90, argued that the scope of "black rain" was much wider than the government's claim, and that if they were found to have been exposed to radioactive rain, they should be identified as victims regardless of whether they were sick or not. The "black rain" refers to nuclear fallout or radioactive blackened rain that fell after US atomic bombs exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Only residents with radiation-related illnesses in heavy rain zones could be identified as victims of nuclear explosions and have access to relevant state treatment.

UNITED STATES

Man gets 4.5 years for role in Capitol riot

A Southern California man who assaulted police with pepper spray during the storming of the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison, federal authorities announced. Jeffrey Scott Brown, 56, of Santa Ana received a sentence of 54 months in federal prison for felony and misdemeanor charges related to the mob attack by supporters of former president Donald Trump, the US Department of Justice said in a Friday news statement. More than 1,000 individuals have been arrested, including more than 320 people who have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.

Xinhua - Agencies