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A dispute over work issues ended in tragedy. On the night between Wednesday and Thursday, in Verbicaro, in the province of Cosenza, the Italian police of the Scalea company and the local station arrested a 40-year-old man red-handed for the murder of his uncle. The man, a mechanic, was tracked down after killing his uncle, a 74-year-old, at the height of an argument that arose for trivial reasons attributable to disagreements in the workplace. A call to 112, received on Wednesday afternoon around 6pm, reported the presence of a body inside a workshop in Verbicaro. The police proceeded to identify…

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington’s decision to send antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine was needed to “help slow down” the advance of Russian ground troops. The announcement comes two months before Donald Trump replaces Joe Biden in the White House. Trump has criticized the amount the U.S. has spent on supporting Ukraine. US says supplying Ukraine with antipersonnel mines will help slow Russian troops

The United Nations has raised alarm about dire humanitarian conditions in northern Gaza, where no significant aid has been delivered for 40 days due to an ongoing siege by Israeli forces. According to the UN, 65,000 to 75,000 people in areas like Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia, and Jabalia face severe shortages of food and other essentials.

US prosecutors asked a judge on Wednesday to force Alphabet’s Google to divest its Chrome browser, share data and search results with competitors and take other steps to end its internet search monopoly. A court filing showed that the Department of Justice urged Google be banned from becoming the default search engine on smartphones, preventing the US tech giant from exploiting its Android mobile operating system. The world’s most popular web browser, Chrome provides user information to Google that helps the company profitably personalize which ads users see. Google controls about 90% of the online search market with over 60% of users…

Boxing hero Price praises Lottery’s impact To mark the National Lottery’s 30th birthday, Lauren visited Caerphilly Dragons – an all-female football club – as well as the VGA Gymnastics Club near Crumlin. As one of Wales’ most successful female athletes, Lauren acts as an inspiration to every young girl with sporting ambitions. Growing up, she was always told by her grandmother to reach for the moon and that if she fell short, she would land on the stars. Culminating with an Olympic gold At just eight-years-old, as part of a school project, she wrote that she wanted to become a…

Student found dead on campus at Scottish university The university said it is working with emergency services and that it has sent out a letter to students who attend the establishment with a number of support services available. Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU, is a public university in the city of Aberdeen. A spokesperson for RGU said: “RGU can sadly confirm that the body of a student was found on its campus this morning. “The university is liaising with the emergency services and is supporting the student’s family as well as the entire university community. “This is a very…

Say Nothing: Son of IRA murder victim criticises ‘cruel’ depiction of mother’s death in Disney show The son of a woman murdered and secretly buried by the IRA has called the portrayal of her death in a new Disney+ drama series ‘cruel’. Michael McConville, who was a child in 1972 when his mother Jean was abducted from their west Belfast home, said her death is ‘not entertainment’ but his and his family’s reality for the last 52 years. Mrs McConville is known as one of the Disappeared, a group of 17 people who were abducted, killed and secretly buried by…

The DOJ has proposed breaking up Google to curb the tech giants’ dominance in online search. In a court filing on Wednesday, the DOJ suggested that Google should be required to sell its Chrome web browser and end contracts that make its search engine the default choice on devices from companies like Apple and Samsung.

John Prescott, Labour deputy prime minister under Tony Blair, dies aged 86 – UK politics live Former trade union activist and key figure of Tony Blair’s New Labour project has died at care home surrounded by family When Labour won the election in 2007 with Blair as PM, Prescott, in addition to being made deputy PM, he was put in charge of a new “super ministry” covering the environment, transport and the regions. In that role he was credited with a number of successes, including helping to negotiate the international Kyoto Protocol on climate change and creating regional development councils…

A fourth tourist has reportedly died from suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos. Australian teenager Bianca Jones, 19, death was confirmed by her family on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the US State Department confirmed the death of an American man who died in the tourist hotspot of Vang Vieng.