Legislators observed a minute of silence and called for peace in the country. –Reuters Miguel Uribe, the father of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, cries beside his son’s coffin, Claudia Tarazona, wife of presidential hopeful and opposition Sen. Miguel Uribe, embraces one of her daughters next to a photo of her husband relatives and friends of the deceased Colombian Senator gathered at the Congress building in Bogotá to bid him a final farewell.
Trial Begins In Utah For A Man Accused Of Faking His Death To Avoid Rape Charges
A man accused of faking his death and fleeing to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges faced an alleged victim in court Monday as a jury trial in Utah began. The man known in the U.S. as Nicholas Rossi, whose legal name is Nicholas Alahverdian, is accused of sexually assaulting two women in Utah in 2008. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Prosecutors are trying the cases separately, with the first set in Salt Lake County. Rossi, 38, was arrested in Scotland in 2021 — a year after he was reported dead — when he was recognized at a Glasgow hospital...
Mountain Lion Attacks 11-Year-Old Girl At Home In Malibu, California
A mountain lion attacked and wounded an 11-year-old girl outside her family’s home in Malibu, California, then chased her mother before it was scared off, authorities said Monday. The girl was near a chicken coop on the property Sunday evening when the cougar attacked her from behind, biting her arm, leg and lower back, according to California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Peter Tira. The young victim was treated at a hospital for minor injuries, Tira said. During the attack, the girl’s mother heard her child’s screams and ran over with one of the girl’s siblings. “That’s when the...
Namibian President Describes Gates Foundation’s Proposal To Birth Control Trials In The Country As “Profound Injustice”
Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, rejected a proposal from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct trials of a new hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) in the country. The device is designed to prevent pregnancy for up to eight years. President Nandi-Ndaitwah in a statement described the plan as a “profound injustice” to the Namibian people and humanity as a whole. “Namibia is a nation of modest size, with a population of just over three million. If any country should consider measures to curb population growth, it ought to be nations like the United States, with over 347 million people. “Any...
Elon Musk To Take Legal Action Against Apple For Not Featuring X Or Grok In Its “Must Have” App Store, Throw Criticism At It.
Elon musk: “Hey @AppleApp Store, why do you refuse to put either 𝕏 or Grok in your “Must Have” section when 𝕏 is the #1 news app in the world and Grok is #5 among all apps? “Are you playing politics? What gives? Inquiring minds want to know.”
Elon Musk To Take Legal Action Against Apple For Not Featuring X Or Grok In Its “Must Have” App Store, Throw Criticism At It.
Elon musk: “Hey @AppleApp Store, why do you refuse to put either 𝕏 or Grok in your “Must Have” section when 𝕏 is the #1 news app in the world and Grok is #5 among all apps? “Are you playing politics? What gives? Inquiring minds want to know.”
Migrants On Deportation List To Wear Ankle Monitors, Greek Government Says
Migrants in Greece with rejected asylum claims will be required to wear ankle monitors as part of planned measures to speed up deportations, a government official announced Monday. Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said the measure is set to be implemented before the end of the year under reforms that would criminalize noncompliance with deportation orders. “The use of electronic monitoring will make it clear that the options have narrowed,” Plevris told state-run ERT radio. The tougher regulations, including mandatory jail terms for defying deportation orders, will be submitted to parliament next month after a summer delay caused by a spike in migrant arrivals from Libya...