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South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is said to be ‘fine’ after requiring surgery in Johannesburg on head and facial injuries sustained in a boating accident. The 22-year-old double amputee, known as Blade Runner due to his prosthetic legs, was with friends on the Vaal River when his boat hit an unknown object.
Public debate over fireworks is taking over China’s online chatter, ignited by Monday’s tragic blaze in central Beijing which left one of China’s most treasured modern buildings in cinders, killing one fireman and injuring several bystanders. Police on Thursday announced they had detained 12 people, including four employees of China’s state television station CCTV. They are being held as suspects for setting off large firecrackers next to the newly constructed Mandarin Oriental Hotel, a flagship property of the hotel chain.
A massive fire engulfed a newly constructed, unoccupied luxury hotel in central Beijing on Monday night. The cause of the blaze at the 40-story Mandarin Oriental is not known, and there were no reports of injuries, according to CNN staff members who were at the scene.