France24 says Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday dismissed the president of state oil giant Petrobras, who had been in the job for only 40 days.
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Euronews says Spain’s former King Juan Carlos I met his son and the country’s current monarch Felipe VI at the end of a controversial return visit.
Aljazeera says the number of executions globally rose 20 percent in 2021, while the number of death sentences handed down increased by 40 percent, Amnesty has said.
TRT World says Gavin Newsom has warned of potential mandatory water restrictions as the most populous US state continues to fight a worsening drought –– now in its third year.
Mark Zuckerberg named in lawsuit from Cambridge Analytica scandal in a lawsuit filed by Washington Attorney General Karl Racine. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was named personally in a Washington lawsuit Monday alleging he played a direct role in decisions that set the stage for the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. The US capital’s attorney general argues that Zuckerberg was closely involved in conceiving the framework that allowed the Britain-based consulting firm to harvest over 70 million…
United Arab Emirates Gas cylinder blast in Abu Dhabi kills 2 and injures 120. Abu Dhabi authorities are restricting information about the blast, and have prevented news outlets from reporting blasts and explosions. Especially since the rise of the Houthi drone attacks in the region. A gas cylinder explosion in the capital of the United Arab Emirates killed two people and injured 120 others Monday, police said, hours after authorities downplayed the incident and warned…
Dubai woman and her dog killed as tenant turns on electricity generator releasing the ‘silent killer’ A Dubai woman and her dog killed in a shared villa accommodation after inhalation of carbon monoxide gas. A Dubai Police official said the main tenant of the villa, located in Al Barsha, had switched on an electricity generator after the power was cut due to violating municipality rules covering subletting of the villa to others. The gas suffocated…
Today’s top news headlines Birmingham Children’s Hospital worker held on suspicion of poisoning child Birmingham Children’s Hospital worker was held on suspicion of poisoning a child. The health worker has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life after a child died at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Man City should be docked points for the pitch invasion Jubilation for Man City turns into disaster as ‘thugs’ invade the pitch and destroy the…
Belgium has introduced a mandatory 21-day quarantien for monkeypox patients as cases of the disease strat to spread across the globe.
A handful of millionaires attendees gathered in Davos are calling on world leaders to push tax up higher for wealthy people (like themselves) to tackle the cost of living crisis.
A nurse, 27, has been arrested in connection with the unexpected death of a child at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
A captured Russian soldier has been handed a whole life sentence for killing a civilian in Ukraine – the first war crime trial since Russia’s invasion of the country.
More than 400,000 children and young people are being treated for mental health issues every month, according to the Guardian.
The Independent’s front page reports the UK is not prepared for the food crisis and Manchester City’s title win.
The cost of living crisis is creating a wave of first-time shoplifters who are stealing basic essentials, according to the Metro.
The head of energy firm E.On says prices are too high and more must be done to prevent people falling into fuel poverty, reports the Mirror.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged by the Express to come up with a “rescue plan” to help those struggling to cope with the rising cost of living.
The Sun has an exclusive story about a nurse who is alleged to have poisoned a child in her care at a children’s hospital in Birmingham.
The Metro says Belgium has become the first country to introduce a mandatory quarantine for people with monkeypox.
The Metro says A nurse has been arrested on suspicion of ‘administering poison’ following the death of a child.
The Metro says two football supporters have been charged following Manchester City’s Premier League victory over Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
The Guardian says Anthony Albanese will fly to Tokyo on Monday to take part in the Quad leaders’ meeting, just hours after being sworn in as the new Australian prime minister and warning that relations with China would remain “difficult”.
The Guardian says State media photos show Kim carrying Hyon Chol-hae’s coffin and throwing earth into his grave as country battles ‘fever’ cases amid Covid outbreak.
The Guardian says public health officials are to announce more UK monkeypox cases on Monday, as efforts ramp up to contain the first multinational outbreak of the virus that has led to cases in at least 14 countries.
The pair, who legally married in the US last week, held a lavish ceremony in Portofino, Italy this weekend in front of family and friends.