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Malta’s former prime minister, Joseph Muscat, and other former top officials pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday to charges in a hospital corruption scandal that is roiling the Mediterranean island nation as it prepares for European Parliament elections.The case involves a deal, originally struck in 2015, in which the management…
U.N. human rights experts have appealed to Belarusian authorities to help a political prisoner who has been diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer.The experts expressed the “utmost concern” about the denial of medical assistance to Pavel Kuchynski, 29, who was detained in 2022 and sentenced to four years and…
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A company demonstrated a remote-controlled robot for retrieving melted fuel debris at Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.The plan involves deploying an extendable pipe robot into the reactor to begin debris removal by October.Approximately 880 tons of highly radioactive melted nuclear fuel remain in the three damaged reactors.The operator…
Italy celebrated the return of 600 antiquities from the U.S., including ancient bronze statues, gold coins, mosaics and manuscripts valued at $65 million.Italy has been working for decades to recover antiquities looted or stolen from its territory by tomb raiders, often sold to dealers.The most valuable artifact among the returned…
The United Nations has voiced the necessity for Asian and Pacific countries to improve education and social safety nets to uplift worker incomes.The ratio of elderly to working-age individuals in Asia is projected to double by 2050, data shows.Informal employment remains prevalent, with two-thirds of workers engaged in jobs lacking…
The US and Europe are seeking H5N1 bird flu vaccines to protect poultry and dairy workers from a potential pandemic threat.Other countries, like the UK, are also deliberating on prepandemic vaccine strategies.The urgency stems from the spread of a new strain of bird flu since late 2020.The United States and…
Mariusz Majewski, a Polish man sentenced to life in prison on espionage charges in Congo, has been released by Congolese authorities.Majewski, who was detained in February, was accused of taking unauthorized photos and secretly observing military activities.Poland’s Foreign Ministry maintained Majewski’s innocence, with President Andrzej Duda seeking his release.Congolese authorities…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced the importance of President Biden’s attendance at an upcoming peace summit.The summit aims to gather support to halt the war and pressure Russia, which now occupies a significant portion of Ukraine.While the U.S. has shown support, Biden’s attendance remains uncertain.Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on…
Six people, including a former Tiananmen Square vigil organizer, were arrested for posting seditious content on social media under Hong Kong’s new national security law.They allegedly used a Facebook page to publish posts targeting a “sensitive date.”Secretary for Security Chris Tang accused them of inciting hatred against Chinese and Hong…
