Dog trained to illegally dump rubbish, Italian authorities say
"Ingenuity can never become an alibi for incivility", the City of Catania warns.
Woman charged over abandoning dog at Las Vegas airport
A charity says it has been inudated with applications to adopt the dog after it was tied to the baggage sizer at a ticket counter.
Trump tariffs updates: US president slams Supreme Court, vows more tariffs
Top US court says Trump did not have authority to enact tariffs under law meant for national emergencies.
How Eric Dane gave his final months to ‘moving the needle’ on ALS
The Grey's Anatomy star spent his last months campaigning towards a cure for the rare, incurable condition.
Asos co-founder dies after Thailand apartment block fall
Quentin Griffiths co-founded Asos in 2000 and remained a significant shareholder after leaving the firm five years later.
Asos co-founder dies after Thailand apartment block fall
Quentin Griffiths co-founded Asos in 2000 and remained a significant shareholder after leaving the firm five years later.
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French soldier dies after being shot in head during ‘game’ with other soldiers
According to prosecutors, the game - known within the military - involves attempting to disarm a colleague and disable their weapon.
Amid Trump crackdown on Chinese students, one US university appears to block them altogether
Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislators
Several universities have scrapped partnerships with Chinese institutions in recent months as a direct result of pressure from US legislators. But no university appears to have gone as far as Purdue University in Indiana.
Students and faculty at the public university say that an unofficial policy is in effect to automatically reject students from China and a number of other countries altogether.
Continue reading...Australia-US minerals deal underpinned decision to allow Alcoa to keep clearing WA forest, document reveals
Document also shows US miner had been unlawfully clearing land for 15 years despite warnings from department
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The Australian government’s decision to allow the US mining giant Alcoa to continue clearing swathes of Western Australian jarrah forest despite past illegal clearing practices was made in part due to a critical minerals deal reached between Australia and the Trump administration last year, a new document shows.
The document also reveals Alcoa was unlawfully clearing land for its bauxite mining practices in the area south of Perth for 15 years, despite warnings from the federal environment department.
Conservationists have expressed outrage that an “unprecedented” $55m penalty announced by the environment minister was only applied to a six-year period in which the illegal clearing was alleged to have occurred.
Murray Watt said on Wednesday that the penalty – known as an enforceable undertaking – was for clearing that occurred from 2019-2025 in known habitat for nationally protected species without an approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
When announcing the penalty, Watt said he had granted Alcoa a national interest exemption to allow it to continue clearing in the northern jarrah forest for 18 months while the government considered a proposal for an expansion of the company’s Huntly and Willowdale mining operations to 2045.
Continue reading...Climber convicted of manslaughter after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s highest peak to seek help
Thomas P given five-month suspended prison sentence and €9,400 fine over death of Kerstin G by gross negligence
An amateur mountaineer has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter over the death of his girlfriend, whom he left behind on Austria’s highest peak after they got into difficulty on their climb.
Thomas P, 37, was handed a five-month suspended sentence and fined €9,400 (£8,200) for causing the death of Kerstin G in January 2025 by gross negligence, an offence that carries a maximum prison term of three years.
Continue reading...Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians
In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region.
Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians
In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region.
Ali Akbar, who’s sold newspapers on the streets of Paris for 50 years, is now a knight – NPR
Venezuelan opposition politician released after amnesty law passed
Juan Pablo Guanipa announces that he has been freed after "almost nine months" of imprisonment.
Venezuelan opposition politician released after amnesty law passed
Juan Pablo Guanipa announces that he has been freed after "almost nine months" of imprisonment.
Asos co-founder dies in fall from 18-storey building in Thailand
Police say UK entrepreneur Quentin Griffiths fell from 17th floor of an 18-floor condominium on 9 February
Quentin Griffiths, the co-founder of the online fashion retailer Asos, has died after falling from an apartment building in the Thai seaside resort city of Pattaya.
Police told Reuters that the 58-year-old had fallen from the 17th floor of an 18-storey condominium on 9 February.
Continue reading...Smokejumper and union leader aims to win in Montana by focusing on workers
Sam Forstag, who parachutes from planes to fight wildfires, believes pro-worker polices can flip district from Trump ally
Sam Forstag is used to launching himself into heated territory.
As a smokejumper, his job is to jump out of airplanes 3,000 feet in the air and parachute down into the Montana wilderness. Going by air is often the easiest way to access the remote wilderness and combat the wildfires that burn an average of 7.2 million acres a year in the state.
Continue reading...Anger as Trump FDA retreats from plan to ban artificial colors in food
Experts say new labeling could deceive consumers as dangerous substances still allowed under new rules
In a further retreat from its pledge to ban artificial dyes from food, Donald Trump’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would loosen labeling requirements to allow companies to state “no artificial colors”, even though products may contain some dangerous substances such as titanium dioxide.
The FDA in early February announced it would allow food makers to claim “no artificial colors” as long as the dyes are not petroleum-based, but health experts say even some naturally based additives present health risks, and the labeling would deceive consumers.
Continue reading...Osaka stunned by anonymous gift of gold bars to fix ageing water pipes
Mayor says Japanese city will respect donor’s specification that £2.7m gift must be used to repair dilapidated system
Osaka has received a hefty gift of gold bars worth 560m yen (£2.7m) from an anonymous donor and a request for its specific use: to fix the Japanese city’s dilapidated water pipes.
The gold bars, weighing a total of 21kg (46lb), were given to the Osaka City Waterworks Bureau in November by the donor who wants to help improve ageing water pipes, the mayor, Hideyuki Yokoyama, told reporters on Thursday.
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