Brazil's former president Michel Temer arrested in corruption investigation
Brazil’s former president Michel Temer was arrested on Thursday in an investigation over suspected corruption involving the construction of nuclear plant Angra 3, prosecutors told Reuters. The arrest of Temer, who denies any wrongdoing, was also confirmed by his lawyer. Several other Brazilian politicians and businessmen have been convicted or charged in the so-called anti-graft […]
Teen confesses to rape and murder of 6-year-old girl before sentencing
Aaron Campbell, 16, confessed to the abduction, rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail before his sentencing on Thursday morning. During his trial, the teen had repeatedly denied the crimes, which took place last July on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. Campbell made the confession during interviews with a criminal justice social worker and a […]
Ex-spa owner denies selling access to Trump, says Dems target her because she's a Chinese Republican
The former operator of a Florida spa named in a prostitution investigation is speaking out for the first time to rebut reports that she sold access to President Donald Trump. In an interview with NBC News, Li “Cindy” Yang said she believes she’s facing allegations of being a Chinese agent solely because of her ethnicity […]
Electric car batteries damaging to environment: Amnesty International
Amnesty International called out electric car manufacturers on Thursday for producing batteries through unethical and fossil-fuel intensive methods. The human rights NGO argued that years of unregulated industry practices for the extraction of the minerals used in lithium-ion batteries have led to “detrimental human rights and environmental impacts.” “Finding effective solutions to the climate crisis […]
Russia releases two American Mormon missionaries
Two American members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints detained in Russia for nearly three weeks have been released and are on their way home to the United States, a church spokesman said Wednesday. Kole Brodowski, 20, and David Gaag, 19, were arrested on March 1 in Novorossiyk, 760 miles south of […]
Nirav Modi: Billionaire jeweller arrested in London over India’s biggest banking fraud
Nirav Modi, a fugitive billionaire jeweller suspected of a $2 billion (€1.76 bn) loan fraud in India, has been arrested in London, Reuters reported on Wednesday citing British police sources. The 48-year-old is one of the main suspects charged in India’s biggest banking fraud at state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB). Modi, who denies wrongdoing, left […]
Maricopa mother accused of abusing her 7 adopted kids
An Arizona mother is accused of abusing her seven adopted children to get them to perform for her YouTube channel. Machelle Hackney and her two adult sons were arrested Friday and are facing abuse charges. Police said Hackney withheld food and water, restricted restroom access, beat and pepper-sprayed the children when they failed to follow […]
Millions in Europe drink contaminated water – UN Report
Millions of people across Europe drink contaminated water, often without knowing it, a new United Nations’ report warned on Tuesday. Some 57 million people across Europe and North America do not have piped water at home, the UN estimates in its latest annual World Water Development report released on Tuesday. A further 21 million people […]
Kit Harington on how 'Game of Thrones' mirrors real-world politics
In Variety’s March 19 cover story, Kit Harington opens up about the final season of “Game of Thrones” and growing into adulthood as part of the biggest show on television. In a conversation in London in December, Harington opened up about the similarities between the series’ politics and our own. “I think it’s always been […]
Democrats seek FBI probe of Florida woman's ties to Trump
Key House and Senate Democrats have asked the FBI and director of National Intelligence to investigate ex-spa owner Li Yang and her relationship with President Trump following reports that she created a business that may have sold access to the president. Yang also founded the chain of massage parlors in Florida that were recently raided […]
French government sacks Paris's Police chief, threatens to ban ‘yellow vest’ protests
France’s prime minister has said Paris’s police chief has been sacked in response to the latest “gilets jaunes” (yellow vest) protest that transformed the capital into chaos with scenes of rioting and looting on Saturday. With pressure mounting, France’s Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said police strategy for maintaining order was not correctly executed, resulting in […]
More than 1,000 feared dead after cyclone in Mozambique
More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation’s president said. “It is a real disaster of great proportions,” President Filipe Nyusi said. Cyclone Idai could prove to be the deadliest storm in generations […]
‘Most plastic ever seen in a whale’, say biologists after mammal dies
16 rice sacks, 4 banana bags and multiple shopping bags were found during an autopsy of a young male Cuvier’s beaked whale that washed up on a beach in the Philippines on Saturday. Marine biologists and volunteers from the D’Bone Collector Museum in Davao City, on the Philippine island of Mindanao say the 4.69 metre […]
Ghana bans harvesting of Rosewood
The Ministry of lands and Natural Resources has directed the Forestry Commission to ban the harvesting of Rosewood in the country. Rosewood is one of the tree species found in the middle belt and Northern parts of the country. The Commission is also to suspend the issuance and processing of the Convention on International Trade […]
