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Lawyers for Prince Harry told a court hearing on Friday that the British royal is unwilling to bring his children to his homeland because it is not safe. Harry has launched a legal challenge to the U.K. government’s refusal to let him personally pay for police protection when he comes to Britain. His legal team says Harry wants to bring his children — Archie, who is almost 3, and 8-month-old Lilibet — to visit his home country from the U.S. but that is too risky without police protection.
Source: apnews.com
A fire broke out early Friday on an Italian-flagged ferry sailing through the Ionian Sea, injuring three people among the nearly 300 people on board, Greek officials said. Two people were still trapped on board and had telephoned for help, with a Super Puma helicopter en route to pick them up, the Greek coastguard said. The fire on the Euroferry Olympia, which was heading to Italy from the Greek port city of Igoumenitsa opposite Corfu, broke out at 4:30 am. The vessel was carrying 239 passengers and 51 crew on board as well as vehicles.
Source: france24.com
This week, 24-year-old model Sofia Jirau became the first person with Down syndrome to appear in a campaign for Victoria's Secret. The Puerto Rican model appeared alongside 17 other women to promote the new all-day-comfort Love Cloud collection, which the brand hopes will "reinforc(e) Victoria's Secret's commitment to welcoming and celebrating all women," according to a press statement.
Source: cnn.com
A 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery containing at least 20 ornately decorated graves has been uncovered near the shoreline in the northern Gaza Strip, with the antiquities ministry calling it the most important local discovery of the past decade. Gaza is rich with antiquities having been an important trading spot for many civilisations, from as far back as the ancient Egyptians and the Philistines depicted in the Bible, through the Roman empire and the crusades.
Source: reuters.com
The Met Office has issued a second rare red weather warning to cover London, and south-east and east England. A red warning - meaning there is a danger to life from flying debris - covering parts of south-west England and south Wales is in place. Hundreds of schools will be closed, all trains in Wales are suspended and the military is on stand-by. Forecasters warn Eunice could bring wind gusts of up to 90mph on Friday, causing significant disruption and power cuts.
Source: bbc.com
A court in India has sentenced 38 people to death and ordered life in prison for 11 others over a series of bomb blasts in 2008 that killed dozens in the western city of Ahmedabad. The court had on February 8 convicted 49 people over the coordinated attacks that killed 56 and wounded 200, launching shrapnel through markets, buses and other public places in Gujarat state’s commercial hub.
Source: aljazeera.com
Tequila 512 is suing Kendall Jenner's 818 Tequila for trademark infringement, false designation of origin and unfair competition, alleging that the brand copied its logo and color scheme. In its suit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Central California, Tequila 512 accused K & Soda LLC, which owns 818 Tequila, of "simply and blatantly" copying its branding. A representative for 818 Tequila dismissed the claims in a statement to TMZ.
Source: nbcnews.com
Rescuers are scrambling to reach a boy who has been trapped in a well in Afghanistan for two days. A video on social media shows the boy, Haider, wedged inside a well in a remote area of Zabul province in the south of the country. Since getting trapped on Tuesday, the boy's condition has reportedly deteriorated. But rescuers digging a tunnel to reach the boy are close to getting him out, a local official said.
Source: bbc.com
Rangers stunned Borussia Dortmund 4-2 in the Europa League on Thursday while Barcelona had to come from behind to draw 1-1 at home to Napoli in their play-off first leg tie.
Source: france24.com
Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates have uncovered the country's oldest known buildings, dating back at least 8,500 years. This is more than 500 years older than the previous record-breaking discoveries, according to Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism in a press release Thursday. The buildings are located on the island of Ghagha, west of the city of Abu Dhabi. The structures which have been unearthed are "simple round rooms," which have stone walls that are still preserved up to a height of almost a meter.
Source: cnn.com
Peter Paul Rubens’ 17th century masterpiece “Portrait of a Lady” is set to go up for auction in Poland next month, the DESA Unicum auction house said Thursday. The Flemish master’s oil-on-canvas portrait of a dark-haired woman in a rich black velvet dress has an estimated value of 18 million to 24 million zlotys ($4.5 million- $6 million). The painting, currently owned by a British citizen, will be auctioned in Warsaw on March 17.
Source: apnews.com
Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday quipped to members of the royal household that she could not move much as she carried out her first in-person engagement since her son Prince Charles tested positive for COVID-19.
Source: reuters.com
France and its allies in a European force will withdraw their troops from Mali after almost a decade, President Emmanuel Macron has announced. The troops have been involved in the fight against Islamist militants in the country since 2013. Macron said the decision to leave followed a breakdown in diplomatic relations, amid growing hostility from Mali's governing military junta. The forces will be re-deployed elsewhere in Africa's Sahel region.
Source: bbc.com
No long-distance trains were expected to run in the northern half of Germany before midday on Thursday. Cancellations and delays are also expected in regional traffic. About 54,000 households were left without electricity during the night in North Rhine-Westphalia, while in Bavaria about 10,000 people were affected by power cuts, according to operators. Some 19,000 households and businesses were also temporarily deprived of electricity across northern England. A yellow warning for Northern Ireland and Scotland has also been decreed.
Source: euronews.com
China is challenging the belief that northern Europe is the birthplace of skiing. Beijing claims sport actually originated in China more than 10,000 years ago. It says ancient rock art depicting figures holding ski-like objects proves claim. Europe seen as origin of after skis dating back to 2,500BC found in Swedish bog.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Iran's supreme leader said on Thursday that it will further develop peaceful nuclear capacity to preserve independence, amid negotiations with world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear pact.
Source: reuters.com
Israel has fired several surface-to-surface missiles targeting sites south of Syrian capital Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. The shelling struck a town south of Damascus on Wednesday evening, causing material damage. Syrian news agency reported that Israel carried out a strike from the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.
Source: aljazeera.com
New Zealand scientists have discovered a rare baby ghost shark, a little-known species of fish that lives in the shadowy depths of the ocean. Ghost sharks - also known as chimaera - are rarely spotted, and sightings of their young are even more uncommon. The newly-hatched shark was collected at a depth of about 1.2km (0.7 miles) underwater near the South Island. Scientists say the find deepens understanding of the juvenile stage of the species.
Source: bbc.com
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