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Passenger lands plane in Florida after pilot incapacitated

Florida

A passenger with no flying experience landed a small plane at a Florida airport after the pilot became “incoherent” due to a medical emergency, according to US media on Wednesday. According to NBC, the unwitting pilot, the only passenger on the single-engine Cessna 208, relied on air traffic control to guide his landing at Palm … Read more

Polish editor and former dissident wins top Spanish prize

Polish

Adam Michnik, a leading communist-era dissident from Poland, was awarded Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias communications and humanities prize on Wednesday. The jury recognized the 75-year-old editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza in Warsaw “for his commitment to quality journalism and his influence in restoring and defending democracy in Poland.” A member of the … Read more

Russia urged to annex Ukraine’s Kherson as battles rage

Russia

Pro-Kremlin authorities in Ukraine’s Kherson region said Wednesday that they will ask Russia to annex the region as Moscow seeks to consolidate its gains in the increasingly drawn-out and bloody conflict. As the international shockwaves from the February 24 invasion continued, gas supplies to energy-starved Europe were also disrupted by a halt in Russian supplies … Read more

Brazil April inflation hits 26-year high

Brazil

Brazil’s inflation rate hit a 26-year high in April, according to the government, as spiraling prices defied the central bank’s efforts to control them. According to the IBGE, inflation in the 12 months to April was 12.13 percent, the highest since 2003 and well above the central bank’s target of 3.5 percent. The rate for … Read more

Girmay promises to take Eritrean cycling to fresh heights

Girmay

Biniam Girmay’s pursuit of Mathieu van de Poel across the line in the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia last weekend provided further evidence that Eritrea is an African cycling hotspot. Girmay made history at Gent-Wevelgem in March, six days before his 22nd birthday, by becoming the first African to win one of cycling’s one-day … Read more

Israel arrests nine after crash images spark panic on plane

Israel

Nine Israelis were arrested on suspicion of using cell phones to share images of plane crashes with other passengers, causing panic and forcing their flight to be canceled said authorities. The incident occurred just as the AnadoluJet passenger plane was preparing to depart Tel Aviv for Istanbul, according to the Israel Airports Authority (IAA). “The … Read more

US stocks end volatile day mixed ahead of inflation data

US

The Dow fell for the fourth consecutive session Tuesday ahead of a key US inflation report, but battered tech shares rallied amid speculation that the market has become oversold. A volatile day ended with two of the three major indices in positive territory, marking a partial recovery from Monday’s rout and a generally bleak start … Read more

Dutch jail 11 in ‘torture container’ case

Dutch

A Dutch court sentenced 11 defendants to one to nine years in prison for running a “underworld prison” with a torture chamber hidden in shipping containers in a case that rocked the Netherlands, The case involved seven containers discovered by police in a southern Dutch forest almost two years ago after they received information from … Read more

Six soldiers, police killed in Nigerian communal clashes

Nigerian

Six soldiers and a policeman were killed in central Nigeria during conflicts between farmers and herders, local police confirmed on Wednesday. A joint military and police team was attacked on Tuesday in Tarti village, Takum district, Taraba state, according to state police spokesman Usman Abdullahi. “We lost six soldiers and a policeman in the attack … Read more

Bolsonaro changes energy minister amid fuel-price row

President Jair Bolsonaro replaced his energy minister on Wednesday after frequently criticizing Petrobras’ fuel price hikes, which are blamed for boosting inflation and undermining his popularity five months before elections. According to a note in the official gazette, Bento Albuquerque, Bolsonaro’s energy minister since the far-right president took office in 2019, will be replaced by … Read more