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Siddique Kappan was arrested while traveling in Uttar Pradesh state in 2020
Indian journalist Siddique Kappan released from jail after two years
NEW DELHI — Indian journalist Siddique Kappan has been released from prison more than two years after his arrest while traveling to report on an alleged rape.He was arrested in October 2020 in Uttar Pradesh state, where a young Dalit woman had died after she was allegedly raped by four upper-caste men.The case had sparked protests in India.Police accused Kappan of conspiring to create law and order trouble and incite violence, which he denied.Three men who were in the car with him that day were accused of similar offenses.Kappan, who had two cases against him, was given bail in one by India's Supreme Court in September. The Allahabad high court granted him bail in the second case in December.But it took more than a month after that for him to be released due to procedural delays.On...
February 02, 2023

Indian journalist Siddique Kappan released from jail after two years

Joe Biden at his home in Delaware on 8 July, 2022.
No classified documents found at Biden's beach house, lawyer says
WASHINGTON — No classified documents were found during an FBI search of President Joe Biden's home in Rehoboth, Delaware, his lawyer says.In a statement, Biden's attorney said Wednesday's search was "planned" with the president's "full support".The nearly four-hour search of the property related to a wider probe into the handling of classified documents.The FBI has not commented on the search. As it was consensual, no search warrant was sought.Biden's lawyer, Bob Bauer, said the search was carried out "without advance public notice" in the interests of "operational security and integrity".Following the search - which lasted from 0830 to 1200 local time - Bauer said that "no documents with classified markings were...
February 02, 2023

No classified documents found at Biden's beach house, lawyer says

The Vienna attacker targeted six different places in the old city before he was shot dead by police
Four guilty of helping IS militant in Vienna terror attack
VIENNA — Four men have been convicted of being accomplices to murder in a deadly terror attack by a lone gunman in the heart of Austria's capital in November 2020.Kujtim Fejzulai went on the rampage in Vienna's busy nightlife area known as the Bermuda Triangle, shooting dead four people and wounding 23 others.His nine minutes of terror finally ended when he was shot dead by police.The men on trial were accused of helping him before the attack.Two others aged 22 and 23 were found not guilty of being accomplices to murder but were convicted of lesser terror offenses.The 20-year-old attacker, who had Austria and Macedonian nationality, had been radicalized in Austria and had served 18 months in jail for trying to join the militant Islamic State (IS) group, which said it was behind...
February 02, 2023

Four guilty of helping IS militant in Vienna terror attack

Anthony Lowe's family has accused Huntington Park police of murder
California police face scrutiny after killing double amputee
WASHINGTON — The police killing of a wheelchair user who allegedly refused to drop a butcher's knife is under investigation by authorities in California.Double-amputee Anthony Lowe, 36, who was black, was fatally shot on 26 January in the Los Angeles area.Police say he threatened them after stabbing someone. Lowe's mother said: "They murdered my son."It comes amid renewed scrutiny of police killings after the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee.The incident involving Lowe occurred in Huntington Park, and was caught on camera by bystanders.The grainy video shows part of the confrontation with Lowe holding a long shiny object and moving on the stumps of his legs away from officers. That clip does not show the shooting.In a statement on 30 January, the Huntington...
February 02, 2023

California police face scrutiny after killing double amputee

Detectives from Ukraine's economic security bureau entered Kolomoisky's house in Dnipro on Wednesday
Ukraine billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky targeted in new anti-corruption swoop
KYIV — Ukraine has launched a fresh wave of anti-corruption raids on high-profile figures, including one of the country's richest men, Ihor Kolomoisky.The home of former interior minister Arsen Avakov was also searched, as part of the apparent purge.Ukraine has launched an anti-corruption drive and officials said the leaders of the customs service had been fired.President VolodyZelensky said raids were necessary to ensure "people do not abuse power".Speaking on Wednesday President Zelensky said: "Unfortunately, in some spheres, the only way to guarantee legitimacy is to change leaders along with institutional changes implementation."Ukraine has come under increasing pressure from its Western partners, notably the EU, to tackle corruption.When Zelensky came to...
February 02, 2023

Ukraine billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky targeted in new anti-corruption swoop

Chinese  scientists made 120 cloned embryos from the ear cells of the highly productive cows and placed them in surrogate cows.
China says it successfully cloned 3 highly productive ‘super cows’
HONG KONG — Chinese scientists have successfully cloned three “super cows” that can produce an unusually high amount of milk, state media reported, hailing it as a breakthrough for China’s dairy industry to reduce its dependence on imported breeds.The three calves, bred by scientists from the Northwest University of Agricultural and Forestry Science and Technology, were born in the Ningxia region in the weeks leading up to the Lunar New Year on January 23, the state-run Ningxia Daily reported.They were cloned from highly productive cows from the Holstein Friesian breed, which originated in the Netherlands. The chosen animals are capable of producing 18 tons of milk per year, or 100 tons of milk in their lifetimes.That is nearly 1.7 times the amount of milk an average cow in the...
February 02, 2023

China says it successfully cloned 3 highly productive ‘super cows’

The couple. who were traveling to Brussels, left their baby on the check-in counter.
Couple leave ticketless baby at Israeli airport check-in
TEL AVIV — A couple abandoned their baby at an airport check-in desk in Tel Aviv, Israel, after arriving without a ticket for the child.The pair, who have not been identified, were checking in for a Ryanair flight from Ben Gurion International Airport to Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday with the infant.It emerged that the baby did not have a ticket, and the couple headed off to board the flight – leaving their child behind at the airline check-in counter.The matter was referred to police, a spokeswoman for Ryanair told CNN in an email.She said: “These passengers traveling from Tel Aviv to Brussels (31 Jan) presented at check-in without a booking for their infant. They then proceeded to security leaving the infant behind at check-in.“The check-in agent at Ben Gurion Airport contacted...
February 02, 2023

Couple leave ticketless baby at Israeli airport check-in

Protesters and mourners clashed outside George Pell’s funeral in Sydney.
Cardinal George Pell's funeral sees mourners and protesters
SYDNEY — Both mourners and protesters have packed the surrounding streets as a funeral for Cardinal George Pell got under way in his Australian homeland.The Catholic Cardinal died in Rome last month, aged 81, after complications from hip surgery.Formerly one of the Pope's top aides, Cardinal Pell was Australia's highest ranking Catholic.But his public image was tainted by unproven allegations he concealed and committed child sexual abuse.Inside St Mary's Cathedral, where Cardinal Pell served as Archbishop of Sydney for over a decade, dignitaries including former Prime Ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott filled pews.Noticeably absent were both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who sent delegates, and New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet - himself a devout...
February 02, 2023

Cardinal George Pell's funeral sees mourners and protesters

Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley poised to enter 2024 presidential race
WASHINGTON — Nikki Haley, the former US ambassador to the United Nations and two-term governor of South Carolina, is reportedly poised to announce she is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.With a campaign kick-off planned for 15 February in Charleston, South Carolina, the 51-year-old would become the second major Republican candidate for the presidency, after her former boss Donald Trump launched his bid in November.Haley would be the third Indian-American to seek a presidential nomination. She follows Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, whose bid in 2015 never gained significant traction, and current Vice-President Kamala Harris, who sought the 2020 nomination.During her time as South Carolina governor, Haley developed a reputation as a business-friendly leader who focused...
February 02, 2023

Nikki Haley poised to enter 2024 presidential race

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (R) was in the Philippines to finalise the deal
US secures deal on Philippines bases to complete arc around China
MANILA — The US has secured access to four additional military bases in the Philippines — a key bit of real estate which would offer a front seat to monitor the Chinese in the South China Sea and around Taiwan.With this deal, Washington has stitched the gap in the arc of US alliances stretching from South Korea and Japan in the north to Australia in the south.The missing link had been the Philippines, which borders two of the biggest potential flashpoints, Taiwan and the South China Sea, or the West Philippine Sea as Manila insists on calling it.The US already had limited access to five sites under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) - the new additions and expanded access, according to a statement from Washington, will "allow more rapid support for humanitarian and...
February 02, 2023

US secures deal on Philippines bases to complete arc around China

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