More than 440,000 minors could have been victims of sexual assault by religious figures in Spain, according to an estimate published this Friday by an independent commission of inquiry into child crime in the Catholic Church. The report does not provide precise figures, but contains a survey carried out at …
Read More »Former Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang dies after heart attack
Former Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has died at age 68 following a heart attack, Chinese state media reported on Friday. “Comrade Li Keqiang was recently taking rest in Shanghai. On October 26, he had a sudden heart attack and died at 00:10 on October 27 (Thursday at 16:10 GMT) …
Read More »Charles III and his wife visit Kenya
Charles III and his wife Camilla will pay a state visit to Kenya from October 31 to November 3 as his first trip to a Commonwealth country since his coronation, the Buckingham Palace announced. The visit, at the invitation of Kenyan President William Ruto, will be an opportunity to “celebrate …
Read More »Woman arrested for sexually assaulting 84-year-old man
A 39-year-old woman was arrested overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in Milan, Italy, suspected of having sexually assaulted an octogenarian in order to divert his attention and steal money and objects from his house, local media reported. It was the children of this 84-year-old man who alerted the authorities and …
Read More »European Union opens an investigation against Meta and Tiktok
The European Union announced on Thursday the opening of an investigation targeting the social networks Meta (Facebook, Instagram) and Tiktok. The institution demands details on the measures they are implementing against the dissemination of “false information” and “illegal content”, after Hamas attacks against Israel. It explained that it had sent …
Read More »WHO chief calls on Hamas to release ‘civilian hostages’
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Sunday called on Hamas to release all Israeli “civilian hostages”, while declaring himself “very concerned” about Israeli bombings against “Palestinian civilians” in the Gaza strip. “Innocent civilians and children are paying the price,” he warned from Manila, at the …
Read More »Two South African nationals killed in Israel-Hamas conflict
Two South Africans have been killed in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has announced. Dirco announced the news on Friday, but did not reveal the identity of those who had died. “The Department of International Relations and Cooperation can …
Read More »Man executed for murder of 70-year-old woman
A man was executed in Texas, United States, on Tuesday after being sentenced to death for the murder of an elderly woman in 2000. “Jedidiah Murphy, a 48-year-old American, received a lethal injection in a Huntsville prison and was pronounced dead,” the Texas Department of Justice reported. This year, already …
Read More »Air France postpones resumption of its flights to Mali
Air France announced the postponement until further notice of the resumption of its flights to Mali, after the government of this country declared on Wednesday that it had not yet given authorization for their restart. Air France said on Tuesday it would resume flights to and from Mali’s capital Bamako …
Read More »12-year-old boy convicted of murder of 60-year-old woman
A 13-year-old boy pleaded guilty on Tuesday October 3 in Sheffield, northern England, admitting to having killed a 60-year-old woman last April by hitting her while he was driving the victim’s car. The sixty-year-old woman was discovered dead in front of her home on April 5, visibly hit by her …
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