A German palliative care doctor has been charged with murdering 15 of his patients using a cocktail of lethal drugs.
Prosecutors in Berlin have accused the 40-year-old of setting fire to the homes of some of his suspected victims to cover his…
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Slovakia’s Fico insists on attending Moscow’s ‘Victory Day’ parade despite EU warnings
“Nobody can order me where to go or not to go,” Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico retorted, after the European Union’s foreign policy chief warned the continent’s leaders against travelling to Moscow for the annual World War II victory parade.
Known for his Kremlin-friendly…
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Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends
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Two Belgian teenagers were charged Tuesday with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was…
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Three Injured in drone strike on Ukrainian City of Odesa
A Russian drone strike injured three in Odesa, damaging civilian infrastructure. Over the past day, Russia conducted 109 airstrikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements.
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Elon Musk’s Starlink and the racially charged row over operating in South Africa
Khanyisile NgcoboBBC News, Johannesburg
Getty ImagesThe tussle between Starlink boss Elon Musk and South Africa over the company’s failure to launch in the country stems from the nation’s black empowerment laws, and could be one factor behind the…
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A Berlin doctor has been charged with the killings of 15 patients under palliative care
BERLIN (AP) — A doctor in Berlin has been charged with murder over the deaths of 15 patients under palliative care, prosecutors said Wednesday. He is also accused of trying to cover up the evidence by…
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U.K. Top Court Says Trans Women Do Not Meet Legal Definition of Women Under Equality Act
The Supreme Court in Britain ruled on Wednesday that trans women do not fall within the legal definition of women under the country’s equality legislation.
The deputy president of the court, Lord Hodge, said: “The unanimous decision of this…
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The Grand Egyptian Museum Is Finally Open. (Well, Mostly.)
I was drawn to the outskirts of Cairo by the colossal complex in the desert — a towering site that arose over decades, built at unimaginable expense, with precisely cut stones sourced from local quarries; a set of buildings whose construction,…
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