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Anonymous ID: 3c12f0 Dec. 25, 2019, 9:11 p.m. No.7622377   🗄️.is đź”—kun

230,000 people lost in a day: Asia remembers devastating tsunami

 

PHANG NGA, Thailand (Reuters) - Communities across Asia commemorated the 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world’s most deadly disasters. On the morning after Christmas Day in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude quake off northern Sumatra island triggered a tsunami with waves as high as 17.4 meters (57 feet) that swept over vulnerable coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries. Memorials were scheduled in the Indonesian province of Aceh, where entire villages were flattened and more than 125,000 people perished in the giant waves. Since then, the area has been largely rebuilt, with some 25,600 residential, commercial, government and school buildings constructed inside a high-risk zone, that had suffered virtually total devastation in 2004.

 

In Thailand, where more than 5,300 people were killed, including tourists visiting resort islands in the Andaman Sea, officials held a memorial ceremony and called for more awareness and preparedness for disasters. “The government wants to lift safety standards… and build awareness across all sectors in preparing and protecting people against disasters,” Deputy Interior Minister, Nipon Bunyamanee, said at an opening ceremony. He said Dec. 26 had been designated national accident prevention day. Officials later laid wreaths at a memorial centre in Phang Nga province to pay tribute to King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s nephew, Bhumi Jensen, who was last seen jet-skiing off the coast when the tsunami hit.

 

An interfaith service for Muslim, Christian and Buddhist victims was also held. Survivors from Ban Nam Khem, the worst hit Thai village, will hold a candlelight vigil in the evening. At least 1,400 people were killed when waves struck the fishing village. In India, where more than 10,000 people died in the tsunami, survivors also were to hold memorial ceremonies. More than 35,000 people died in Sri Lanka.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-indianocean-tsunami/230000-people-lost-in-a-day-asia-remembers-devastating-tsunami-idUKKBN1YU05O

Anonymous ID: 3c12f0 Dec. 25, 2019, 9:40 p.m. No.7622534   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>2557 >>2564 >>2664 >>2772 >>2896 >>2899

Prosecutors claim Avenatti was over $15 million in debt during alleged Nike extortion

 

California attorney Michael Avenatti, known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump, was more than $15 million in debt when he allegedly tried to extort as much as $25 million from Nike Inc, U.S. prosecutors claimed. “Specifically, the Government presently estimates that the defendant’s debts at that time were, conservatively, in excess of $15 million,” prosecutors said in a filing late on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In a statement to Reuters late on Wednesday, Avenatti denied those claims and dismissed them as “bogus”.

 

“Any claim that I was $15 million in debt is completely bogus, ludicrous and absurd. I can’t wait for the trial in this case, at which point the TRUTH and FACTS will come out and I will be fully exonerated,” Avenatti said in an emailed statement. Last week, Avenatti, 48, pleaded not guilty to an indictment accusing him of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to go public with claims the company made improper payments to athletes. The celebrity lawyer is accused by prosecutors of demanding money from the athletic wear company in exchange for agreeing to scrap a threatened news conference to discuss Nike’s alleged improper payments to elite college basketball recruits.

 

A trial is scheduled for late in January. Nike, which has denied wrongdoing, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on Wednesday. Since his March 25 arrest in the Nike case, Avenatti has defended himself against a variety of criminal charges. He has pleaded not guilty in Manhattan to stealing about $300,000 from Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, after helping her secure a book contract.

 

He has also pleaded not guilty in California to wire fraud, bank fraud and other crimes, including stealing from clients.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-avenatti/prosecutors-claim-avenatti-was-over-15-million-in-debt-during-alleged-nike-extortion-idUSKBN1YU06A

Anonymous ID: 3c12f0 Dec. 25, 2019, 10:40 p.m. No.7622787   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>2861

>>7622769

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