Jailed Vietnamese tycoon’s Birkin bags sell for more than $550K BBC Vietnam sells disgraced tycoon’s Hermes bags to recoup US$27 billion in damages South China Morning Post Jailed Vietnamese tycoon’s handbags auctioned for €460k RTE.ie Two Hermes handbags seized from death row tycoon Truong My Lan auctioned for $536K VnExpress International Two Hermes bags of convicted tycoon Truong My … Read more
Danes try to tow dead whale from island beach after failed German rescue BBC Timmy the Whale Got Stranded Off the German Coast. Then Things Got Weird. The New York Times ‘Timmy,’ humpback whale released in spectacular rescue effort, is found dead off Denmark NBC News Timmy the stranded whale is dead. Please, let’s put animal welfare first … Read more
Sierra Leone becomes latest African country to receive deportees from US BBC Sierra Leone receives first group of West African deportees from US Al Jazeera 9 deportees from US arrive in Sierra Leone under third-country agreement PBS Freetown welcomes first US deportation flight under Trump crackdown africanews.com Another African country steps into the controversial US immigration relocation framework Business Insider … Read more
‘Ebola has tortured us’: Fear as DR Congo outbreak spreads BBC Ebola Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) What is the Bundibugyo Virus Involved in the Ebola Outbreak? The New York Times Ebola deaths rise sharply as outbreak’s ‘scale and speed’ worry WHO chief NBC … Read more
At least 131 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, official says BBC W.H.O. Chief Is ‘Deeply Concerned’ By Speed and Scale of Ebola Outbreak As Cases Rise The New York Times Ebola may be spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns BBC Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the … Read more
Man ploughs car into crowd in Italy before trying to stab them BBC Italy PM Meloni heads to Modena after car-ramming, cancels Cyprus meeting Reuters Four bystanders tackle knife-wielding driver after car plows into crowd in Italy CNN Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Northern Italian Town, Injuring at Least 8 The New York Times Several injured after car plows … Read more
Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case BBC Australian court upholds ruling for transgender woman, doubles damages against female-only app Reuters Ruling upheld after transgender woman excluded from female-only app Australian Broadcasting Corporation Giggle for Girls app discriminated against trans woman Roxanne Tickle, appeal judges rule when doubling damages The Guardian ‘Disgusted’: Pauline fumes over … Read more
‘Floating armoury’ ship reportedly seized by Iran BBC DC Wrap: Xi warns Trump over Taiwan; 1 ship seized and another sunk near strait Spectrum News Ship seized near Strait of Hormuz by ‘unauthorized personnel,’ brought toward Iran Fox News US Efforts to End Iran War Stumble as Ship Seized Near UAE Bloomberg.com Live Updates: Seized ship taken toward Iran … Read more
From tourist tax to digital ID: BBC correspondents on the key bills in the King’s Speech BBC Starmer warns against leadership contest in pleas to ministers and MPs BBC King’s speech might be the last word on Starmer as reluctant monarch does his duty | John Crace The Guardian ‘Bond markets on edge’ as King Charles sets out … Read more
South African president says he will not step down after impeachment call BBC South Africa plans presidential impeachment probe over ‘Farmgate’ scandal Al Jazeera South Africa’s Ramaphosa faces down calls to resign over cash-in-sofa scandal Reuters Ramaphosa’s Political Days Are Now Numbered in South Africa Bloomberg.com South Africa’s Ramaphosa refuses to resign over cash scandal DW.com Source link