Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson launches an appeal on Wednesday against her conviction in a triple-murder case that made headlines worldwide. The 51-year-old was found guilty last year of murdering her husband’s parents and an elderly aunt in 2023 by serving them a beef Wellington lunch laced with lethal death cap mushrooms. Patterson was […]
Read MoreFrank Beard, the longtime drummer of American rock-blues group ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77, the band and their publicist announced Tuesday. Beard, whose beats carried hits like “La Grange” and “Sharp Dressed Man,” had stepped back from touring last year after suffering unspecified health issues. ZZ Top’s lead singer Billy Gibbons paid tribute […]
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As taxas de juros da dívida pública dos Estados Unidos de longo prazo atingiram nesta terça-feira (18) seu nível mais alto desde 2007, ilustrando os riscos inflacionários do conflito no Oriente Médio e as preocupações com o nível de endividamento do país. O rendimento dos títulos do Tesouro americano de 30 anos, ou seja, os […]
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The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said Tuesday its inspectors had found several tons of nuclear material in Syria, at a site Damascus reported to the agency last month. The inspectors visited two sites, one in Deir Ezzor and “a second location related to the nuclear material identified by Syria recently”, according to a […]
Read MoreSophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) for a spacewalk on Tuesday, accompanied by American astronaut Anil Menon. During the nearly six-and-a-half hour mission, the two astronauts attempted to replace an antenna that allows the ISS to communicate with mission control in Houston, according to NASA.”I’m […]
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Ecuador’s Ivonne A-Baki, a diplomat who represented Quito in the United States, has entered the race to lead the UN, the head of the General Assembly said in a letter Tuesday. Nominated by Tonga, the former foreign trade minister joins a growing field of candidates for secretary-general of the international organization, which has been buffeted by […]
Read MoreFive-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo on Tuesday became the first Black African to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In a glitzy ceremony under palm trees and picture-perfect California skies, Kidjo was feted by film stars and music industry titans as she unveiled the star on the busy thoroughfare.”We Africans […]
Read MoreFive-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo on Tuesday became the first Black African to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In a glitzy ceremony under palm trees and picture-perfect California skies, Kidjo was feted by film stars and music industry titans as she unveiled the star on the busy thoroughfare.”We Africans […]
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Im Streit mit der Regierung von US-Präsident Donald Trump zieht der Fernsehsender ABC gegen die vorzeitige Überprüfung seiner Sendelizenzen vor Gericht. Der zum Disney-Konzern gehörende Sender wirft der Medienaufsicht FCC in seiner am Dienstag in Washington eingereichten Klage eine “Vergeltungskampagne” auf Betreiben der Trump-Regierung wegen missliebiger Inhalte vor. Die FCC hatte die acht ABC-eigenen Sender […]
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