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Italian Alps: Fatalities in planehelicopter collision above glacier Five people were killed Friday when a helicopter and a light tourist aircraft crashed mid-air in the northwestern Italian Alps, mountain rescue officials said. Alpine rescue corps spokesman Walter Milan said the collision happened happened at an altitude of about 3,000 meters (9,845 feet) over the Rutor glacier in the Aosta Valley, near the French border. "Five dead ascertained," the National Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps (CNSAS) tweeted. It said two helicopters had been dispatched to the scene, along with a team of doctors and firefighters with metal-cutting equipment. La Re‐ pubblica newspaper reported that two people, one from France and one from Switzerland, were flown to hospital with injuries.
German petition seeks to cancel R Kellyʼs tour Since the petition was created earlier this week, over 25,000 people have signed to urge authorities to shut down the two dates booked for singer R Kellyʼs Germany tour. The concerts are scheduled for mid-April in Ludwigsburg in Germanyʼs south and Hamburg in the north. The change.org petition is calling for both dates to be canceled, arguing fans should not "give sexual offenders a stage." The protest refers to numerous allegations against R Kelly spanning the last two decades, including sex with minors and child pornography. The petitionʼs text notes that both planned concert sites are run by local authorities. "How can it be, that this sex offender should be given a stage in Germany thatʼs also supported by public institutions?" the petition asks.
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Donald Trump reaches deal with Congress to reopen government temporarily US government workers seek alternative employment
The US president said heʼd reached a deal with congressional leaders to reopen government for three weeks. The deal did not, however, contain his $5.7 billion funding request for a border wall with Mexico.
Renault appoints new chief executive, chairman after Carlos Ghosnʼs exit The French carmaker has appointed Michelinʼs Jean-Dominique Senard as its new chairman and Thierry Bollore as its new chief executive. Carlos Ghosn resigned from both roles earlier on Thursday. French carmaker Renault on Thursday named Thierry Bollore as its new chief executive and Jean-Dominique Senard as its chairman, a day afterCarlos Ghosnreportedly resigned from both roles. The company said it gave Senard "full responsibility" for managing Renaultʼs alliance with Japanese carmakers Nissan and Mitsubishi. Senard had been
chief executive of tire company Michelin since 2012. Bollore, who has been with the company since 2012, took over as deputy chief executive officer in November after Renaultʼs former chief executive and chairman, Carlos Ghosn, was arrested in Japan. The announcement came hours after reports that Ghosn had stepped down from both roles. "Carlos Ghosn just resigned last night," French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire told Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Renault sources also confirmed the move, according to German news agency DPA.
Nuremberg archaeologists restore rare Bronze Age chariot burial artifacts The artifacts from a "chariot burial," a grave where the deceased was buried with his wagon, in the Lower Bavarian market town Essenbach, have been handed to the Germanic National Museum (GNM) in Nuremberg for restoration. They will be displayed in a GNM collection in the future. Angelika Hofmann, head of the GNM
Prehistoric and Early History collection, said the "urn field culture" (1,300 - 800 BC) find was exceptionally rare. "Only the most important personalities were buried like that," she explained, adding that only two chariot burials from that age have been found so far, making the Essenbach find the third.
Hundreds missing after Brazil dam collapse Brazilian authorities were evacuating the area near the Corrego de Feijao mine in the countryʼs southeast after the mineʼs tailings dam burst on Friday. The cause of the rupture was not immediately clear. Around 200 people were missing, the firefighters said in a statement released from the city of Belo Horizonte, adding that scores were trapped by the river of sludge. Television footage shared by news outlet Universo Online showed firefighters pulling survivors from the mud. Authorities did not immediately release a death toll, but a local fire service official previously told the AFP news agency that they had received accounts of "several deaths." Officials urged the residents in the low-lying areas of the town of Brumadinho to evacuate. Areal images from the affected area showed homes damaged and destroyed by the sludge.
Ex-White House ethics lawyer: Stone indictment ʼdirect evidence of collusionʼ This is direct evidence of collusion between high-ranking officials in the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks to obtain documents stolen by the Russians in the 2016 election. There is other evidence of course of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians. So this clearly closes the loop and makes clear that the Trump campaign was colluding with the Russians, with WikiLeaks to obtain damaging emails that have been stolen from Hillary Clinton and the DNC.
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