This Thursday, September 5, a 14-year-old boy will appear before the juvenile court of the city of Leicester, suspected of murder after the death of an 80-year-old man Sunday in a park in this city in central England. According to British media including Sky News, the victim, Bhim Kohli, aged …
Read More »Africa: China to create one million jobs
At the opening of the China-Africa Forum in Beijing on Thursday September 5, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a major announcement that over the next three years, the African continent will be able to count on China’s financial support. “China is Africa’s leading trading partner, with bilateral trade worth $167.8 …
Read More »Tiger tamer’s arm ‘torn’ by tiger at amusement park
A tiger tamer was bitten by a tiger at Dreamworld on Monday (September 2) near Brisbane, Australia, according to local hospital services. “The woman suffered a lacerated arm but was in stable condition,” Queensland Ambulance Service said. Queensland Ambulance Service official Justin Payne said the victim was 47 and an …
Read More »Former educator pleads guilty to more than 300 sex offenses
A former Australian childcare worker in his 40s has pleaded guilty to raping and sexually assaulting dozens of children in his care for more than 20 years, ABC News Australia reported on Monday (September 2). Originally from the Gold Coast, in the Brisbane region, Ashley Paul Griffith is being tried …
Read More »Volkswagen could soon close factories in Germany
The German car manufacturer Volkswagen is not ruling out closing factories in Germany as it seeks to save billions more in a cost-cutting program at its namesake brand, the automaker and its works council said Monday. The group considers a major vehicle plant and a component manufacturing site in Germany …
Read More »More than four tons of cocaine destined for Europe seized
Authorities in Guyana announced the seizure on Sunday (September 1) of about 4.4 tons of cocaine worth $200 million buried near a clandestine airstrip intended to be shipped by boat to Europe. “The drugs were found inside underground bunkers in the west, near the border with Venezuela,” said James Singh, …
Read More »USA: Kamala Harris praises Joe Biden
U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris recounted the moment President Joe Biden contacted her to tell her he had stopped his re-election campaign in July 2024. According to her,” When she received the phone call, her family was visiting. They had just enjoyed pancakes and bacon while they busied themselves with …
Read More »Jamaica: 16-year-old boy dies after shark attacks while underwater fishing
A 16-year-old Jamaican boy died earlier this week after being the victim of a shark attack, according to local police and information from the Jamaica Observer. Originally from the Trelawny area, near the tourist town of Montego Bay, Jahmari Reid had gone spearfishing but had not given any sign of …
Read More »Man hides mother’s body in freezer for two years to collect pension
In Sarroch, near Cagliari, Italy, the carabinieri discovered the body of a 78-year-old woman in the freezer of the house where she lived with her son, reports the Italian news agency Ansa. The latter, aged 54, was arrested after confessing to the police that he had hidden the death of …
Read More »One killed and several injured after replica Viking ship capsizes
A woman has died and five others have been rescued after a replica of a wooden Viking ship capsized off Norway’s west coast overnight, authorities said on Wednesday. “Five people have been rescued and are safe,” Norwegian emergency services said on X. The body of a woman was found near …
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