Fourteen people died in a plane crash during bad weather in the Brazilian Amazon on Saturday. The small propeller plane was nearing the end of its 400km (248 mile) trip between Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, and the remote jungle town of Barcelos when it went down.
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Profile, Responsibility and Penalties for the minors arrested at Riots in France and their parents
After the death of Nahel in Nanterre on Tuesday, June 27, rioters have been burning the country for a few nights. Revolted after the death of the 17 year old during a traffic stop, they burned cars, schools, police stations and looted shops and boutiques. Since the beginning of the week, the police have made more than 2,000 arrests. Among those arrested are very young minors. According to a note from the territorial intelligence, the median age of the rioters is 17.
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Kaja Kallas urges EU leaders to respond to Russian aggression in Ukraine
Estonian Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas has certainly been firm and consistently been among those urging an ever-tougher response to Russian aggression in Ukraine and agitation around NATO and European Union borders. Kallas, who grew up under Soviet occupation in Estonia, urged EU leaders to take the Russian threat seriously long before the invasion of Ukraine.
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Titanic passenger’s gold watch auctioned for record price
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million or $1.485 million at auction on Saturday, April 27th 2024. The timepiece sold for ten times its expected auction price of between £100,000 and £150,000.
