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German police raid properties as hunt for Berlin truck attack suspect intensifies
German police raided properties in northwestern Germany on Thursday22 December as the manhunt for the Tunisian accused of the Berlin Christmas market attack intensified. A 24-year-old Tunisian, Anis Amri, is believed to be responsible for the attack on Monday, in which a truck was driven into crowds at a market in the centre of...
Storm Barbara is going to punch us all in the face tomorrow as we head home for Christmas
Storm Barbara could cause Christmas chaos with strong winds expected to batter Britain. Scotland is predicted to be the worst hit by the weather, with gusts of up to 90mph forecast in places. Pockets of Northern Ireland, north Wales and the north of England are also due to feel the force of Barbara, which is due to roll in to...
German media name Tunisian as terror suspect in Berlin truck attack on Christmas market
German police are reportedly looking for a man in connection with the terror attack on a Christmas market in Berlin, after his name appeared in immigration documents found in the truck used to plough through a crowd, killing 12. The documents, according to German media, belong to a man reportedly born in 1992 in the southern...
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for daughter of President Park’s friend
A South Korean court on Wednesday, 21 December, issued an arrest warrant for the daughter of President Park Geun-hye's friend, Choi Soon-sil, who is at the centre of a much-talked about political scandal and on trial for fraud and abuse of power. Twenty-year-old Chung Yoo-ra is in Germany since September after she flew...
Canadian firm CCL to acquire UK’s new £5 note maker Innovia for £680m
CCL Industries has agreed to acquire UK's high-tech film maker Innovia Group, which is the current supplier of Bank of England's (BoE) new £5 plastic notes. The Canadian label and packaging maker made the announcement on Monday (19 December). The Ontario-headquartered company said that the deal value would stand...
Magma is rising underneath Naples’ supervolcano Campi Flegrei – and is reaching critical pressure
The gases underneath the volcano are becoming saturated with water as the magma gives off steam. The building pressure under the volcano could lead to rock failure at the surface, which often triggers a volcanic eruption. The scientists say that they have no direct evidence to believe that an eruption at Campi Flegrei is...
Pakistani suspect arrested following Berlin attack is released
A Pakistani man arrested in connection with an attack on a Berlin market which left 12 people dead has been released as there is insufficient evidence to hold him, prosecutors said. The 23-year-old man was arrested in the wake of the attack on Monday night, in which a truck was driven into crowds at a Christmas market in the...
Student describes seeing blood and bodies everywhere after Berlin Christmas market attack
An Australian student who witnessed a truck plough through a Christmas market in Berlin has described how there were ‘blood and bodies everywhere’. At least 12 people were killed and 50 injured in the suspected terrorist attack outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the German capital.Trisha O’Neill was...
Barack Obama predicts US is going to be a ‘browner country’; elicits angry response on Twitter
During his presidential campaign Donald Trump had promised to restrict migrants from entering the US and also filter out many of those already in the country. Whether Trump puts his plan into action or not, President Barack Obama is of the opinion that America will continue to become a "browner country". In an...
US Marshal arrested for pointing gun at McDonald’s cashier
He’s not “lovin’ it.” An impatient U.S. Marshal tired of waiting for his food at a Brooklyn McDonald’s pulled a gun on a cashier hoping it would expedite service — but was instead arrested, cops said Sunday. Deputy Marshal Charles Brown entered the fast food joint in Bay Ridge around 1:20...
Venezuela delays removing currency bills amid protests
Caracas // With protests rocking his unpopular government, embattled president Nicolas Maduro has delayed until January 2 taking Venezuela’s highest denomination bill out of circulation. Mr Maduro said the 100-bolivar bills would temporarily remain legal tender, but the borders with Colombia and Brazil would remain closed...
Pilot in Colombia crash that killed Chapecoense footballers ‘did not have enough training hours’
LA PAZ // The pilot in the plane crash that killed 71 people travelling to Colombia on a Bolivian charter – including footballers from Brazil – had not flown enough hours to pilot commercial flights, a copilot’s attorney said. "We have been able to demonstrate that pilot Miguel Quiroga had not completed...