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Migrants board on a ferry as they leave the Island of Lampedusa, Southern Italy, to be transferred in Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Friday, April 17, 2015.
Nearly 7000 asylum seekers arrive at Italian island in less than 24 hours
LAMPEDUSA — The Mediterranean island of Lampedusa is a first point of arrival for people seeking asylum or looking to keep moving north to other European countries.A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia, overwhelmed a tiny southern Italian island on Wednesday, taxing the coast guard's capability to intercept the smugglers' vessels and sorely testing Premier Giorgia Meloni's pledge to thwart illegal migration.Compounding the political pressure on Italy's first far-right leader were vows by France and Germany to rebuff migrants who arrive by sea on Italian shores, and in defiance of European Union asylum system rules, head northward to try to find jobs or relatives in those and other northern countries on the continent.Starting early on...
September 14, 2023

Nearly 7000 asylum seekers arrive at Italian island in less than 24 hours

Shops on London's Oxford Street are struggling to keep revenue at a sustainable level.
Shoplifting surges in UK as retail workers face rise in violence and abuse
LONDON — Major retailers have warned that a new 'epidemic' is becoming serious enough to eat into their profits.As British consumers struggle with onerous interest rates and stubbornly high prices, some of the country's top retailers are warning that a spike in shoplifting is putting both revenues and their staff at risk.In an interview with BBC Radio, the chair of the John Lewis Partnership said that low-level retail crime is a problem on multiple levels, and that the situation shows signs of getting out of control."It's become an epidemic," said White, whose group owns both John Lewis department stores and the Waitrose supermarket chain."Across the sector, it's about £1 billion" (€860,000) she said of the retail industry's losses to...
September 14, 2023

Shoplifting surges in UK as retail workers face rise in violence and abuse

Sara Sharif had sustained 'multiple and extensive injuries', a post-mortem examination found
Sara Sharif: Three relatives arrested on suspicion of murder
LONDON — The father, stepmother and uncle of Sara Sharif, 10, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after returning to the UK from Pakistan.Urfan Sharif, 41, his wife Beinash Batool, 29, and his brother Faisal Malik, 28, were arrested at Gatwick Airport at around 19:45 BST after disembarking a flight from Dubai.Police said three people were in custody and would be interviewed.Sara's body was found at her home in Woking on 10 August.The three adults, who lived with her, left the UK for Pakistan the day before police found Sara's body.A post-mortem examination found she had sustained multiple and extensive injuries.Sara's mother, Olga Sharif, has been informed of the latest developments and is being supported by officers, Surrey Police said.In an interview with the Sun...
September 14, 2023

Sara Sharif: Three relatives arrested on suspicion of murder

Putin and Kim meet in Russia
Vladimir Putin says military cooperation with Kim Jong Un a possibility
MOSCOW — North Korea's Kim Jong Un is continuing his highly scrutinized visit to Russia, following talks with Vladimir Putin over a suspected arms deal.The pair met on Wednesday at the Vostochny space center after Kim arrived in his private armored train.Putin later said they discussed "possibilities" for military cooperation, and indicated he would help Pyongyang develop satellites.The US says Moscow is attempting to buy weapons to support its war on Ukraine.It has warned that any help Moscow gives to Pyongyang's satellite programme would violate UN Security Council resolutions.Putin has also accepted an invitation from Kim to visit North Korea. Few heads of state have visited the closed off state.Wednesday's meeting between the two sanctioned regimes, which...
September 14, 2023

Vladimir Putin says military cooperation with Kim Jong Un a possibility

Princess Martha Louise of Norway and her fiance, self-professed shaman Durek Verrett, have set their wedding date.
Norway's princess sets date to wed shaman
OSLO — Norway's Princess Martha Louise will marry her American partner, self-styled shaman Durek Verrett, next summer, the couple has announced.King Harald V congratulated the pair, saying he was happy to welcome Verrett to his family.The princess relinquished her royal duties last year to run the alternative medicine business she shares with her fiance.Verrett is known for promoting unfounded medical practices.He has suggested cancer is a choice and sold medallions online said to ward off Covid-19, while Princess Martha Louise has claimed she is able to communicate with angels.They announced their engagement in June 2022 and received the king's blessing."We are excited to have Durek Verrett join the family and we look forward to celebrating the big day with them,"...
September 14, 2023

Norway's princess sets date to wed shaman

Isa Balado was doing a live broadcast about a robbery when the incident happened
Anger in Spain after man appears to grope reporter live on air
MADRID — Spanish police have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a journalist after he allegedly touched her while she was live on TV.Isa Balado was reporting on a Madrid robbery on Tuesday when he walked up and appeared to touch her bottom, which he denied when she confronted him.Ms Balado tried to continue but was interrupted by the program's host."Isa, forgive me for interrupting you... but did he just touch your bottom?" Nacho Abad asked.The reporter confirmed it, and Abad told her to put the "idiot" on camera, to which the shot moves to show both Isa Balado and the man, who was still standing with her, smiling and laughing."As much as you want to ask what channel we are from, do you really have to touch my bottom? I'm doing a live show...
September 14, 2023

Anger in Spain after man appears to grope reporter live on air

Urfan Sharif, Beinash Batool, Faisal Malik. — courtesy Surrey Police
Adults sought over 10-year-old Sara Sharif's death returning to UK
LONDON — Three people who police want to speak to over the death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif are returning to the UK from Pakistan.Sara's father, Urfan Sharif, his wife Beinash Batool and brother Faisal Malik, are expected to land later Wednesday.Surrey Police said they wanted to speak to the trio, who were living with Sara before her death and left the UK the day before her body was found.Post-mortem tests found Sara sustained "multiple and extensive injuries".Sara's father, his wife and his brother are booked on a flight landing at London Gatwick tonight, having changed in Dubai.They had flown to Dubai on a plane from an airport at Sialkot, in the Punjab province, early Wednesday morning.It has not yet been confirmed that they boarded the flight in Dubai. Police in...
September 13, 2023

Adults sought over 10-year-old Sara Sharif's death returning to UK

European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen, seen in this file photo, makes her annual State of the Union address at the European Parliament Wednesday.
Europe set to launch anti-subsidy inquiry into Chinese EVs
STRASBOURG — Against fears that low-cost China-made electric vehicles (EVs) may cause huge losses for European automakers, the European Union (EU) will open an anti-subsidy investigation.The inquiry was announced by the European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen at the annual State of the Union address at the European Parliament.In her remarks, von der Leyen said that the EV sector is a crucial industry for the clean economy with a huge potential for Europe, but the global markets are flooded by low-cost Chinese electric cars, their prices kept artificially low by vast state subsidies.“We have to be clear-eyed about the risks we face”, said von der Leyen, stating that the surge of cheap Chinese EVs “is distorting our market.” Von der Leyen added that Europe cannot...
September 13, 2023

Europe set to launch anti-subsidy inquiry into Chinese EVs

A photo shared by Razvozhayev on Telegram showed flames engulfing what appeared to be vessel
Ukraine launches missile attack on Crimea shipyard, Russia says
KYIV — Russia says Ukraine has launched 10 missiles and three unmanned boats in an attack on the home of its Black Sea fleet in Crimea.The attack caused a large fire at a Sevastopol shipyard which left 24 people injured, Russia said.Moscow-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev claimed most of the weapons were intercepted.Russia said two of its ships were damaged as a result of hits by cruise missiles.A photo shared by Razvozhayev on Telegram shows flames engulfing what appears to be a vessel at a port as he stands speaking into his phone.It is thought to be in an area where ships were undergoing repairs. Ukrainian military intelligence sources say a large Russian amphibious landing ship and a submarine - both thought to be in dry dock - were damaged. If both were hit that would make...
September 13, 2023

Ukraine launches missile attack on Crimea shipyard, Russia says

Red fire ants have become established in Europe for the first time.
Invasive fire ants have made it to Europe and are likely to spread as the climate heats up
ROME — Red fire ants are one of the world's worst and costliest invasive alien species — and they're making Italy their home.One of the world’s worst invasive alien species has arrived in Europe for the first time, a new study reveals.The red fire ant has formed a mature population in Sicily, Italy, according to research published in the scientific journal Current Biology.The study warns that, with the help of global warming, the ants could spread across the continent. The climate in half of Europe’s urban areas is already suitable for the species.This could have devastating and costly impacts on biodiversity, crops and human health.As aggressive foragers, fire ants usually become the dominant ant species when they are introduced to a new territory.This means they can...
September 13, 2023

Invasive fire ants have made it to Europe and are likely to spread as the climate heats up

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