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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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NATO tries to prevent an arms race Like many meetings before, the NATO-Russia Council took place at the alliance headquarters in Brussels. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg gave a frank account of Fridayʼs meeting of the military allianceʼs NATO-Russia Council. "There was no real progress in the meeting," he said. "Especially when tensions are high, when we have some real differences, some real difficulties, then it is important to meet." There was little hope among observers that either Russia or NATO would budge from their positions on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) at the meeting. Stoltenberg again stated that Russia, with the installation of SSC-8c cruise missiles in Europe, is in violation of the INF treaty, and that this has been the case for years. Russia has insisted that the controversial nuclear weapons systems can only fly 480 kilometers (298 miles), meaning that they fall just below the 500-kilometer range limit stipulated by the INF treaty.
Millie Knight withdraws through injury British visually impaired skier Millie Knight will not defend her World Championship downhill title because of an "ongoing injury". The 19-yearold won world downhill gold in Tarvisio, Italy, in 2017 as well as silver medals in the slalom, giant slalom and combined disciplines. In 2018, she and guide Brett Wild won three medals at the Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang. Knight wrote onTwitterthat she is "unable to give 100%". "It is with a heavy heart that Brett and I wonʼt be competing at the World Championships this year," she said.
Major US airports experiencing delays due to staffing issues amid government shutdown Due to air traffic control staffing shortages, the FAA has warned of delays at New Yorkʼs LaGuardia and other East Coast airports. The disruption to air traffic has come amid an ongoing federal government shutdown. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported delays in air travel on Friday due to staffing issues at two air traffic control facilities. The FAA delays are impacting flights at New Yorkʼs LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, and Philadelphia International Airport in Pennsylvania — all three airports are in the top 25 busiest airports in North America. Staff shortages at two East Coast air traffic control facili-
ties prompted the federal agency to institute a program that spaces out the time between arriving flights, but that it would lead to nearly 90minute delays. "Weʼve mitigated the impact by augmenting staffing, rerouting traffic, and increasing spacing between aircraft as needed," the FAA said. "The results have been minimal impacts to efficiency while maintaining consistent levels of safety in the national airspace system," the agency added.
Could hi-tech Netherlands-style farming feed the world? Could a Netherlands approach to farming that doesnʼt rely on soil, sunshine, water and pesticides be the answer? The small, overcrowded, low-lying Netherlands might not sound like the answer to feeding a worldwhose population is predicted to rise to9.6 billion people by 2050, but farmers and agronomists there would beg to differ. The country known best globally for its traditional tulips and wooden footwear, is the second
largest vegetable exporter in the world — with exports totalling €6 billion annually. Onions, potatoes and some southern climate vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers and chiles are among its top selling products. The Netherlands is growing them with far lesswater and pesticidesthan if production was happening in the soil or open air. They do it using greenhouse technology, termed ʼprecision farmingʼ, that some in the Dutch food industry claim is the most advanced in the world.
Record traffic and new terminal at Budapest Airport Budapest Airport has just announced a double-digit rise in passenger numbers for 2018. Hungary’s major international transport hub registered 14.8 million travellers last year, a 13% jump when compared to the numbers logged in 2017. This record increase has prompted further investment plans for the near future, including the construction of a new terminal building by 2024.
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Surge in German arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Turkey Germanyʼs Economic Affairs Ministry disclosed Thursday that German firms sent €160 million ($184 million) worth of arms to Saudi Arabia between January and October last year. That was up €50 million on the whole of 2017. Berlin only decided on afull stop in November, prompted by the Saudi murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, amid restrictions already applying over Riyadhʼs role in war-torn Yemen. Read more:Amnesty slams Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia Riyadh leads a nine-country coalition backing a Yemeni government opposed by Iranbacked Houthi rebels, who last month reached a fragile ceasefire arrangementunder UN mediation. German weapons exports to Turkey — mostly naval items — more than tripled to €202 million in the same timeframe, up on €62 million in 2017, the ministry said in its reply to parliament. Erdogan isunder international scrutinyover his intention to dislodge Kurdish rebel groups in neighboring war-torn Syria.
Paris: Multiple fatalities after explosion at bakery An explosion that caused a fire at a bakery in central Paris on Saturday killed at least three people and injured 47, French authorities said. At least 10 people are believed to be in critical condition after the blast, which blew out windows and overturned cars. Two of those killed were firefighters, according to police. Later, the Spanish Foreign Ministry said a woman from Spain who was on holiday in Paris also died as a result of the explosion. Authorities said the massive explosion, likely caused by a gas leak, gutted the ground floor of the building. The blast happened at around 9 a.m. local time (0800 UTC). "We still need to determine the circumstances and cause of the explosion, but at this stage we can say it is clearly an accident, presumably a gas leak," Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz told reporters, adding that officials did not suspect foul play. The firefighters had been responding to a gas leak alert at the site when the explosion occurred, Heitz said. "First there was a gas leak and the firefighters arrived, then there was an explosion that caused the fire." Police closed off streets as emergency services landed two helicopters in the street, apparently to evacuate victims.