‘A dangerous and violent man’, Gary Allen walked free from court 20 years ago when jurors cleared him of murder. But police, reporters and victims who survived his wrath never doubted his guilt. It would take two decades of investigations, a change in the law and the testimony of a woman who fought for her […]
Belgium’s failure to meet climate targets is a violation of human rights, a Brussels court has ruled, in the latest legal victory against public authorities that have broken promises to tackle the climate emergency. The Brussels court of first instance declared the Belgian state had committed an offence under Belgian’s civil law and breached the […]
Pixar has extended its streak of critically acclaimed animated features with “Luca.” Also, The 24th film from Disney’s Academy Award-winning studio arrives on the company’s streaming service on Friday. The movie centres on two young sea monsters, Luca and Alberto, who venture to a human town along the Italian Riviera for the first time. When they dry […]
Turkey will not take new steps to resolve disputes around US-made F-35 jets and Russian-made S-400 missile systems with the United States, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his US counterpart Joe Biden on Thursday. The US sanctioned Turkish government officials last year over Ankara’s acquisition of S-400s from Russia. Washington also officially kicked Turkey out […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Joe Biden and said Moscow is ready for further talks with Washington in comments made a day after meeting his US counterpart in Geneva. “We are ready to continue this dialogue to the same extent as the American side is,” Putin said after he returned home from Wednesday’s meeting, […]
Indian villagers have erected a shrine to “goddess corona” and are offering her prayers in the hope that divine intervention can banish the deadly corona virus. Devotees in Shuklapur village; in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, have been offering prayers; holy water, and flowers at the bright yellow shrine where they have placed their […]
A Spanish man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after killing his mother and eating her remains. Alberto Sánchez Gómez, 28, was arrested in 2019 after police found body parts around his mother’s home – some in plastic containers. The court rejected Sánchez’s arguments that he was experiencing a psychotic episode at the […]
Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong says “open and free” air travel in Asia remains unlikely; in the near term as parts of the region battle with an increase in Covid-19 infections. Also, He says that he is somewhat less sanguine about the prospects of air travel. “The region is still facing rolling waves of infection, […]
United States President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to hold talks on arms control and cybersecurity and to return their respective ambassadors to their posts, after a summit in Geneva that Putin described as “constructive”. The talks on Wednesday were the first meeting between the pair since Biden took office […]
Doctors in Oman have detected a potentially fatal fungal infection called mucormycosis – commonly known as “black fungus” – in the country, according to authorities. The Oman Health Ministry said on Tuesday that three COVID-19 patients had become infected with the condition, which has spread among some coronavirus patients in hard-hit India. Although relatively rare, […]
