Slovak court acquits businessman in retrial over 2018 murder of journalist
A court in Slovakia has acquitted for a second time a businessman accused of masterminding the 2018 slaying of an investigative journalist and his fianc?e. The Specialized Criminal Court in Pezinok, near the capital, Bratislava, which handles Slovakia’s most serious cases, ruled Friday that Marian Kocner was not guilty of murdering Jan Kuciak, who had […]
Zimbabwe releases over 4,000 prisoners under amnesty to reduce overcrowding
Zimbabwe has begun releasing more than 4,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty that authorities say will help ease congestion in some overcrowded jails. About 800 prisoners were released Friday from the Central Prison and Chikurubi Maximum Prison in the capital, Harare. Jails in other parts of the country began releasing prisoners who qualified for the […]
Serbian leadership holds rally in defiance of mass gun violence protests
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Friday for a third time in a month in protest at the government’s handling of a crisis after two mass shootings in the Balkan country earlier this month, even as officials rejected the criticism and ignored their demands. In a show of defiance, the nationalist […]
FBI Misused Foreign Spy Database to Target 1/6 Participants, George Floyd Protesters
FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U..S. Capitol and racial justice protests in 2020, according to a heavily blacked-out court…
Biden administration bucks eco groups again, advances massive gas pipeline
The Biden administration issued a key approval Thursday evening for a 303 1/2 -mile West Virginia-to-Virginia natural gas pipeline project that environmental groups argued would have disastrous impacts. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a record of decision approving a 30-year right-of-way permit and a temporary use permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, allowing […]
Obama, Clapper were briefed on reports of Clinton campaign’s Russia collusion narrative, Durham report shows
Former President Barack Obama and his director of national intelligence, James Clapper, were both briefed in 2016 on reports that then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton planned to vilify Donald Trump by claiming he was colluding with Russia to win the election, according to the final report from Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the original Trump-Russia […]
Giro d’Italia, Rubio vince la tappa accorciata di Crans-Montana. Thomas sempre in maglia rosa
Read More CRANS-MONTANA — Il tappone trasformato in tapponcino, in un bignami di una tappa di montagna degna di un Giro d’Italia l’ha vinto il colombiano Einer Rubio e l’hanno perso, forse, tutti. Forse: i corridori hanno rifiutato l’idea dell’ennesima giornata sotto l’acqua, in un maggio che sembra non avere pietà delle loro fatiche, dei loro […]
Internazionali, Tsitsipas batte Coric in due set. In semifinale trova Medvedev
Read More È Stefanos Tsitsipas l’ultimo semifinalista degli Internazionali Bnl d’Italia. Al greco – numero 5 Atp e quinta testa di serie – bastano due set 6-3 6-4 per superare ai quarti il croato Borna Coric, n. 16 Atp e quindicesimo del tabellone. Nella semifinale in programma sabato troverà il russo Daniil Medvedev, terzo al […]
Alluvione Emilia-Romagna: 14 morti. Torna la pioggia, gli argini non reggono: nuove evacuazioni a Forlì e Ravenna. Oltre 15 mila sfollati. Frane in Appennino
Read More Ancora allagamenti ed evacuazioni, un incubo che sembra non avere fine in Emilia-Romagna. E’ una corsa contro il tempo per tentare di riparare argini che continuano a rompersi, mentre la terra si sgretola in Appennino. Si apre un altro fronte dell’emergenza: quello delle forniture di acqua e cibo. Le forniture della cucina mobile […]
Salone del Libro di Torino. Michela Murgia: “Questo governo è fascista, si vede dalle scelte”. Folla per Zerocalcare e Concita De Gregorio
Read More 19:04 Ed è Bergonzoni show Alessandro Bergonzoni, comico, drammaturgo e scrittore, firma di Robinson, allo stand dell’inserto culturale di Repubblica con Maurizio Crosetti. “L’asilo politico è il Parlamento perché i genitori non si vengono a prendere i figli e non li portano a casa? L’altro tema sono le dimissioni: un ministro che dice […]