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Moreno Luis - is a business and economics reporter based in Barcelona. Prior to joining the BNE24 he was economics editor of the BBC Spaine and worked as an economics and political reporter for Murcia Tuday.

A 5-year-old girl dies when a plane crashes during an air show in Turin

A five-year-old girl died this Saturday from the impact of a plane from the Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) aerobatic squadron of the Italian Air Force that was participating in an exhibition at the Turin Aero Club in Caselle, north of Turin.

The girl's nine-year-old brother has been seriously injured by burns that affected his entire body.. Their parents and the pilot are also injured, but their lives are not in danger, reports the Italian news agency AGI.

The child is hospitalized at the Queen Margaret Hospital and the mother has been transferred to the Orthopedic Trauma Center of Turin.. The father is in the San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, as is the pilot, who managed to jump out of the plane before it crashed.

On September 16 and 17, the Aero Club of Turin had planned an aeronautical exhibition on the occasion of the centenary of the Italian Air Force. The accident has caused the suspension of the exhibitions.

According to the Turin newspaper La Stampa, the incident occurred during rehearsals for the main event of the festival, which would take place this Sunday.. In addition, a vehicle was also involved in the accident.

He goes out to buy a sandwich and comes home with five million dollars

Travis Hall is a 44-year-old American who left home a few days ago to buy a sandwich for lunch.. What he didn't know is that he would return as a millionaire.

As reported by the Mirror, the lucky player bought a Monopoly Doubler scratch card in Stuart, Florida (United States), which cost him 20 dollars (just under 19 euros).

“I stopped at Publix (a supermarket chain) to buy a snack and decided to try my luck with a $20 scratch card,” Hall told Lottery officials.

“I didn't know it would turn into a five million win! After waiting days to scratch off the ticket, I handed it to my wife; my hands were shaking in disbelief at what I was seeing,” said the lucky millionaire.

Travis claimed his prize at the Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee and decided to receive his prize in a single payment of $3,994,698 (€3.74 million).. The supermarket will receive an additional commission of $10,000 for selling the winning ticket.

“The Monopoly Doubler game launched on July 4, 2022 and features more than $493 million in cash prizes, including eight top prizes of $5 million!” the Florida Lottery said in a news release.

General, lover, emperor… The different faces of Julius Caesar are revealed these days in an exhibition inaugurated at the H'ART Museum in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. With the name 'I arrived, I saw and I found my destiny' this exhibition reveals a different chapter in the lives of some of the most relevant figures in History.

Visitors can experience, from this Saturday, September 16, until Monday, May 20, 2024, the secrets of Julius Caesar through a collection of almost 150 historical objects, each one contributing information to an existence full of lights and shadows .

In this way, the exhibition covers the life and times of the Roman emperor, tracing his famous rise from a simple citizen to becoming a great general.

The H'ART Museum's retrospective on Julius Caesar is told in nine scenes, beginning with the creation of myths that shaped the image we have of him today. From his career, from brilliant politician to consul of Rome, to his alliance (and romance) with Cleopatra.

Thus, the visitor enters a different and darker world, that of Caesar's war in Gaul, which illustrates his career as an army general and delves into what are now known as the “war crimes” that could have occurred. task.

In addition, it shows its relationship with the Netherlands, analyzing whether Caesar's troops could have fought on Dutch soil, something particularly relevant for this exhibition in Amsterdam.

In another room, the exhibition recreates the scenes and sights that Julius Caesar may have experienced thousands of years ago in Rome. Likewise, it also focuses on Cleopatra and Egypt: a strategic and political issue or a true love story?

On the other hand, it tells how Caesar's assassination is unraveled as a plot, from the omens of doom to his infamous fall and murder.. Then he moves on to Caesar's successor: Augustus.

Finally, there is a look at his legacy and a final scene in which Caesar's character and a summary of his actions are written down so that visitors can render their final verdicts.

“As you journey through these artifacts, you will untangle the myths to get closer to the reality of Julius Caesar's victory and rule, its high points and its dark sides,” the museum notes on its website. “We want you to ultimately decide for yourself, in today's world, who he is to you,” he adds.

Trump appreciates Putin's praise for his declarations to end the war

Former US President Donald Trump has said he appreciates recent praise from Russian leader Vladimir Putin and said it means what he is saying “is correct”, referring to his position on the Ukraine war.

In an exclusive interview for NBC that will be published in its entirety this Sunday, Trump has assured that, if he were re-elected president, “he would resolve the war in 24 hours,” although at no time has he explained how he would put an end to the conflict that is already underway. has continued for more than 18 months.

“If I tell you exactly, I lose all my negotiating trumps.”. I mean, you can't really say exactly what you're going to do.. But I would say certain things to Putin. “I would say certain things to Zelensky,” the former president said.

Putin said last week at the Eastern Economic Forum in the Russian city of Vladivostok that he had heard “Mr. Trump saying he will resolve all burning issues in several days, including the Ukraine crisis.”. We can't help but feel happy about it,” he said.

Trump has assured that he is satisfied with Putin's comments. “I like that he said that,” he said in the interview, adding that “that means that what I'm saying is correct.”. “I would take him to a room. I would take Zelensky to a room. Then I would bring them together.. And I would reach an agreement,” he explained.

Trump has continued to avoid giving an explanation of what his plan would entail, although he has stated that he would “make a fair deal for everyone” when asked if he would allow the Kremlin to keep Ukrainian territory that Russian forces had illegally taken by force. .

Although Trump has not made clear what he would do in office regarding the conflict, he did argue during the interview that there would not have been a war if he had remained president.

“There was no one tougher than me on Russia,” he explained.. “And yet I got along well with Putin. I got along very well with him. And that is a good thing, not a bad thing. He has 1,700 nuclear missiles. And so do we,” the former president concluded.

These are the ten tourist destinations with the most crowds in the world

In the last two months, the concept of 'overtourism' has gained great importance in the world of travel, after the post-Covid recovery has brought a particularly busy summer in the sector.

This week, Venice announced the implementation of a tourist tax designed to reduce the number of visitors to the city. It will not be the first popular destination to introduce such a tax, and many other cities and countries are already trying to reduce tourist numbers.

One place that has just introduced a similar charge is Thailand. Phuket, an island in the country, has been considered the most populated destination in the world. According to a study by MoneyTransfers.com, Phuket has 118 tourists for every local resident.

Phuket is one of Thailand's top beach destinations and is home to several of the world's best beach destinations, including Kata and Karon. It is the largest island in Thailand and has around 145 kilometers of coastline.

Heraklion, one of the main destinations in Greece, also appears on the list of the most saturated destinations, with 22 tourists for every local resident. Unsurprisingly, Venice is also in the top 10: 21 tourists for every resident.

The 'top ten'

  1. Phuket, Thailand.
  2. Pattaya, Thailand.
  3. Krabi, Thailand.
  4. Mugla, Türkiye.
  5. Hurghada, Türkiye.
  6. Macau, China.
  7. Heraklion, Greece.
  8. Venice Italy.
  9. Rhodes, Greece.
  10. Miami, United States.

A woman loses her child after giving birth on a barge trying to reach Lampedusa

A woman gave birth to her son while trying to cross the Mediterranean this Friday night on a barge with forty other people. When the Italian coast guard came to the rescue they found the newborn dead and his mother in need of medical assistance.

The tragedy occurred in the vicinity of the Italian island of Lampedusa (south), the closest to Africa, plunged into chaos this week after the arrival of more than 10,000 migrants in just three days, of which 2,500 people still remain waiting. be transferred.

The baby's body was placed in a small coffin and immediately taken to the Lampedusa cemetery, the rescue teams said, while the mother, who was assisted by the rest of the passengers on the barge as soon as she began to feel contractions, was taken to a medical center.

The Italian Red Cross, which manages the first reception center on the island, has assured that its volunteers “continue to incessantly guarantee the basic needs” of migrants, despite the fact that its facilities have a capacity for 400.

In the last few hours the arrivals have been contained and tonight about 120 people have arrived in Lampedusa, where the majority are identified and later transferred to other ports in Italy.

Although these trips are not without danger, since on Friday a bus carrying migrants arriving in Rome from Lampedusa collided with a truck, causing the death of two drivers and 25 injuries.

The Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has asked the president of the European Commission in writing to go to the island, in a new attempt to involve the European authorities in the response to migratory pressure.

“I announce that I have written to the President of the European Commission to ask her to come with me to Lampedusa to personally understand the seriousness of the situation we face,” said the leader of the Italian Executive in a video broadcast late on Friday. .

For its part, the Italian Executive is preparing a package of measures to react to the wave of arrivals and deter migrants who try to reach Italian territory illegally.

“We will propose a modification of the period of confinement in detention centers for the repatriation of those who enter Italy illegally, a limit that will be raised to the maximum allowed by European legislation, that is, 18 months,” Meloni announced on a matter that will be debated by Monday in a council of ministers.

The Italian authorities have also confirmed that in the port of Salerno (southern Italy) 32 migrants have been “detained or expelled”, mostly Tunisians who were accused of organizing and managing the illegal entry into the national territory of foreign citizens.

With the numbers constantly evolving, so far this year 127,207 immigrants have landed in Italy, almost double the 66,237 of the same period in 2022 and triple that of 2021 (42,750), according to data from the Ministry of the Interior updated to September 15.

Masha Amini's father is detained in Iran so that he does not commemorate his daughter's death

Iranian security forces temporarily detained Mahsa Amini's father this Saturday to warn him not to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of his daughter, who died a year ago after being detained for not wearing the Islamic veil properly.

“Amjad Amini was detained this morning by repressive forces as he was leaving his home in Saqez and returned home hours later,” the Oslo-based NGO Iran Human Rights reported.

The organization opposed to the Tehran regime has stated that the 22-year-old girl's family home is “surrounded by military forces” in Iranian Kurdistan to prevent them from carrying out a religious ceremony to commemorate her death.

Iranian security forces have also imposed tight restrictions on the Aichi cemetery, where Amini is buried, where protests began a day after her death on September 16, 2022, according to Iran Human Rights.

The opposition NGO Hengaw has also confirmed Amjad's arrest and the security measures at the cemetery.

Amini's death sparked strong protests shouting “women, life, freedom” that for months called for the end of the Islamic Republic and which died out after a repression that caused 500 deaths, thousands of arrests and in which seven protesters were executed. , one of them in public.

In recent weeks, the Iranian authorities have intensified warnings and repressive measures to try to prevent the anniversary of the 22-year-old's death from provoking new demonstrations with more demands for freedoms.

Dozens of relatives of those killed in the demonstrations have suffered arbitrary arrests, restrictions on peaceful gatherings at gravesites and the destruction of tombstones, Amnesty International has reported.

The most notorious case is that of Amini's uncle, Safa Aeli, who was arrested last week at his home in Saqez, in Iranian Kurdistan, and whose whereabouts are unknown, according to activists.

Joe Biden includes China on the list of major drug producers

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, included China this Friday on the list of countries with the largest production and transit of drugs due to the manufacturing in the Asian country of precursor chemicals for fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.

In a memorandum sent to Congress, Biden also accused Bolivia and Venezuela of having failed to comply with their international obligations to combat drug trafficking, and warned that cocaine production in Colombia remains too high.

The list of countries with the highest production and transit of narcotics prepared this year by Washington is made up of Afghanistan, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India , Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.

The president of the United States has to send this list to Congress every year to determine the budget dedicated to fighting drug trafficking.

Biden added China to the list after the law was modified to include countries where chemicals used in the production of synthetic drugs are manufactured.

“The United States strongly urges China and other countries that are producers of these chemicals to strengthen supply chains and prevent their trafficking,” the president said in the document.

According to Washington, Mexican cartels manufacture fentanyl through cosmetic products purchased legally in China and then traffic it to the United States, where this substance has caused the worst opioid crisis in history.

In the memorandum, Biden again included Bolivia, Venezuela and Burma on the list of countries that have failed to comply with their obligations in international agreements against drug trafficking over the last year.

However, he described the United States' anti-drug programs aimed at those countries as “vital” in order to prevent Congress from cutting their budget.

The president urged Luis Arce's Executive in Bolivia to take measures to “reduce illicit coca crops that continue to exceed the legal limits established in Bolivian legislation.”

On the other hand, the president removed Afghanistan from this category after the Taliban made “progress” in reducing poppy crops, used to produce heroin.

Although Colombia was not classified, Biden warned that “illicit coca crops and cocaine production remain at historically high levels.”

For this reason, he urged the Government of Gustavo Petro to “prioritize efforts to expand its presence in coca-producing regions and achieve sustainable progress against criminal organizations.”

Russian general Sergei Surovikin reappears in Algeria after months without being seen in public

Russian General Sergei Surovikin, who was dismissed at the end of August as head of the Aerospace Forces, is in Algeria on a “high-level” visit together with a delegation from the Russian Ministry of Defense after months without being seen in public.

Surovikin, who had not appeared in public since the failed rebellion carried out by the leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeni Prigozhin, arrived in Algeria on Tuesday and visited the Abdelhamid Ben Badis mosque in Oran this week, as reported this Friday by Kommersant.

Military sources cited by said newspaper affirm that Surovikin's trip may point to his possible appointment within the Ministry of Defense for jobs related to the country after he was replaced from his previous position by his deputy, Colonel General Viktor Afzalov.

The Russian general appears in the photographs dressed in beige walking alongside several Russian officials in military uniform and next to the imam of the mosque, as the RBK network published on its Telegram profile this Friday.

Speculation about Surovikin's whereabouts broke out after the Wagner Group revolt, when several Russian media claimed that he had been detained, an issue on which the Russian Government did not comment.. At the end of August, the Kremlin confirmed his dismissal amid new rumors about his future within the Defense Ministry.

Prigozhin led a rebellion on June 24 that broke out after the mercenary group accused the Russian Army of allegedly attacking one of its training camps.. Faced with an apparent escalation, Surovikin spoke out in a video and asked his leader to calm the situation, as well as the withdrawal of his men.

Google pays 93 million to California to stop a complaint for unauthorized location tracking

Tech giant Google agreed to pay $93 million (about €87 million) to the state of California to stop allegations that it tracked users' locations without their knowledge.

The settlement follows a “multi-year” investigation by the California Department of Justice, which determined that Google misled users into believing they were not being tracked when in fact they were.

“Our investigation revealed that Google was telling its users one thing, but doing the opposite and continuing to track movements for its own commercial benefit.. “That is unacceptable and we hold Google accountable with the settlement,” said Attorney General Rob Bonta. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, the company must also provide more information about the location data it collects from users.

This is not the first lawsuit Google has seen over its location tracking feature, as last year it paid $85 million to stop another similar complaint in Arizona, and then another 392 million to settle similar lawsuits in 40 states, including there were Oregon, New York and Florida.

Since these lawsuits occurred, Google has changed its tool and according to the company's spokesperson, José Castañeda, told the specialized media The Verge this Friday, the accusations are “based on obsolete product policies that changed years ago.”