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Fake city in Chinese prison

A prison in Beijing, China features facilities like fake subway tunnels, grocery stores, and computer cafes to make sure that the inmates can adjust to the modern amenities outside the prison.

Spain hit by magnitude 5 quake but no damage reported

A magnitude 5 earthquake shook central and eastern Spain yesterday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake’s epicenter was close to the town of Ossa de Montiel, 170 km (105 miles) south of Madrid, at a depth of about 15 km, according to Spain’s National Institute of Seismology. It gave a magnitude of 5.2 for the earthquake. Buildings could be felt shaking as far as Madrid, according to Reuters witnesses. There were no immediate reports […]

BBL must address Filipino aspiration for peace & justice – Ferrer

MANILA, PIA – Government of the Philippines (GPH) peace panel chair Professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer on Monday asked Congress to enshrine and protect the people’s aspirations for peace and justice as envisioned in the 1987 Philippine Constitution ‎when it considers changes to the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). The chief negotiator referred to the statement of the framers of the Philippine Constitution which states that “the decision on the BBL will ultimately rest on what the people […]