Alabama dockside brawl was racially motivated, riverboat captain says
The Harriott II riverboat captain defends deckhand who was assaulted by pontoon boat owners who refused to move
Day: August 9, 2023
Dozens of Croatian football fans appear in court after AEK Athens supporter dies in night of mayhem
Youths face murder charge as police set up roadblocks and border checks to stop other suspects from leaving the country.
Fire at French holiday home for adults with disabilities leaves 11 dead
Some 12 people who were staying on the ground floor were able to evacuate, she said.
Tory peer Zac Goldmith says he could be tempted to back Labour on climate
Former climate minister ‘desperately hoping’ Tories comes to senses on environmental issuesA Conservative peer and close ally of Boris Johnson has hinted he could be “very tempted” to back Labour and questioned Rishi Sunak’s commitment to tackling the …
US Nurse, Child Kidnapped In Haiti Freed After 2 Weeks
An American nurse and her child kidnapped in Haiti have been freed after nearly two weeks in captivity, her employer said Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia passes law requiring USB-C charges for smartphones
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India’s upper parliament passes the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, including up to $30M fines and child wellbeing rules; the president must now approve (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
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India’s upper parliament passes the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, including up to $30M fines and child wellbeing rules; the president must now approve — The upper house of India’s parliament green…
Romania cancels multifunction corvette programme
Romania has cancelled its multifunction corvette programme, the Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MND) announced on 8 August.
EU starts preparing sanctions against Niger: sources
European Union countries have started laying the groundwork to impose the first sanctions on members of the junta that seized power in Niger last month, European sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
New Trump ‘fake elector’ memo reveals plan to ‘buy time’ to overturn the 2020 election via the Supreme Court
The newly published memorandum figures prominently in the latest set of charges against Mr Trump