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Madeleine McCann suspect vanished suddenly from his rented home

‘He was always angry… he trashed the house’: Madeleine McCann suspect is a convicted child sex offender who vanished suddenly from his rented home just TWO MILES from where the McCanns were staying Suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance is a convicted child sex offender His farm was on a footpath leading to the beach where […]

Two more people infected with Ebola in new Congo outbreak, WHO says

GENEVA (Reuters) – The Ebola virus has infected two more people in Equateur province in western Democratic Republic of Congo and spread to a new area 150 km (93 miles) away from the original six cases, the World Heath Organization said on Wednesday. On Monday Congolese authorities confirmed tests showing that four people had died […]

Toddler died 'after child abuser tortured him while screaming Do you love me?'

A two year-old boy was killed after his mother’s boyfriend tortured him while screaming ‘Do you love me?’, police say. Jameson Long died Tuesday, two days after Brian O’Grodick, 22, allegedly attacked him at his home in Joplin, Missouri. O’Grodnick reportedly spent months abusing the little boy, while filming the torture on his phone. Shortly […]

Denver protests: Arrests drop on sixth night of George Floyd demonstrations

Denver Police Department officers arrested 21 people Tuesday night during protests over the death of George Floyd, a significant drop from the peak of 170 arrested on Sunday. Two of the 21 were arrested on weapons charges, and 18 others were for curfew violations, according to data released by the police department. Another citation was […]

Yemen aid at risk after fundraiser falls short

Donors have pledged $1.35bn (£1.1bn) in humanitarian aid for Yemen – $1bn short of what the UN said was required to stop programmes being reduced or shut. Emergency Relief Co-ordinator Mark Lowcock warned: “Without more money we face a horrific outcome.” Five years of civil war have devastated Yemen and triggered the world’s largest humanitarian […]

Beach trip for Barcelona coronavirus patients

Spanish coronavirus patients are taking trips to the seaside as part of their recovery from the illness. Medical teams at the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona have been photographed wheeling people to the beach as part of a programme designed to humanise intensive care units. In total, Spain has confirmed 239,932 infections and 27,127 deaths. […]

'No justice, no peace': Tens of thousands in London protest the death of Floyd

LONDON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people chanting “no justice, no peace, no racist police” and “black lives matter” gathered in central London on Wednesday to protest against racism after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes while he […]

US riots: George Floyd protests rage on past curfew as US calls for justice

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The protests sweeping the US come after the killing of George Floyd in police custody on May 25. His death has sparked nationwide outrage at police brutality, with tens of thousands ignoring […]