Elderly patient abuse in Pretoria highlights public health woes

A 76-year-old woman is found by relatives lying on cold floor in South Africa hospital, her hands and legs tied to a steel bench.

Two doctors and a nurse have been suspended in South Africa, accused of tying up a patient.

The plight of the 76-year-old woman is the latest example of what critics say are terrible conditions in underfunded hospitals.

Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Pretoria.

German court sentences serial killer nurse to life

BERLIN (REUTERS) – A former nurse was convicted of killing 85 of his patients and sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday (June 6) for the worst killing spree in Germany’s post-war history, multiple local media outlets reported.

Niels Hoegel, who injected his patients with lethal drugs and then played the hero by appearing to struggle to revive them, had already been convicted and sentenced for two murders in 2015.

Prosecutors last year brought further charges over the dozens of other murders of which he was accused.

Gardaí appeal for information as Dublin teen (15) missing since Monday

Gardaí are requesting the public’s help in trying to trace a missing Dublin teenager.

Nadine Walsh (15) is missing from the Mountjoy area since June 3, 2019.

She is described as being 5’5, slim with brown eyes and brown hair. When last seen, she was wearing a black jacket, wine trousers and black runners.

Anyone with information on Nadine’s whereabouts is asked to contact Mountjoy Garda Station on 01 6668600, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station

U.S.-Mexico talks on Wednesday to be held around 3 or 4 p.m: official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Talks at the White House on Wednesday with Mexican leaders will be held around 3 or 4 p.m., a U.S. administration official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The talks, hosted by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, are aimed at pressuring authorities to clamp down on migrants heading for the southern U.S. border. President Donald Trump has threatened to apply tariffs on imports of Mexican goods unless the migration surge is stopped.

Brazil's TIM wants to rival Vivo in mobile market: CEO

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian wireless carrier TIM Participacoes SA wants to be seen as an alternative to Telefonica Brasil SA, TIM’s chief executive said on Tuesday, adding that Brazil would struggle to roll out 5G technology without more antennas.

Speaking in Rio de Janeiro, Pietro Labriola said Brazil needs to improve its digital infrastructure and build antennas to improve mobile coverage across the country. He added that in the future, TIM is more interested in average revenue per user and total revenue than the size of its client base.

Venezuela says Russia debt restructuring not on the agenda: RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil minister said on Thursday that the restructuring of his country’s debt to Russia was not on the agenda, the RIA news agency reported.

Venezuela said last month it wanted Moscow to help it restructure its external debt to other countries.

Two teens charged in shooting of Dorian Sanderson, 17

The teenage victim in a May 26 homicide has been identified.

Winnipeg police said Wednesday that Dorian Glenn Sanderson, 17, died from a gunshot wound after a shooting in the 300 block of Alfred Avenue.

On May 26, police arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the shooting and charged him with assault.

A second 15-year-old was arrested Tuesday. He faces second-degree murder charges and was detained in custody.

Hong Kong prepares for commemoration of 1989 Tiananmen crackdown

More than 100,000 people are expected at the vigil in Hong Kong, commemorating the crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests 30 years ago.

In Hong Kong, more than a 100,000 people are expected to attend a candlelight vigil commemorating the Tiananmen crackdown of 1989.

But some student unions are boycotting the event, exposing a rift between younger and veteran democracy activists.

Al Jazeera’s Sarah Clarke reports from Hong Kong.

Britain's health service is not for sale, says defacto deputy PM

LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) – Britain’s defacto deputy prime minister, David Lidington, said on Wednesday the country’s public health service would not be put “up for sale” in any trade negotiations with the United States after Brexit.

Just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump backtracked on comments that the National Health Service (NHS) should be on the table in trade talks, Lidington told parliament: “The prime minister has been very clear … when it comes to trade negotiations the NHS is not, and will not be, up for sale.” (Reporting by Kylie MacLellan, writing by Elizabeth Piper)

Accused in Kelowna second-degree murder trial continues testimony

The man charged with second-degree murder in the death of Chris Ausman is back on the stand for the second day.

Steven Pirko has been accused of killing the 32-year-old victim with a hammer in a bloody street fight near Kelowna’s Rutland Road and Highway 33 in January 2014.

Mexico auto exports rise, production falls in May

MEXICO CITY, June 6 (Reuters) – Mexican auto exports rose in May compared to the same month last year, while automotive production fell, according to data published by the national statistics institute INEGI on Thursday.

Mexican car exports rose 5.61% from May 2018 and auto production was down 1.47%, the data showed.