A description of conditions on board the slave ships and an outline of the Zong case of 29 November 1781. Poor weather conditions and inept navigation resulted in a journey that took months rather ...

The case went to court. At first the jury ruled ... As with the captain of the Zong, he hoped that the insurance would cover the loss.

Zong Qinghou, the rags-to-riches founder of one of China’s biggest beverage makers, has died. The self-made billionaire, who was once China’s richest man, died of an illness on Sunday at the ...