Climber accused of leaving girlfriend to die on Austria’s tallest mountain goes on trial -CNNA
Man accused of leaving his girlfriend to freeze to death on Austria’s tallest mountain went on trial on Thursday in a case that could have major implications for mountain climbers and how liable they are for the safety of companions. The 36-year-old man, named in local media as Thomas P., is accused of having left... Read More
Pakistan: stocks plunge in record one-day fall as selling pressure grips market
Pakistan’s benchmark stock index posted its sharpest single-day decline on Thursday, as heavy selling by foreign investors and financial institutions triggered a broad market rout amid reduced trading activity during Ramadan. The KSE-100 index closed at 172,170, down 6,683 points, after falling as much as 7,205 points intraday in a session marked by extreme volatility... Read More
Passengers evacuated via slides in incident that temporarily suspended flights at Newark Airport-
Passengers were evacuated via slides in an incident that briefly suspended flights at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, officials said Wednesday. JetBlue Flight 543 took off from the airport Wednesday evening but “immediately returned to the airport due to engine failure,” the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a... Read More
A father and son have been found not guilty of murdering a four-year-old family member in a crash between two pick-up trucks.
Owen Maughan, 27, who was driving one of the vehicles, had previously pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Peter Maughan, who died in the crash near Dartford on 1 June. He was on trial for murder, alongside his 54-year-old father, Patrick Maughan, who was the front seat passenger in his truck. A jury at Maidstone... Read More
U.S. tech firm Google LLC and Japanese online shopping giant Rakuten Group Inc said Thursday they will launch a shopping service on YouTube-
That allows viewers to press a button while watching videos to display a product’s name and price on screen and move to Rakuten’s e-commerce platform for details. The YouTube Shopping affiliate program will also help YouTubers promote their favorite items more easily by enabling them to tag links to product pages on Rakuten Ichiba directly... Read More
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office – here’s what we know so far Police say King Charles’s brother is in custody and officers are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk – read the police statement in full Photos show vehicles, believed to be police cars, arriving... Read More
Starmer appoints Dame Antonia Romeo as top civil servant.
Starmer appoints Dame Antonia Romeo as top civil servant.New cabinet secretary confirmed as first woman to hold roleDame Antonia Romeo has been confirmed as the new head of the civil service.New cabinet secretary confirmed as first woman to hold roleDame Antonia Romeo has been confirmed as the new head of the civil service. She replaces... Read More
Pakistan: Gas cylinder blast kills at least 16 as building collapses in Karachi
Dr Farrukh Lanjar, DIG East, said initial information suggested the explosion was due to a gas leak. He said there were fears that one body was still buried in the rubble and that the rescue operation was ongoing. Lanjar said the true nature of the explosion could only be determined after a chemical examination, adding... Read More
South Korean court hands life sentence to ex-president Yoon-
A Seoul court has ruled that South Korea’s former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, led an insurrection during his December 2024 martial law declaration. He was sentenced to life in prison. South Korean court hands life sentence to ex-president YoonRichard Connor withA Seoul court has ruled that South Korea’s former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, led an... Read More
Short track-Fontana becomes Italy’s most decorated Olympian with relay silver.MILAN, Feb 18 :
Arianna Fontana became her country’s most decorated Olympian when she led Italy to silver behind South Korea in the women’s 3,000 metres short track relay at the Winter Games on Wednesday. It was the 14th Olympic medal of Fontana’s career, eclipsing the record of fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti who won 13 medals between 1936 and 1960.It’s... Read More








