Month April 2024

As Olympics near, Paris police clear 100 migrants from camp near City Hall

French police evicted migrants from a makeshift tent-camp next to Paris City Hall early on Tuesday, the latest clear-out of people without homes that aid groups allege is a campaign to beautify the French capital ahead of the Summer Olympics…. Continue Reading →

Finnish hacker sentenced for blackmailing therapy patients after accessing thousands of records

A Finnish court on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to six years and three months in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data. The case… Continue Reading →

Tesla’s stock leaps on reports of Chinese approval for the company’s driving software

Shares of Tesla stock rallied Monday after the electric vehicle maker’s CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software.

Japan PM Kishida says he will not step down after his party’s loss in special elections amid scandal

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday his governing party’s major defeat in last weekend’s by-elections was largely due to a political fundraising scandal and that he would not step down or replace party executives to take responsibility. Instead, Kishida… Continue Reading →

Poland will not yet adopt the euro, finance minister says

Twenty years after joining the European Union, Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro currency, the finance minister in the pro-European Union government said. Andrzej Domański, finance minister in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, said in… Continue Reading →

UK man with sword arrested after rampage leaves 13-year-old boy dead, 4 hospitalized

A 36-year-old man was arrested after allegedly killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others with a sword in an east London suburb Tuesday morning.  The man, whose identity has not been released, was tasered and arrested in a residential… Continue Reading →

Chinese scientist, first to publish COVID sequence, protests lab lockout

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility — a sign of the Beijing’s continuing pressure on scientists conducting research… Continue Reading →

Cambodia army base explosion that killed 20 was likely caused by mishandling munitions, military official says

A huge explosion in southwestern Cambodia over the weekend that killed 20 soldiers at an army base appears to have been an accident caused by mishandling of ammunition by troops, a senior military official said Tuesday. The Saturday afternoon blast… Continue Reading →

Gunmen kill police officer guarding polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest

Gunmen fatally shot a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest, an official said Tuesday. At least 10 police have died this year while on security duty for vaccination campaigns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The gunmen fired… Continue Reading →

Saudi Arabia’s royal family: The women of the House of Saud, a wealthy dynasty

The House of Saud is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. Many sources cite them as the wealthiest royal family in the world, with an estimated net worth of $1.4 trillion. The royal family consists of around 15,000 total… Continue Reading →

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