An elite French gendarme was shot dead in France’s overseas territory of French Guiana in South America while taking part in an operation against illegal gold mining
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Day: March 25, 2023
British jury finds Nigerian politician guilty of organ harvesting plot
A London jury has found Nigeria’s former deputy Senate president guilty of plotting to harvest a street trader’s kidney for his sick daughter.
Jehovah’s Witnesses mourn victims of Hamburg shooting
Members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany have held a memorial service for the six people killed during a mass shooting at a religious service in Hamburg this month
French Brand Launches Bag Made Of Real Meteorites, Costs Rs 35 Lakh
‘Mini Meteorite Swipe Bag’ is a limited-edition bag made of dark grey stone with an incorporated meteorite.
Pope Increases Lay Leaders’ Responsibility in Sexual Abuse Law
The most significant part of the law, a permanent version of a 2019 measure, may be its impact on the “lay faithful,” who will be more accountable for abuse.
Early wildfire in Spain’s Valencia region forces 1,500 villagers to evacuate
Emergency services say they have contained spread of blaze that has scorched more than 4,000 hectaresSpain’s first big wildfire of the year has scorched more than 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of forest and forced 1,500 villagers to leave their homes in…
‘Like a vacuum cleaner running all day’: noisy nightlife making Spanish streets ‘uninhabitable’
Tensions between residents and revellers have reached boiling point after loosening of serving restrictions during CovidThe sun has barely set when the music starts thumping on Madrid’s Calle Ponzano. As queues start to form outside the already heaving…
Some national security concerns about TikTok are valid, but forcing it to divest its US operations could undermine TikTok’s ability to fight adversarial threats (Yoel Roth/Techdirt)
Yoel Roth / Techdirt:
Some national security concerns about TikTok are valid, but forcing it to divest its US operations could undermine TikTok’s ability to fight adversarial threats — from the when-government-demands-backfire dept&…
Sunak used incorrect asylum backlog figures, statistics watchdog says
UK Statistics Authority says PM used inaccurate figures when comparing current backlog with situation under Labour The statistics watchdog has found that the prime minister used incorrect figures when comparing the current asylum backlog to when Labour…
Parrot’s big mouth gets Indian men life sentences – media
The parrot did not live to see justice done, having passed away shortly after its owner
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