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Minister Olivier Klein tweeted this photo of the site of the fire this morning
Five children among 10 dead in French apartment block fire
LYON — Ten people, including five children, are known to have died after a fire broke out overnight on Friday at a residential block in near the French city of Lyon, local authorities said. Another 14 were injured, four seriously.The Lyon and Rhone regional authority said the cause of the fire in the eastern suburb of Vaulx-en-Velin was not known at this stage.Dozens of ambulances and fire crews were sent to the site after the alarm was raised shortly after 3 am local time on Friday morning at a seven-story block of flats.French Interior Minister Gérard Darmanin, who headed to the scene, said the casualty toll was "definitive", adding that the dead children were aged between three and 15 years old.An investigation would determine the cause, he said. The fire was brought under...
December 16, 2022

Five children among 10 dead in French apartment block fire

Two people were killed when a rocket hit a residential building in the central city of Kryvih Rih
Russia launches new deadly strikes across Ukraine
KYIV — Russian forces fired 60 missiles and carried out drone attacks across Ukraine on Friday, officials said, striking the capital Kyiv and cities in the north, south, west and center.Two people were killed when a residential building was hit in Kryvyi Rih and a third died in Kherson.Attacks have intensified this week as Russia targets Ukraine's civilian infrastructure.Power was completely down in Kharkiv in the north and several other regions.The alarm was raised across Ukraine and air force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said in total 60 missiles had been fired. Earlier reports said drones were also involved.One rocket hit a residential building in the central city of Kryvyi Rih, leaving at least two people dead and eight wounded, authorities said.And in the southern city of Kherson, a...
December 16, 2022

Russia launches new deadly strikes across Ukraine

The AquaDom in Berlin contained about 1,500 tropical fish and over a million litres of water
Berlin's giant AquaDom aquarium containing 1,500 fish explodes
BERLIN — A giant aquarium containing a million liters of water in the lobby of the Radisson Blu in Berlin has burst, flooding the hotel and nearby streets.The "AquaDom" — home to 1,500 tropical fish — is 14m high (46 ft) and was described as the largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium in the world.Police said there had been "incredible maritime damage" and two people were injured by glass shards.Images on social media showed huge amounts of damage in the hotel's foyer.Debris from the break was also scattered in the street in front of the building, which was closed due to flooding.Guests have been moved out of the hotel.The aquarium was modernised two years ago, and there is a clear-walled lift built inside for use by visitors. Some of the rooms in the hotel...
December 16, 2022

Berlin's giant AquaDom aquarium containing 1,500 fish explodes

Roberta Metsola speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday
European Parliament corruption scandal: Roberta Metsola promises 'wide-ranging' reforms
BRUSSELS — The president of the European Parliament has promised a wide-ranging reform package to be ready in the new year to tackle corruption among MEPS, following the scandal over an alleged attempt by a Gulf state to buy influence.Roberta Metsola said the measures would include strengthened protection for whistleblowers, a ban on unofficial "friendship groups", a review of the MEPs' code of conduct, and an "in-depth look" at interactions with third countries.She began a news briefing in Brussels by saying that the scandal that broke last weekend had been damaging for the EU, democracy, and "everything we stand for". Work would start now to right the wrongs that had been done, Metsola said.Four people have been charged in connection with a Belgian...
December 15, 2022

European Parliament corruption scandal: Roberta Metsola promises 'wide-ranging' reforms

Members of the Royal College of Nursing stand on a picket line outside St. Thomas' Hospital in London on Thursday.
British nurses launch historic strike, as pay and staffing crises threaten NHS
LONDON — Nurses across much of the UK launched a historic strike on Thursday, as they walked out of hospitals and onto picket lines after several years of falling pay and declining standards left the country’s nationalized health care system in a state of crisis.As many as 100,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) – the UK’s biggest nursing union – are taking industrial action in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, in the latest and most unprecedented of a wave of strikes that has swept Britain this winter. It is the largest strike in the RCN’s 106-year history.But it comes after several years of hardship for employees of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS), a revered but beleaguered institution that is straining due to staffing shortfalls, sky-high demand...
December 15, 2022

British nurses launch historic strike, as pay and staffing crises threaten NHS

Tourists at airport security
UK airport security to scrap 100ml liquid rule
LONDON — Some security rules on liquids and items such as laptops in airport hand luggage are set to be scrapped.The government has set a deadline of June 2024 for most UK airports to install new high-tech 3D scanners, that show more detailed images of baggage.The changes will see the 100ml liquid rule increased to two liters and mean passengers won't need to remove electrical items from bags at security.A previous installation deadline was pushed back due to the pandemic.Passengers are currently required to remove items such as tablets, laptops and liquids from their hand luggage while going through security checks at airports.Liquids, such as sun cream, shampoo or toothpaste are required to be 100ml and must be in a clear plastic bag.The limits have been in place since November...
December 15, 2022

UK airport security to scrap 100ml liquid rule

Murekezi seen holding a Ukrainian flag
Russia frees US man in Ukraine prisoner swap
KYIV — A US citizen held since June is among dozens released in a prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia.Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky said in his nightly address Ukraine had received 64 soldiers, including four officers and 60 other troops.In a tweet, a top adviser to Zelensky said the deal also freed an American, Suedi Murekezi.A White House spokesman refused to confirm the deal, but told reporters: "We certainly welcome that news."Ukrainian chief of staff Andriy Yermak said the military personnel released had fought in Donetsk and Luhansk.In a post on social media he said Murekezi - a US Air Force veteran - had been helping the Ukrainian people before he ended up in Russian custody.Russia's Tass news agency has reported that Murekezi was arrested in the eastern...
December 15, 2022

Russia frees US man in Ukraine prisoner swap

A still from a video shows a scuffle outside the Chinese consulate in Manchester.
China diplomats leave UK over Manchester protester attack
LONDON — China has removed six officials from Britain — including one of its most senior UK diplomats — two months after violence at its Manchester consulate.The UK had requested the officials waive their right to diplomatic immunity to allow detectives to question them about October’s incident.Foreign Secretary James Cleverly expressed his disappointment that none of the six would now face justice. The group included Consul-General Zheng Xiyuan, who denied beating a protester.Pro-democracy protester, Bob Chan, a Hong Konger, was injured after being dragged onto the consulate grounds and beaten by men on Oct. 16.Zheng, who was effectively in charge of China’s Manchester outpost, denied attacking Chan after he was identified in photographs, and accused of doing so by a senior...
December 14, 2022

China diplomats leave UK over Manchester protester attack

Ekrem Imamoglu was elected Mayor of Istanbul in 2019 and is seen as a rising star in Turkish politics. — File photo
Istanbul mayor jailed for 'insulting' officials ahead of 2023 election
ISTANBUL — The mayor of Istanbul has been jailed for "insulting" officials in a controversial trial ahead of next year's elections.Ekrem İmamoğlu was convicted of "insulting" members of Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council and sentenced to two years and seven months in prison.The Turkish court also imposed a political ban that prevents him from standing for election over the same period.Critics have slammed the trial as an attempt to eliminate a key opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan before the presidential and parliamentary elections in June 2023.The 52-year-old mayor, who belongs to the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), is expected to appeal the court's ruling.İmamoğlu has always professed his "confidence in Turkish...
December 14, 2022

Istanbul mayor jailed for 'insulting' officials ahead of 2023 election

Mette Frederiksen, chair of the Social Democrats and acting prime minister, is set to present the main outlines of an agreement for a coalition in Copenhagen.
Denmark's PM Frederiksen to unveil first left-right coalition in 40 years
COPENHAGEN — Denmark looks ready to launch into an experiment with its first left-right coalition government in more than 40 years, after six weeks of intense negotiations following November's parliamentary election.The country's Social Democratic leader Mette Frederiksen — who dropped negotiations with traditional left-wing allies — is due to present the main outlines on Wednesday of an agreement struck the previous day with the main opposition center-right Venstre party, as well as the new centrist Moderates party.Frederiksen will stay as prime minister for a second term, with the new government due to be formally announced on Thursday."We have set high ambitions, both in terms of ensuring higher employment, more people getting work, high climate ambitions and a fairly...
December 14, 2022

Denmark's PM Frederiksen to unveil first left-right coalition in 40 years

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