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2 men charged with felling 150-year-old ‘Robin Hood’ tree in England

Two men have been charged with cutting down the popular 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree that toppled over on Hadrian’s Wall last year in northern England, prosecutors said Tuesday.Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, were charged with causing criminal damage and damaging the wall built in A.D. 122 by Emperor…

Armed men kill patient at Mexican hospital

Armed men burst into a hospital in central Mexico on Tuesday and killed a patient who was being treated for a previous gunshot wound, authorities said.Prosecutors in the state of Morelos, just south of Mexico City, said the attack occurred early Tuesday in the city of Cuernavaca, the state’s capital.AMLO…

South African police investigate allegations of signature forgery in national elections

South African police are investigating alleged signature forgery by Jacob Zuma’s MK Party for national election registration.The MK Party faces legal challenges regarding its eligibility for the May 29 elections.A former party official claimed there was an elaborate scheme to forge signatures, prompting an investigation.South African police were investigating Tuesday…

Bird flu could spread to cows outside US, head of WHO flu program says

A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday there was a risk of H5N1 bird flu virus spreading to cows in other countries beyond the United States through migratory birds.U.S. officials are seeking to verify the safety of milk and meat after confirming the H5N1 virus in 34 dairy cattle…

6 fatally shot in Shiite mosque in Afghanistan: Taliban

A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, opening fire and killing six people as they were praying, a Taliban official said Tuesday.Local media reports and a former president of Afghanistan said the mosque was targeted because it was a place of worship for the country’s Shiite Muslim minority.The attack…

As Olympics near, Paris police clear 100 migrants from camp near City Hall

French police evicted migrants from a makeshift tent-camp next to Paris City Hall early on Tuesday, the latest clear-out of people without homes that aid groups allege is a campaign to beautify the French capital ahead of the Summer Olympics.In an operation that began before dawn, police woke around 100…

Finnish hacker sentenced for blackmailing therapy patients after accessing thousands of records

A 26-year-old Finnish man received a six-year-three-month prison sentence for hacking patient records at a psychotherapy center.Aleksanteri Kivimäki was found guilty of aggravated data breach, blackmail attempts and disseminating private information.The case sparked outrage in Finland, with 24,000 people filing criminal complaints.A Finnish court on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man…