U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he intends to end the participation of Gabon, Niger, Uganda and the Central African Republic in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade program. Biden said he was taking the step because of “gross violations” of internationally recognized human rights by …
Read More »Man arrested for killing two people following dispute over dog
Manhattan police announced that they had arrested a man suspected of killing a woman, a man and a dog at the end of September amid a neighborhood conflict. After the incident, which took place in the street, the suspect fled, engaging the police in a long chase to find him. …
Read More »At least 48 dead and six missing in Mexico after Hurricane Otis
Hurricane Otis, which devastated the Pacific coast of Mexico, including the famous seaside resort of Acapulco, left 48 dead, and six people remain missing. A previous report reported 43 deaths, most of them by drowning, but the deaths of five other people in Coyuca de Benitez, a town neighboring Acapulco, …
Read More »At least 440,000 potential victims of child crime in the Catholic Church in Spain
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 …
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