Domestic: Elementary child dies due to harsh beating at school, teacher placed on administrative leaveMarkos ScafidisSofia Musa, aged eight, died yesterday at South Tarina Elementary School after what parents say was an “excessive, barbaric, and sadistic attack on our daughter” for a “minuscule disruption” in the classroom.
Sofia passed yesterday evening at River Bay Regional Hospital after suffering a severe beating by her teacher. Natalia Comakou, the teacher who performed the disciplining violently hit the child after she back-talked Mrs. Comakou and refused to say the morning pledge. Sofia soon after refused to perform push ups as a punishment before continuing to back-talk Mrs. Comakou.
This is when, reports say, that Mrs. Comakou allegedly grabbed the child by the arm and hit her on the head with a wooden baton multiple times before pushing her to the ground.
School principal, Vasso Marellis, says that “we are reviewing all reports from parents, students, staff, and medical professionals in accordance with the law to investigate Sofia’s death.”
Vasso Marellis further went on to express his “deepest and sincerest apologies and condolences to the Musa family in this time of tragedy.”
Staff reports that Mrs. Comakou commonly went “overboard” when disciplining her students and was overly aggressive with her fellow faculty as well.
Mrs. Comakou is a decorated veteran of the Imperial Army who after being honorably discharged, pursued her passion and calling for teaching.
While corporal and physical punishments such as lashings, spankings, push ups, sit ups, and hitting are commonplace and widespread in Doravan elementary through high schools for classroom disruptions and behavioral issues, the extent of which has very rarely caused the death of a child.
The last child death due to school disciplining occurred in 1901 when Karolos Mitrou, aged 16, died from a heat stroke after being forced to perform push ups outside on school grounds in a temperature of 39 degrees Celsius.
Sofia’s death has brought forth a multitude of other reports of child “abuse” on school grounds.
Last week, Sakis Gerotsis, aged 9, was hospitalized after almost a dozen lashings left deep cuts on his back after he refused to sit down in class. Two weeks earlier, Eliza Kostalli, aged 17, was also hospitalized after suffering from a heat stroke after being forced to run until collapsing after back-talking her teacher.
While the policy of obedience and submission of students to their superiors is paramount to Doravo’s education system, recent reforms have been proposed; though their likelihood of occurring is slim.
Domestic: Rail strike massacre occurs after Imperial Guard opens fire on crowd, “they refused to disperse”Nik ChaconotisTragedy struck the Central Kyrina Rail Terminal as 12 people died and 58 were injured after Imperial Guard soldiers of the 201st Division, commonly known as the “Emperor’s Fist” opened fire on an amassing mob in support of the 22nd June Rail Strikes.
The mob had amassed to nearly 200 people in and around the rail terminal and were engaging in “civil disobedience" while displaying "aggressive behavior.”
After repeated attempts from the 201st Division to dispel the growing crowd with less-than-lethal weaponry, and after repeated taunts and violent acts from the mob, the guard was forced to engage in lethal action with the crowd to defend themselves.
After the first shots sounded, the mob dispersed, and in the chaos 4 people died and 32 were wounded. The remaining deaths and injuries occurred from the actions of the Imperial Guard.
201st Division commander, Captain Kimon Birotis, said this in regard to the incident, “my soldiers acted in the best interest of their own safety and the safety of the greater good of the people involved. While the consequences are not desirable, and it brings me no joy in knowing twelve citizens have lost their lives today, I stand by the actions of my men.”
A memorial is being organized by the families of the deceased.
Domestic: 5,000 people affected by Doravan Imperial Airways cancellations, “my wife is dying in a hospital across the country”Alexia ZappouliAround 30 Doravan Imperial Airways flights carrying up to 5,000 passengers have been canceled due to staff and pilot shortage.
Additionally, Imperial Airways announced plans to cut 7% of its 100,000 flights scheduled between July and September.
The move came after Concordia International Airport, Imperial Airways main airport, said it will reduce the number of flights taking off from its airport during the peak summer season because of staff shortages.
Tens of thousands of passengers have been hit by airport disruption and flight cancellations in recent weeks.
Some airlines might be able to combine flights with Imperial Airway, meaning some passengers will not have their journeys postponed. The number of how many however is currently unknown.
"We apologize unreservedly for the disruption passengers have faced over the course of this weekend," the Imperial Airways said.
Alesian Air told INN it had made a "small number of cancellations" as a result of similar issues of staffing along with minor logistical issues.
Alesian Air will be able to re-accommodate the vast majority of customers onto new flights.
Hundreds of flights across the Empire were canceled in June, and concerns have been raised of further travel woes during the summer.
The disruption has been caused by several factors, but staff shortages have left the aviation industry struggling to cope with summer demand.
Imperial Airways also confirmed there would be flight cancellations at other airports across the airline's network, but it has not yet worked out a precise number.
Last week, Concordia Imperial Airport said it would cap the number of passengers allowed at the airport over summer, leading to a 16% fall in planned flights.
Imperial Airways said customers would be given advance notice and the potential to rebook onto alternative flights. It added many would be able to rebook on the same day they had originally planned to travel.
If your flight is canceled, you have the right to either a full refund, or a replacement flight.
Domestic: Severe drought reveals long forgotten 2,000-year-old city covered by River LiriCamillo CericolaArchaeologists have uncovered an ancient metropolis of the Alesian Republic once submerged below the River Liri. The settlement was revealed when the levels of the Liri reservoir plunged earlier this year due to extreme drought in southern Doravo.
The extensive city with a palace and several large buildings could be the city of Ambiani—believed to have been an important center in the Alesian Republic between 2-566 CE.
This led to the reappearance of a Bronze Age city that had been submerged decades ago without any prior archaeological investigations. It is located near the city of Milea in the Milea-Tirina Fief.
The unforeseen event sent archaeologists scrambling to excavate and document at least parts of this large, important city as quickly as possible before it was resubmerged.
A team for the rescue excavations was put together within days. Funding for the work was obtained at short notice from the Antonis Glarakos Foundation. They were under immense time pressure because it was not clear when the water in the river would rise again—and the exposed walls of large buildings in the old city complex would vanish.
Fortunately, the researchers succeeded in largely mapping the city. In addition to a palace, several other large buildings were uncovered—a massive fortification with walls and towers, a monumental, multi-story storage building and an industrial complex.
The research team was stunned by the well-preserved state of the walls—sometimes to a height of several meters—despite the fact that the walls are made of sun-dried mud bricks and were under water for more than 40 years.
This good preservation is due to the fact that the city was destroyed in an earthquake around 481 CE, during which the collapsing upper parts of the walls buried the buildings.
Of particular interest is the discovery of five ceramic vessels that contained an archive of over 100 engraved tablets. They date to shortly after the earthquake disaster struck the city. Some clay tablets, which may be letters, are even still in their clay envelopes.
The researchers hope this discovery will provide important information about the end of the Republican period and the rise of the Alesian Empire.
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