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French supermarkets to demand food groups cut prices by up to 5%
French supermarkets to demand food groups cut prices by up to 5%
By Helen Reid (Reuters) -Supermarket groups in France could demand price cuts of 2% to 5% from food manufacturers in
2023-09-20 19:18
Spain seizes Brazilian fishing boat with cocaine haul on rough seas
Spain seizes Brazilian fishing boat with cocaine haul on rough seas
LAS PALMAS Spanish authorities have seized a Brazilian-flagged fishing boat off the Canary Islands with 1.5 tonnes of
1970-01-01 08:00
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for October 29, 2023
'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for October 29, 2023
If Quordle is a little too challenging today, you've come to the right place for
2023-10-29 07:30
Spain announces a 1.4 billion-euro deal to help protect the prized Doñana wetland from drying up
Spain announces a 1.4 billion-euro deal to help protect the prized Doñana wetland from drying up
National and regional authorities in Spain signed an agreement Monday to invest 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in areas around the treasured national park of Doñana in a bid to stop the park from drying up. Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera said the plan was aimed at encouraging farmers to stop cultivating crops that rely heavily on water from underground aquifers that have been overexploited in recent years, damaging one of Europe’s largest wetlands. “This is an agreement with which we put an end to pressure on a natural treasure the likes of which there are few in the world,” Ribera said. Andalusia regional President Juan Moreno said farmers will receive financial incentives to stop cultivating and to reforest land in and around some 14 towns close to Doñana. He said farmers who wish to continue cultivating will receive less money but must switch to farming dry crops ecologically. As part of the agreement, Andalusia will cancel previously announced plans to expand irrigation near Doñana, a decision that UNESCO, the central government and ecologists criticized for putting more pressure on the aquifer. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve, Doñana is a wintering site for half a million waterfowl and a stopover spot for millions more birds that migrate from Africa to northern Europe. Ecologists working in and near the park have long warned that its ecosystem of marshes and lagoons is under severe strain because of agriculture and tourism. The situation has been made worse by climate change and a long drought, along with record high temperatures. Andalusia recently announced a plan to allow the Doñana park to annex some 7,500 hectares (18,500 acres) by purchasing land from a private owner for 70 million euros. Doñana currently covers 74,000 hectares (182,000 acres) on an estuary where the Guadalquivir River meets the Atlantic Ocean on Spain’s southern coast. ___ Follow AP’s climate and environment coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/climate-and-environment Read More Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow Tesla sues Swedish agency as striking workers halt delivery of license plates of its new vehicles Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Mideast war. Its unprecedented Tel Aviv trip saved a shaky truce
2023-11-27 21:33
Trump's Georgia mugshot quickly becomes a campaign symbol
Trump's Georgia mugshot quickly becomes a campaign symbol
Within minutes of it being released, it appeared on his website along with a call for campaign donations.
2023-08-25 17:16
OpenAI violated EU privacy and transparency law, complaint alleges
OpenAI violated EU privacy and transparency law, complaint alleges
OpenAI allegedly violated European privacy laws in a bunch of different ways according to a
2023-09-01 02:41
Georgia elections official to speak to federal prosecutors probing Trump's efforts to undo 2020 loss
Georgia elections official to speak to federal prosecutors probing Trump's efforts to undo 2020 loss
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is scheduled to speak to federal prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith's office
2023-06-27 23:50
‘Candy Man’ serial killer’s last unidentified victim is seen in new image 50 years after mass grave discovered
‘Candy Man’ serial killer’s last unidentified victim is seen in new image 50 years after mass grave discovered
A new sketch of the last known victim of the notorious “Candy Man” serial killer Dean Corll has been released 50 years after he was discovered in a mass grave. For decades, the young man whose mutilated body was found in belted brightly-colored swim trunks has only been known as “Swimsuit Boy” or “John Houston Doe” – but now officials are hoping the new sketch will finally be able to give the victim his name back. The facial rendering was released by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) last week, on the 50th anniversary of the day many of the bodies were found in mass graves on 9 August 1973. Corll, who was infamously nicknamed “The Candy Man” because he was known to hand out free candy to kids at his parents’ candy store, terrorised young men in the Houston area in the early 1970s. Between 1970 and 1973, Corll and his accomplices David Owen Brooks, then 17, and Elmer Wayne Henley, then 18, kidnapped, tortured, raped and killed at least 28 males between the ages of 13 and 20. It’s believed the number of slayings, known as the “Houston Mass Murders,” were far more than 28. The victims’ remains were found after Henley led Houston police to a boat storage shed, where 17 bodies were found wrapped in plastic or sheets and buried under a layer of lime plaster, according to Dean Corll: The True Story of The Houston Mass Murders: Historical Serial Killers and Murderers, by Jack Rosewood. On 8 August 1973, a day before the bodies were found, Henley shot and killed 33-year-old Corll with the killer’s own .22 pistol, allegedly screaming: “I can’t go on any longer! I can’t have you kill all my friends!”, Texas Monthly reported. Henley admitted direct involvement in six of the killings, and is serving six consecutive terms of 99 years of imprisonment with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He will be eligible for parole in October 2025 at the age of 70. Brooks died from COVID-19 in 2020 in a Galveston hospital while serving a life sentence. Over the past 50 years, investigators have been able to identify 27 of Corll’s known victims, giving each of “The Lost Boys” a name – except one – John Doe 1973. The latest attempt to identify the final victim from the 1970s horror was revived this year after Corll’s house was razed in February. At least eight victims were shot and killed at that house, officials have said. John Doe, who police believe was white possibly Hispanic, and between 15 and 18 when he was killed, was one of the 17 bodies found at the boat shed, according to NCMEC’s website. He was found with belted “Catalina” swim trunks that had bright red, turquoise, gold, and dark blue stripes. The shorts also had the letter "C" with golden wings on the silver buckle. The victim was wearing a khaki-colored long sleeved 70s style shirt that tied in the front, with a large red, white, and blue peace symbol and the letters “USA.” Dark blue corduroys, a knotted leather ankle bracelet, and brown leather cowboy boots that were 12 inches in length and had the word "NEOLITE" on the heel, were also found. It was later determined that the young man had a mild form of spina bifida, according to NCMEC. Carol Schweitzer, supervisor of NCMEC’s Forensic Services Unit, said they “remain hopeful that this young man’s family and friends are still looking for him.” “This young man’s friends and classmates would be in their late 60s to early 70s, and we hope that this new imagery reaches them and helps bring in that one single lead needed to resolve this case,” Ms Schweitzer said in a statement. “He may have siblings, cousins, classmates, neighbors, or friends who have always wondered what happened to him. This young man’s friends and classmates would be in their late 60s to early 70s and we hope that this new imagery reaches them and helps bring in that one single lead needed to resolve this case.” Anyone with information on “John Doe 1973,” is asked to call the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST or the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences and reference case number ML73-3356. Read More California judge charged in wife's murder expected to appear in Los Angeles court Rachel Morin – latest: Bel Air mother-of-five’s killer remains at large as Maryland police step up patrols Alex Murdaugh planned a birthday party for his son Paul from jail 10 months after killing him, book claims
2023-08-16 03:39
'The Masked Singer' Season 10: Demi Lovato dubbed 'shady' for using Nick Jonas' pic as clue for her mask
'The Masked Singer' Season 10: Demi Lovato dubbed 'shady' for using Nick Jonas' pic as clue for her mask
Demi Lovato came into the limelight when she starred alongside Nick in 'Camp Rock' in 2008
2023-09-11 12:48
Man City's perfect start in the Premier League is over. Spurs and Arsenal close the gap at the top
Man City's perfect start in the Premier League is over. Spurs and Arsenal close the gap at the top
Manchester City’s perfect start in the Premier League is over after a shock loss to Wolverhampton and rivals Tottenham and Arsenal took full advantage
2023-10-01 04:32
The Undertaker manages to protect wife from rare shark just by staring at it
The Undertaker manages to protect wife from rare shark just by staring at it
WWE star The Undertaker is blowing people's minds in a video that shows him scaring a shark away - just by staring at it. The wrestler (real name Mark Calaway) was on an anniversary trip with his wife, Michelle McCool, when she spotted the creature lurking in the ocean, and called for his assistance. Calaway seemingly stands in the water, rather close to the shark, and just stares at it until it leaves. "Oh okay, guess I wasn't big enough to scare him away but you are," McCool can be heard joking. Click here to sign up for our newsletters
2023-07-11 17:22
All Blacks defense coach proud after Ireland contained and stunned in World Cup quarters
All Blacks defense coach proud after Ireland contained and stunned in World Cup quarters
After Ireland ransacked New Zealand last year for an unprecedented series win, the All Blacks pored over video to find out what went wrong
2023-10-16 02:48