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Second suspect in Nord Stream case arrested in Croatia, say German prosecutors
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (235+ words) FRANKFURT, Aug 19 (Reuters) – A second suspect accused of taking part in the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts has been arrested in Croatia and will be extradited to Germany, said German prosecutors on Wednesday. In its statement, the federal prosecutors’ office…...
Former Meta engineer resumes testimony in landmark trial over social media’s harm to young users
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (491+ words) Aug 19 (Reuters) – A former Facebook engineering director and vocal critic of Meta Platforms who has accused the company of ignoring internal research on the harm its platforms can cause children and teens will continue his testimony on Wednesday in a…...
Peoria fire leaves one injured and three people homeless
1+ hour ago (154+ words) PEORIA, Ill. - A South Peoria family was displaced by a fire in their home Tuesday night. Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says crews responded to the hom... PEORIA, Ill. – A South Peoria family was displaced by a fire in their home Tuesday night....
Thai schools hold shooting response drills after deadly school attack
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (287+ words) BANGKOK, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Thai schools conducted active shooter drills on Wednesday, as authorities moved to strengthen security measures two weeks after a 14-year-old opened fire at a school and killed at least eight people. At the Surasamontree School in Bangkok,…...
Syria arrests Assad-era officer who fled Austria after conviction
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (308+ words) DAMASCUS, Aug 19 – Syrian security forces have arrested a former Assad-era security officer who fled Austria after being sentenced to eight years in prison for abusing detainees and returned to his hometown in southern Syria, state news agency SANA said on…...
Ukraine anti-graft agencies investigate group involving presidential officials
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (105+ words) Aug 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine's anti-graft agencies said on Wednesday they were carrying out an operation to uncover a "criminal organisation" which was run by current and former lawmakers, and involving high officials from the presidential of... Ukraine anti-graft agencies investigate group…...
At least nine killed in hotel fire in India’s Kolkata
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (195+ words) Aug 19 (Reuters) – At least nine people were killed, including a child, in a fire at a hotel in India’s eastern city of Kolkata on Wednesday, local police said. • The fire broke out at around 2:50 a.m. local time on the…...
Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty in US to conspiring to conceal COVID-19 records
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (317+ words) Aug 18 (Reuters) – A former adviser to infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to evade public records laws and conceal government documents related to grant research funding and the COVID-19 pandemic. David Morens, who had worked…...
Vietnam police address ex-politician’s car crash that killed a teenager
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (401+ words) HANOI, Aug 19 (Reuters) – A former Vietnamese politician unintentionally killed a teenager in a traffic accident in central Hanoi last year but was exempted from criminal prosecution, a police officer told state television, shedding light for the first time on a…...
Five killed as part of village home in China’s Sichuan collapses
9+ hour, 4+ min ago (158+ words) BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Five people were killed after a roof and a wall at a village home collapsed during a dinner party in China’s southwestern Sichuan province from accumulated rainwater, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Here are the details of…...