A young girl has been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in the Turkish city of Izmir, four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece. The girl was seen being taken into an ambulance, wrapped in a thermal blanket, as rescue workers and onlookers clapped and chanted “God is
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Poland’s right-wing government has delayed implementing a high court ruling on further tightening what was already one of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws, after nationwide protests. On 22 October, the court decided aborting foetuses with congenital defects violates the constitution – only permitting terminations in cases where there is a risk to the woman’s life
A man known as Russia’s “Sausage King” has been killed with a crossbow in a sauna at his home near Moscow. Intruders broke into the home of Russian meat boss Vladimir Marugov, 54, early on Monday. They tied him and his partner up in the sauna and demanded money before killing him with a crossbow.
Diego Maradona has had successful surgery for a bleed on the brain, his public relations team has said. The operation took place at a private hospital less than a week after his 60th birthday. His personal doctor Leopoldo Luque said the Argentine was diagnosed with a subdural haematoma – an accumulation of blood between a
A man’s pet parrot has saved him from a fire that gutted his house. The man’s house in Brisbane, Australia, was well alight when firefighters arrived just after 2am but Anton Nguyen had escaped without injury. Mr Nguyen said his pet parrot, named Eric, had woken him up before the smoke detectors raised the alarm.
A gunman who killed four people in Vienna posted a photo of himself on social media with two of the weapons he apparently used in the terror attack – before he carried out his rampage. Kujtim Fejzulai went on a shooting spree outside the Austrian capital’s largest synagogue and also through the city’s nightlife district
It was a bright, sunny and warm day in Vienna, the sort that makes you want to stroll and take your time. But, for the moment at least, this is not a city that is in the mood to relax. The memories of Monday night’s attack linger over a city that prides itself on being safe
Amanda Knox has been criticised after making a joke about the US election. The 33-year-old American spent almost four years behind bars after being convicted of murdering Meredith Kercher, a 21-year-old British student, in 2007. Knox was famously acquitted of the crime in 2011 and completely exonerated in 2015. US election 2020 live: Follow the
Dchained (https://dchained.com/) recently announced the official launch of its crypto-investment learning platform. Filled with up-to-date news, expert articles and newsletters, discussion forums with insiders, live Q&A sessions, archived content library, and an active community, the Dchained platform is intended to be the go-to reference destination for investors seeking crypto-currency information and insights. The platform offers
Boripe community primary health care centre located in Osun state, SouthWest Nigeria is wearing a new look with the purchase of medicines, medical equipments and painting of the external facility. The facility upgrade is funded by the WishWall Foundation and coordinated by iRead To Live Initiative, Nigeria. The primary health centre serves a minimum of about 800
The WishWall Foundation, USA in collaboration with iRead To Live Initiative, Nigeria has announced plans to donate medical equipments to a community primary health care facility in South west Nigeria. The community facility serves is situated in Boripe community, Osun state Nigeria with a population of about 800 residents. This facility serves as the first of
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Facebook is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (Reuters) – Top officials from Facebook Inc (FB.O), Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) appeared remotely before U.S. lawmakers on Thursday at a virtual hearing on foreign influence and election security. The
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Hawaii on Wednesday amid a deep deterioration of ties between the strategic rivals, their first face-to-face meeting since last year. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, speaks as Chinese Communist Party Office of Foreign Affairs Director
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Senior Turkish officials visited Tripoli on Wednesday to meet Libya’s internationally recognised government after helping it stave off an offensive by eastern-based forces. Libya’s internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj is seen with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak during their meeting in Tripoli, Libya June 17, 2020.
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A group of 86 non-government organisations issued a joint letter on Wednesday asking Chinese authorities to scrap plans to introduce national security legislation in Hong Kong, saying it threatens basic rights and freedoms. FILE PHOTO: A pro-democracy protester waves a pro-independence banner during a protest at the New Town Plaza mall
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s army is ready to take action if defector groups push ahead with their campaign to send propaganda leaflets into North Korea, state media said on Tuesday, in the latest warning of retaliatory measures. FILE PHOTO: Park Sang-hak, a North Korean defector and leader of an anti-North Korea civic group, speaks