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Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies, and attempting to murder six more between 2015 and 2016.
British nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies
LONDON — A British nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the hospital where she worked, making her the country’s worst baby serial killer in recent times. Lucy Letby, 33, harmed babies in her care by injecting air into their blood and stomachs, overfeeding them with milk, physically assaulting them and poisoning them with insulin, Manchester Crown Court in northern England heard. Police found a trove of handwritten notes while searching Letby’s house during their investigation, including one that read: “I am evil I did this.”She secretly attacked 13 babies on the neonatal ward at the Countess of Chester hospital between 2015 and 2016, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said in a statement.Her intention was to kill...
August 18, 2023

British nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies

Damage to the Expocentre building in Moscow, Russia, following a drone attack on August 18.
Drone attack hits building in central Moscow
MOSCOW — Russian officials have accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on a building in Moscow, causing an explosion that was heard across the city's business district.Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defenses had shot down the drone with its debris falling on the city's Expo Center.It marks the latest in a series of such attacks on the Russian capital.Unverified footage on social media appeared to show thick grey smoke rising into the night sky over Moscow.There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, but officials in Kyiv have never formally acknowledged launching attacks on targets in Moscow.The attack occurred at around 04:00 local time (01:00 GMT), Russia's defense ministry said on Telegram.It said that, after activating the city's air defense systems, the drone...
August 18, 2023

Drone attack hits building in central Moscow

SBB currently assumes both tunnel tubes will be available for limited rail traffic at the beginning of 2024
Gotthard: World's longest rail tunnel shut for months after freight crash
GENEVA — The world's longest rail tunnel has been shut to passenger services after a derailment in Switzerland caused damage that will take months to repair.Swiss authorities said there was "no indication" when the Gotthard Base Tunnel would reopen.Sixteen wagons derailed and are still stuck inside, a week after the incident on 10 August.Opened in 2016, the Gotthard rail link took 20 years to build and cost more than $12bn (£8.2bn).National Swiss rail operator SBB chief executive Vincent Ducrot said on Wednesday that Gotthard was one of the safest tunnels in the world."The fact that an accident like this could happen has hit us very hard," he said. "Fortunately, there were no injuries, though significant material damage was incurred."An investigation is...
August 17, 2023

Gotthard: World's longest rail tunnel shut for months after freight crash

Alexey Petrov died on the spot after being shot by unknown persons around noon in a suburb of Sofia. pg
Bulgarian businessman shot dead in broad daylight
SOFIA — A prominent Bulgarian businessman whose rollercoaster career reflected his country’s transition from communism to democracy was shot dead in broad daylight on Wednesday, police said.Police said that Alexey Petrov died on the spot after being shot by persons unknown around noon in a suburb of the capital, Sofia. A woman who was with him was injured and was taken to an emergency hospital with a gunshot wound.Pre-trial proceedings have been initiated and police are examining the crime scene.Petrov, 61, was the target of at least two other attempts on his life.A karate champion and former state security agent, Petrov left his job in the police after the fall of communism to start a private business. It boomed, and he became an associate in over 50 companies by 2002.In 2010, he was...
August 17, 2023

Bulgarian businessman shot dead in broad daylight

From Friday vehicles trying to cross from Belarus to Lithuania at Tverecius and Sumskas will be diverted to other border posts
Landlocked Belarus sees more borders to the west closed as tensions rise
VILNIUS — Lithuania has closed two of its six border crossings into Belarus, as Latvia and Poland bolster their borders with Russia's ally.There has been tension in the Baltic states and Poland over the presence of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus.Landlocked Belarus has borders with Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine as well as with Russia.From Friday vehicles trying to cross from Belarus to Lithuania at Tverecius and Sumskas will be diverted to border posts at Medininkai, Lavoriskes, Raigardas and Salcininkai, which will remain open for now.“The main point and goal is to have as many border guards at the border as possible," Lithuania’s Interior Minister, Agne Bilotaite, said. "This is what is being done because this is where they are needed the most.”Bilotaite also...
August 17, 2023

Landlocked Belarus sees more borders to the west closed as tensions rise

Wagner fighters have been seen training Belarusian army troops. — courtesy Belarus Defense Ministry/Reuters
Wagner cements Belarus presence as 'educational organization'
MINSK — The Russian mercenary group Wagner has been listed as an "educational organization" in Belarus.Media reports on Wednesday revealed that the group had been registered as a limited company on Aug. 4.The place of registration corresponds to the area where Wagner troops are believed to be based.Its members were allowed to move to Belarus as part of a deal to end a mutiny in Russia in June, in which its forces sought to march on Moscow.Since then Wagner forces have been seen arriving at a camp south of Minsk and training Belarusian troops.According to the Single State Registry of Companies and Individual Entrepreneurs of Belarus, Wagner registered for "educational activities" at the village of Tsel in Osipovichi district, the same location as their new base.Media...
August 16, 2023

Wagner cements Belarus presence as 'educational organization'

The British Museum. — courtesy Getty Images
British Museum worker sacked over missing items
LONDON — The British Museum in London has sacked a member of staff and police are investigating after treasures were reported “missing, stolen or damaged”.Items including gold, jewelry and gems of semi-precious stones were among those missing from the museum, one of the UK’s largest tourist attractions.The majority of the items were kept in a storeroom, the museum said.British Museum director Hartwig Fischer said the museum would “throw our efforts into the recovery of objects”.He added: “This is a highly unusual incident. I know I speak for all colleagues when I say that we take the safeguarding of all the items in our care extremely seriously.”Legal action will be taken against the staff member who was fired, the museum added.The Economic Crime Command of the Metropolitan...
August 16, 2023

British Museum worker sacked over missing items

The Joseph Schulte has been trapped at Odesa since February 2022
Merchant ship leaves Odesa amid Russia attack fears
KYIV — A merchant ship has left the Ukrainian port of Odesa, despite concerns Russia could target vessels in the Black Sea.The Hong Kong-flagged Joseph Schulte had been trapped in the port since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Kyiv has announced a "humanitarian corridor" in the Black Sea after a deal collapsed last month which had allowed it to export grain.But Moscow has not said whether it will respect the corridor.The ship left as Kyiv said Russian air strikes damaged grain storage facilities in Reni, a river port on the Danube River, about 260km (160 miles) southwest of Odesa.Ukrainian officials released photos showing destroyed storage facilities and piles of scattered grain and sunflowers in Reni, on Ukraine's border with Moldova...
August 16, 2023

Merchant ship leaves Odesa amid Russia attack fears

Eiffel Tower
Drunk US tourists stay in Eiffel Tower overnight
PARIS — Two American tourists in Paris have been found sleeping inside the Eiffel Tower after getting stuck while drunk, according to prosecutors.The two men were found by security guards in the early hours of Monday.They paid to visit the landmark at around 22:40 (20:40 GMT) on Sunday and hopped security barriers while coming down the stairs, police said.They were found in an area normally closed to the public between the tower's second and third levels.The men "appear to have got stuck because of how drunk they were", Paris prosecutors told the AFP news agency.A specialist firefighter unit for rescuing people from heights were sent to recover the men, the agency reported.The usual opening time of 09:00 was delayed due to the discovery of the inebriated pair.They did not...
August 16, 2023

Drunk US tourists stay in Eiffel Tower overnight

Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins, who has served since 2019, failed to convince coalition partners of a Cabinet reshuffle.
Latvian Premier Karins announces resignation as coalition crumbles
RIGA — Latvia’s center-right prime minister, Krišjānis Kariņš, has announced that he will step down later this week after the two other members of his three-party governing coalition rejected a Cabinet reshuffle.The prime minister, who belongs to the liberal-conservative New Unity party, had been pushing to widen the coalition to include the Alliance of Farmers and Greens and the Progressives, an idea that his coalition partners had rejected.“This Thursday I will submit the resignation of myself and this cabinet to the president,” Karins told a press conference on Monday.In a post on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), Karins said that Latvia’s Green Party and the populist national association All for Latvia “are blocking work for welfare...
August 15, 2023

Latvian Premier Karins announces resignation as coalition crumbles

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