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Assaults on emergency workers most common Covid crime

Assaults on emergency workers made up more than a quarter of Covid-related crimes prosecuted during the first six months of the pandemic, figures show. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it charged 1,688 such offences between April 1 and September 30 2020 in England and Wales. Many of these involved police officers being ‘coughed and […]

Assaults on emergency workers most common Covid crime

Assaults on emergency workers made up more than a quarter of Covid-related crimes prosecuted during the first six months of the pandemic, figures show. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it charged 1,688 such offences between April 1 and September 30 2020 in England and Wales. Many of these involved police officers being ‘coughed and […]

Ivanka Trump epiphany might have been useful for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Ivanka Trump emotional during Donald Trump’s final speech Ivanka is the daughter of former US President Donald Trump and was a senior adviser to him during his term in office. She was captured getting emotional during her father’s final speech as President yesterday, after he lost the election in November. It is unclear what Ivanka […]

EU summit eyes border closures to curb spread of coronavirus variants

BRUSSELS (AFP) – EU leaders discussed tighter travel restrictions for Europe’s internal borders at a virtual summit on Thursday (Jan 21) as part of efforts to to slow and detect the spread of new coronavirus variants. Their gathering came just as the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said there was a “very high” […]

Former Vatican Banker Convicted of Money Laundering and Embezzlement

ROME — A Vatican court on Thursday convicted a former senior official at the Vatican bank and his lawyer of embezzlement and money laundering, sending a strong signal that the church was determined to get its financial house in order. The defendants — Angelo Caloia, the president of the Vatican bank for two decades, and […]