At Least 28 Dead in Russian-Occupied Ukraine as Shelling Hits Bakery
(AP) – Authorities in Moscow say Ukrainian military shelling has killed at least 28 people at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Liszchansk. Local leader Leonid Pasiechnik said in a statement on Telegram on Saturday that at least one child was among the dead. A further 10 people were rescued from under the rubble […]
UK Lawmaker Calls for Dead People to Be Able to Change Their Gender
A left-wing Labor MP has called for UK law to be changed to allow people to publicly change their gender after death. In a written question submitted to parliament last month, Warrington North MP Charlotte Nicholls called for updates to the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) 2004 to “recognize deceased transgender people legally according to the […]
When dead children are just the price of doing business, Zuckerberg’s apology is empty | Carole Cadwalladr
I While he generally disapproves of blood sports, he is willing to make an exception for hunting and luring Silicon Valley executives into Congressional committee rooms. But I like expensive, pointless glasses. And the waterboarding of a tech company CEO in Congress is exactly the kind of situation where fireworks go off, a moment of […]
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, 82, dead after cancer diagnosis
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, 82, died in hospital early Sunday morning, weeks after being diagnosed with cancer, the presidential palace announced. Geingob had been in charge of the sparsely populated and largely arid southern African country since 2015, when he announced he had overcome prostate cancer. Vice President Nangolo Mbumba will rule in Namibia, a […]
Chile forest fires leave at least 51 dead
At least 51 people have been killed in forest fires raging in central Chile, and the death toll could continue to rise, authorities said Saturday, as emergency services continue to struggle to extinguish blazes threatening urban areas. announced. Black smoke rose into the air in many parts of central Chile’s Valparaíso region, home to about […]
Former Trump official Mike Gill dead days after Washington DC carjacking: report
Mike Gill, a senior Trump administration official who was shot during a carjacking in Washington, D.C., on Monday, died from his wounds Saturday. Fox 5 DC reported. “It is with deep sadness that we share with the community the news of the passing of my husband, Mike Gill,” his wife, Christina Gill, said in a […]
Dead goose found in flight control system of crashed medical helicopter
A dead goose was found inside the flight control system of a medical helicopter that crashed in Oklahoma, killing three people. Officials said the goose was found “embedded in its flight control servos.” Preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. It also noted that “several geese were found in the debris field” and feather […]
At Least 46 Dead As Forest Fires In Chile Spread Danger, Damage
Forest fires in Chile have claimed 46 lives and damaged about 1,100 homes, President Gabriel Boric acknowledged on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. President Boric warned in a nationally televised address that the death toll could rise. He called on his fellow Chileans to follow the instructions of rescue workers. according to To AP. […]
At Least 19 Dead In Chile Forest Fires, State Of Emergency Declared
Residents flee in their cars from a raging wildfire that has engulfed houses in Villa Alemana, Valparaíso, Chile, Friday, February 2, 2024 (Andres Pina, Aton, Chile) OAN’s Avril Elfie1:56 PM – Saturday, February 3, 2024 A state of emergency has been declared in Chile as forest fires spread across the country, killing at least 19 […]
Son of Italy’s Last King, Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Dead at 86
ROME (AP) – Vittorio Emanuele, Duke of Savoy, son of Italy’s last king Umberto II, has died at the age of 86. The Savoy royal family announced in a statement that the prince died on Saturday in Geneva. He had lived in Switzerland since his family was expelled from Italy when he was nine years […]