Italy: Teenage bus-hijacking hero to be granted citizenship
An Egyptian teenager that raised the alarm after his school bus was hijacked and later set on fire in Milan is to be granted Italian citizenship, according to authorities. ANSA news agency quoted Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini as referring to the 13-year-old, Ramy Shehata, as his “son,” as he confirmed the citizenship. “Yes to […]
Wealthy German family to donate €10 million after extent of Nazi past is uncovered
One of Germany’s wealthiest families, whose investment company owns stakes in some of the world’s best-known brands including Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and Pret a Manger, is to give €10 million to charity. It came after the unearthing of evidence showing the Reimann family’s ancestors support of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, according to a […]
Albino penguin makes first public appearance
The world’s only albino penguin raised in captivity has made its first public appearance, at Gdansk Zoo on Friday. The bird, whose gender is unknown and who has not so far been named, tentatively stepped out of its shelter, sticking close to other members of its flock. The zoo’s penguin keeper Tomasz Fiolkowski said: “My […]
Bill Gates urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to 'get to zero' in polio fight
Local Afghan Taliban leaders are hindering global efforts to end polio, but Afghanistan and Pakistan must continue their fight to “get to zero” cases, the philanthropist Bill Gates said on Monday. In a telephone interview with Reuters, Gates was optimistic about the global plan to eradicate the paralysing viral disease, but said Afghanistan’s conflict and […]
