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  • Slow internet woes: Man sets fire to internet equipment, gets seven years in prison

    Slow internet woes: Man sets fire to internet equipment, gets seven years in prison

    Authorities in China have sentenced a man to seven years in prison for setting internet equipment on fire after becoming enraged by a slow internet connection.

    According to NDTV, a man by the name of Lan in China said in a statement that the internet was so slow that he retaliated by destroying a public box containing optical fiber network cables.

    In a court statement, details statated that “the man used a lighter to set a napkin he had on him on fire, then burned down a telecommunications box at a traffic intersection”.

    Nearly 4,000 households and offices, including a public hospital, lost internet access for 28 to 50 hours as a result of the fire.

    “After the incident, public security officials seized Lan’s instrument of crime — a lighter,” according to the court in Cenxi.

    Lan was sentenced to seven years in prison for “disrupting public telecommunications facilities.”

  • Woman gives birth to twins in different years

    Woman gives birth to twins in different years

    The astonishing news about the birth of twins by a mother in two years is a new year special. One twin came in 2021 while the other came in 2022.

    According to NDTV,, the first twin was born at 11:45 PM on New Year’s Eve (2021), while the second one said hello to Earth exactly at midnight in 2022.

    Fatima Madrigal and Robert Trujillo gave birth to the twins — a boy named Alfredo and his sister Aylin. The hospital, Natividad Medical Centre, shared on its Facebook page. “Baby Aylin Yolanda Trujillo was born exactly at midnight in 2022, but get this: Her twin brother, Alfredo Antonio Trujillo, was born 15 minutes before in 2021.”

    Madrigal’s take on her babies having unique birthdays: “It’s crazy to me that they are twins and have different birthdays,” she said, “I was surprised and happy that she arrived at midnight.”

    People magazine reported that Aylin weighed 5 lbs, 14 oz (2.66 kg approx), and big brother Alfredo weighed 6 lbs, 1 oz (2.75 kg approx) and the twins are healthy and doing well.

    According to NDTV,, Dr Ana Abril Arias who delivered the babies at the hospital, said,“This was definitely one of the most memorable deliveries of my career.”

    “It was an absolute pleasure to help these little ones arrive here safely in 2021 and 2022,” she said.

    The doctor further added: “What an amazing way to start the New Year”.