The disaster occurred in the morning near the city of Jhalokati, about 250 kilometres south of the capital Dhaka. “The three-storey Obhijan 10 has caught fire in the middle of the river. We recovered 36 bodies. The death toll could rise,” said Moinul Islam, the spokesman for the local […]
The United States and Japan plan to join forces if a crisis arises around Taiwan. US Marines will set up temporary bases in the Ryukyu Islands under a draft proposal if the situation escalates, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. This is based on anonymous sources within the government. The […]
A heroic dog has rescued a family in the US state of Iowa from CO poisoning. The alert animal smelled danger and woke its owners, who could leave the house in time and notify the emergency services. Brad Harbert, 37, of Ankeny, Iowa, realized something was wrong when his […]
The European Court of Justice has stated that European data may not simply be sent to the US several times. But Facebook sees no problem with that. The American data companies send to the US about Europeans has been legally sensitive for years, especially because the US can require […]
“Domestic violence is a problem that, in my view, is almost satanic.” Pope Francis said this on Sunday evening on the Italian channel TG5. The reason is a report by the European Commission and the World Health Organization showing that domestic violence has increased since the start of the […]
Lucia Hiriart, the widow of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, died Thursday. She turned 99 last week. When the news broke, celebrations broke out in the country’s streets. Her son Marco Antonio Pinochet announced the news in a short statement. Hiriart died at home, where she lived with all […]
YouTube has again taken a German-language channel of the Russian state broadcaster RT offline. According to a spokesperson for the platform, the medium tried to circumvent a previously imposed blockade. RT, formerly known as Russia Today, says the channel has been taken offline “without explanation”. YouTube refers to a […]
The largest taxi company in Paris is leaving the Tesla 3 models in its fleet of cars unused for the time being. The reason for that decision is a fatal accident that happened last weekend. In the 13th district of Paris, a driver of the taxi company G7 lost […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is not running in his country’s senate elections. The politician has withdrawn as a candidate, the election commission reports. However, he does not say why Duterte is not participating. Duterte will not be able to run for re-election as president next year, and there is […]
On Monday, an 18-year-old Russian has blown himself up with a bomb in an Orthodox school. At least one other person was injured. The police report this. The assailant was a former high school student. The violence took place at an Orthodox school next to an adjacent monastery in […]
