Costa Rica’s mega-prison receives first inmates
President Laura Fernandez inaugurated the $35m mega-prison built to house up to 5,100 inmates near San Jose.
Russell Brand tells trial it was wrong to use fame to ‘facilitate’ sex with women
Former comedian, in court on rape and sexual assault charges, says he misused position but ‘consent is more important than sex itself’
Russell Brand has told a court that he was wrong to have used his fame and success to “facilitate” sexual activity with women.
The 51-year-old comedian said he had “misused” his position “very selfishly” and dedicated his life to “reckless philandering and idiocy”.
Continue reading...Bloodied, dazed and angry – how passengers’ rail journey turned to disaster in Spain
Survivors of the train crash in Spain have spoken of their shock, panic and anger at the accident in Toledo province on Wednesday.
Indonesian students demand action on wildfires and rising costs
Hundreds of Indonesian students protested against the government's handling of forest fires and rising costs.
Death of US actress Hayden Panettiere ruled accidental, ending local police probe
The Heroes and Nashville star died in August from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax and several other drugs.
‘Worldwide legacy’: almost $20m raised to protect majestic tract of land in far north Queensland
Bush Heritage hopes to buy Wooroora station, which links wet sclerophyll forest and savanna woodland and is home to 12 endangered species
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A majestic tract of land in far north Queensland that links wet tropics and world heritage rainforest, and contains headwaters that flow to the Great Barrier Reef, could be bought and protected by Christmas, after a conservation group raised more than $19m in private donations to buy the cattle station.
Wooroora spans more than 20,000 hectares of largely intact wet sclerophyll forest and savanna woodland on the lands of the Jirrbal people about 100km south-west of Cairns – and borders Bush Heritage’s existing 43,575-hectare Yourka Reserve in one of the most biodiverse regions in Australia.
Continue reading...Israel’s election deadlock is a sign of the country’s deep divisions
The election was a celebration of democracy in some ways - but it has left Israel with no clear path to a new government, writes James Landale.
Watch: King dances in the streets of the Bahamas capital
The monarch is in the Bahamas as part of a tour of the Caribbean during which he addressed the "great suffering of the past".
What’s next for Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro after election defeat?
The far-right ally of US President Donald Trump has fled to Miami with his wife and children.
‘Critical warning’ as thousands of microplastic particles are found in popular beverage – New York Post
- ‘Critical warning’ as thousands of microplastic particles are found in popular beverage New York Post
- Plastic tea bags are releasing BPA, plasticizers and up to 2,500 microplastic particles into your cup of tea Medical Xpress
- Tea Bags Can Leach BPA, Thousands of Microplastics per Cup Gizmodo
- Plastic Tea Bags Can Dose Your Brew With Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals And Thousands Of Microplastics IFLScience
- A study warns of the presence of thousands of microplastic particles in tea bags voz.us
Netanyahu’s bloc leading Israel election but short of majority, partial results show
With 85% of ballots counted, Netanyahu's Likud party and its allies are set to win 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.
UN votes to condemn embargo of Cuba despite US lobbying push
US points to increase in abstentions in General Assembly as evidence that push to isolate Cuba is slowly succeeding.
The Israeli election is deadlocked – NPR
- The Israeli election is deadlocked NPR
- Netanyahu is the ultimate survivor. But can he survive this time? CNN
- What to Make of Israel’s Ambiguous Election The New York Times
- Israel's unassuming President Herzog holds keys to next government Yahoo
- Netanyahu rivals weigh joining forces with Arab parties Politico
US ambassador suggests Trump could blame Canada if midterms don’t go his way
Pete Hoekstra, controversial US ambassador to Canada, has also accused Canadian officials of interfering in US elections
The US ambassador has suggested Canada could be blamed if Republicans perform poorly in next week’s midterm elections, the latest intervention from a controversial figure who has been accused of inflaming a bitter dispute that has angered and baffled residents of both countries.
On Wednesday, CTV news reported that Pete Hoekstra told business leaders at a closed door meeting that if a number of swing races – including Maine and Michigan – go to the Democrats, it could make things harder for Canada because Donald Trump might try to blame the loss on it.
Continue reading...Rwanda’s milk bars
Rwanda’s milk bars
US envoy reads anti-Castro book during Cuban FM’s UN address
US envoy reads anti-Castro book during Cuban FM’s UN address
Perv teacher learns fate for sex with 2 students — that already ended her job and marriage – New York Post
- Perv teacher learns fate for sex with 2 students — that already ended her job and marriage New York Post
- Tears as teacher jailed for sex with student News.com.au
- Former teacher Tayla Lee Brailey jailed for sex acts with students ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Former teacher who abused 2 students could be paroled in under 6 months Yahoo
- Tayla Lee Brailey: Sydney teacher jailed for having sex with student, sexually touching another Nine.com.au
U.S. Intel Warns China’s Space-Based Directed Energy Weapons Could Soon Threaten Satellites – TWZ
- U.S. Intel Warns China's Space-Based Directed Energy Weapons Could Soon Threaten Satellites TWZ
- DIA Releases Challenges to Security in Space DIA.mil
- China has tripled its satellite fleet since 2018 as expansion continues: DIA Breaking Defense
- US Defence Intelligence warns of expanding Chinese and Russian counterspace threats space & defense
- China could field directed-energy weapons in orbit by late 2020s, U.S. intelligence says SpaceNews
Houthis say Saudi-led airstrikes killed 14 at a market in northern Yemen, and other Mideast news – AP News
- Houthis say Saudi-led airstrikes killed 14 at a market in northern Yemen, and other Mideast news AP News
- Yemen’s besieged Taiz is in famine, governor says, as 13 are killed by Saudi airstrike AP News
- 12 Killed In Saudi Strikes In Yemen, Claim Houthis NDTV
- 14 killed, 10 wounded in Saudi airstrikes in N. Yemen: Houthi media Xinhua
- Sana'a factory in flames as Houthis, government forces exchange strikes Africanews
Nigel Farage skips budget in Commons over seating ‘altercation’ concerns
Reform UK leader ‘shocked’ by £10bn pledged to Ukraine and doubles down on cutting tax for crypto investors
Nigel Farage skipped the chancellor’s first budget because he was worried he would get in a “physical altercation” with another MP in a row over seating arrangements.
The Reform UK leader was not present in the House of Commons but gave a press conference afterwards in which he said he was “shocked” by the £10bn going to support Ukraine and doubled down on his party’s policies on cutting tax for crypto investors.
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