A drone controlled by the fire prevention services recorded a 10-year-old boy causing a fire in the Calabria region, according to its president Roberto Occhiuto denounced on social networks.

“Two images from today particularly caught my attention: one is of a boy who is setting fire in a forest like a pro, starting several fires from a distance, then notices the drone, runs to his grandfather, mounted on a tractor”, explained the politician.

In the video it can be seen that the adult gave instructions to the minor, since after cursing the device for having caught him red-handed, he immediately set out to put out the fires.

The other images show a group of people spreading potentially flammable waste in a forest, near a river.

The Calabria region has deployed some thirty drones as a form of deterrence and to identify the architects of some of the fires that are burning these days in the country. “Thanks to the drones we caught 32 arsonists in two weeks,” Occhiuto said.

In fact, a few weeks ago its president released another video in which an arsonist was recorded while he set fires in a cane field, until he noticed and tried to make the device fall by throwing stones.

“Calabria has imbeciles that cause fires”

“Calabria is a civilized region but it also has some morons who are going to start fires in the forest like this arsonist. He lights the fire, then sees the drone and tries to knock it down with rocks, but where does it come from? From the caves?” Occhiuto then denounced.

Scenes like this have led to the fact that in the latest decree of the Council of Ministers, the Italian Executive has increased from four to six years the minimum sentence for those who cause a fire in “forests, jungles or mountains or in forest nurseries destined for reforestation, their own or others”.

Southern Italy has suffered devastating fires in recent weeks, fueled by the drought and the Charonte heat wave, which caused temperatures above 46 degrees and is expected to not be the only one to raise the thermometers this summer.

In addition to Calabria, the Italian islands have suffered greatly from the fires: in Sicily three people died (two of them burned), there were more than 2,000 evacuees and the airport was closed due to the proximity of the flames.

For its part, in Sardinia at least three people were injured by explosions derived from the fires and more than 600 inhabitants and tourists had to be evacuated.

Since Daniel Sancho confessed last Saturday, August 5, that he had murdered and dismembered the Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta, new information has not stopped coming out that they had met on several occasions and even shared vacations; like in Ibiza just two weeks before traveling to Thailand.

Despite the fact that the confessed murderer said that Arrieta had loaned him 10,000 euros for a business he had in hand, some statements from a childhood friend of his contradict that information.

As Semana has advanced, Sancho's closest circle has little information on how the young chef is dealing with the situation, since they have learned of his imprisonment as a result of breaking the news in the media.

However, this friend clarifies to the aforementioned magazine that, in what has to do with the relationship he had with Arrieta, there is more than what is known up to now.

“There's so much more here…. There could be a lot of money involved, but we are not talking about small amounts, like the 10,000 euros that Daniel has referred to. We are talking about large quantities,” says. “His mess with Edwin Arrieta could be bigger than we think,” he adds.

He also points out that his friend, whom he has known since they were little, is not homosexual as a result of knowing the information that says that both had had intimate relations.

The block already threatened her after the coup and even gave an ultimatum to the military junta to relinquish power.

The president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, head of ECOWAS, also advocated during his speech to promote dialogue and exhaust “all diplomatic avenues” after the coup in Niger. Likewise, it has ruled that “the political crisis in Niger not only represents a threat to the stability of the nation, but also has far-reaching implications for the entire West African region,” according to the Punch newspaper.

The Nigerian military junta has ignored ECOWAS calls and has even taken steps to consolidate itself, including appointing senior officials. Among its allies are the authorities of Burkina Faso and Mali, who have already warned that a hypothetical military intervention in Niger would mean a “declaration of war” against them as well.

The assassination of Educador's candidate for the presidential elections, Fernando Villavicencio, has left the country and international public opinion perplexed. After the events and only 10 days before the elections, the Ecuadorian president, Guillermo Lasso, has decreed a state of emergency for 60 days in the country.

Over the last few years there have been other attacks against relevant political figures: the assassination of the former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe or the attempt against the Vice President of Argentina Cristina Fernández Kirchner at the door of her case, these are just some of the examples.

Imran Khan

During the marches against foreign interference in Pakistan, former Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot on November 3, 2022, when a man opened fire on protesters. Khan was the first minister to be dismissed in the country by a vote of no confidence, he was later disqualified by the electoral commission from running for re-election for not having declared the money he obtained from the sale of gifts received by international leaders while he was in office. in office.

Cristina Fernandez Kirchner

While greeting her supporters at the door of her house, the Vice President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández Kirchner, was the victim of an assassination attempt.. On September 1, 2022, a man approached camouflaged in the crowd until he pointed a gun at the head of the politician, luckily the gun did not work. The attacker was a 35-year-old man of Brazilian origin with a history of illegal possession of weapons.

shinzo abe

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on July 8, 2022.. At 67, the politician was shot while giving a speech in the city of Nara. The impacts of the bullets caused him to bleed to death in the middle of the street, without the emergency services being able to do anything.. Abe has gone down in history as Japan's longest-serving prime minister.

ariel henry

On January 1, 2022, the president of Haiti suffered an assassination attempt during an act to celebrate the anniversary of the country's independence.. The politician was unharmed in the shooting, which did cause one of the people who attended the event to die and two others to be injured. The authorities blamed what happened on bandits and terrorists.

Jovenel Moise

The Haitian politician who was not so lucky was Jovenel Moise. The former president of Haiti was assassinated on July 7, 2021 while staying at his residence in Port-au-Prince (the country's capital). The attackers were mostly Colombian ex-military.

Jair Bolsonaro

The former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, was stabbed in the town of Juiz de Fora, while he was campaigning on September 6, 2018. The wound to the abdomen was serious and he had to be admitted to the hospital.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a report this week in which it qualifies as a “variant of interest” EG.5, a lineage descendant of XBB.1.9.2 that was reported for the first time on February 17. Likewise, the United Nations organization has highlighted that this new variant of Covid-19 could cause a rebound in cases worldwide.

Origin of this new strain

As the international organization explains, EG.5 carries an additional F456L mutation in the spike protein compared to the subvariants from which it comes, XBB.1.9.2 and XBB.1.5. Within the EG.5 lineage, the EG.5.1 subvariant has an additional Q52H mutation in the spike and represents 88% of the available sequences for EG.5 and its descendant lineages.

Do you have new symptoms?

For now, there is no evidence that this new variant causes more severe symptoms, and they are similar to the symptoms caused by Omicron, such as runny nose, sore throat, cough, congestion, headache, fever, and muscle pain.

The microbiologist María del Mar Tomás, spokesperson for the Seimc, explains in another article for 20minutos that this new, more transmissible variant has symptoms similar to Omicron, with vulnerable people and those with some pathology being the ones who should be more careful.

Are hospitalizations increasing?

The WHO assures that, for the moment, there is no scientific evidence that an increase in hospitalizations is taking place.. The United Nations international health organization has described as “low” the risk to public health posed by EG.5, known as 'Eris'.

“Although EG.5 has shown increased prevalence, growth advantage, and immune escape properties, no change in disease severity has been reported to date.”. As of August 7, 7,354 EG.5 sequences have been reported from 51 countries, with the majority coming from China, the United States, South Korea, and Japan.. Cases have also already been reported in some European countries, such as France, Portugal and Spain.

Ecuador has decreed a state of emergency in the country after the assassination this Wednesday of the Ecuadorian presidential candidate by the Construye Movement, Fernando Villavicencio. The politician was shot three times in the head during a rally in Quito, the country's capital, which was part of the campaign for the upcoming elections on August 20.

The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, has attributed the murder to “organized crime” and has assured that “the full weight of the law will fall on them.”. In this sense, it was Villavicencio himself who denounced just a few days ago having received threats from the criminal group 'Los Choneros', linked to the Sinaloa Cartel.

Sentenced to more than three decades in prison

The candidate was known for his deep denunciations of the mafias and drug trafficking, and one of his promises was the fight against “criminal structures.” Villavicencio had already declared that he was not afraid of these threats. “Let the hitmen come, here I am,” he had pointed out just one day before the murder.

Villavicencio had mentioned “Fito” in his speeches against criminal organizations, for which he received threats. José Macias Villamar, alias 'Fito', is the leader of the most powerful criminal gang in Ecuador, 'Los Choneros'.

'Fito' is currently in prison. He has been the leader of said gang since 2020, after the murder of Jorge Luis Zambrano González, alias Rasquiña. According to the local newspaper El Universo, he is in custody after being sentenced to 34 years in prison for “organized crime, drug trafficking and murder.”

when was he arrested

'Fito' was born on November 18, 1979 in the city of Manta. His first arrest occurred in 2000 for a crime of robbery and almost a decade later, in 2011, he was arrested again for drug trafficking and organized crime.. He is now serving a sentence in the Guayaquil Litoral Penitentiary, the largest prison in Ecuador, in a maximum security wing.

However, before being sent to this prison, “Fito” was imprisoned in the famous maximum security prison known as La Roca, although he managed to escape along with 17 other prisoners.. A few weeks later he was captured by the Police and transferred to the prison where he is currently.

Surachate Hakparn is the real name of the 'super cop' and Buddhist monk known as Big Joke and in charge of solving the murder of Edwin Arrieta allegedly at the hands of Daniel Sancho. Hakparn's entry has been decisive in the investigation, the agent entered the case when the remains of the Colombian surgeon appeared in several garbage bags scattered around the island of Koh Pangham, according to El Periódico.

Big Joke has extensive experience in media cases and his ability to manage delicate situations made him the perfect candidate to solve this case that has attracted so much attention from the Spanish and foreign media.

In addition, the police have also dealt with foreign citizens on previous occasions. In 2019, he was in charge of managing the international conflict of Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a young Saudi who was fleeing Kuwait due to the mistreatment to which her family subjected her.. At the time this happened, Big Joke was the head of immigration in the Royal Thai Police, he claimed that the authorities had acted at the behest of Saudi Arabia.

However, Surachate Hakparn's career has been criticized on several occasions, specifically when a British woman reported a rape and the agent not only questioned the victim's version but also threatened to prevent her from entering Thailand if it was proven. that his claim was false.

In 2019, Big Joke held a position in the office of the Thai Prime Minister. Months later, they tried to shoot him dead, so he was forced to go live in India, where he began his training as a Buddhist monk.

Years later, the policeman and Buddhist returned to the country and, gradually, recovered his position as a policeman, although immigration issues were too small for him.. Currently, Surachate Hakparn has carved out a status as a 'super cop' for being in charge of solving the most heinous crimes involving foreigners, such as Daniel Sancho.

The Kananga travel agency, which has 18 Spanish tourists trapped by the armed clashes in northern Ethiopia, has assured this Thursday that the situation has stabilized and is preparing to take the travelers out of their refuge and bring them to Spain.

According to the agency, Noelia Bertran, the guide accompanying the travelers, has reported that the Ethiopian military has been able to reclaim the area where the FANO militias are located and have withdrawn. “Everything with relative calm and without incidents of shootings,” Bertran assured.

According to the guide, the Ethiopian authorities are carrying out a “comprehensive assessment of the roads both in the direction of Gondar and in the direction of Bahar Dar, and have so far confirmed that they are clear and safe.”

For the agency, highway safety is “a fundamental step to ensure the safe and efficient transfer of all those involved to one of these two cities as soon as possible.”

For this reason, Kananga assures that it has established direct communication with Ethiopian Airlines “in order to coordinate the blocking of flights to Addis Ababa and to be able to connect with its flight to Spain.”

“It seems that soon we will be able to leave”

Inma, a journalist trapped in the hotel, has said that they are hopeful and it seems that they will soon be able to return to Spain thanks to advances in the offensive against the militiamen. “We are hopeful and it seems that soon we will leave. The travel agency, in some way, is waiting to expedite procedures and the Consulate too,” he told Europa Press in a telephone conversation.

The 18 Spanish travelers who were on a truck route through northern Ethiopia found themselves surprised on August 1, when they were surprised by armed clashes between the Ethiopian army and the Fano militias.

In the middle of crossfire territory, the travelers took refuge in a roadside hostel in a village, from where they claim to hear the clashes that are taking place in the village itself.

Since the start of hostilities, airports have been closed to air traffic and roads blocked, making it difficult for travelers to leave.

The Spanish embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are coordinating, together with other European governments and international organizations, an operation that allows Spanish tourists and tourists from other nationalities to be safely removed from the country.