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Debt-plagued Zambia reaches deal with China, other nations to rework $6.3B in loans, French say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Zambia and its government creditors, including China, have reached a deal to restructure $6.3 billion in loans, the French government announced Thursday on the sidelines of a global finance summit in Paris.The agreement covers loans from countries including France, the UK, South Africa, Israel and India as well as China — Zambia’s biggest creditor at $4.1 billion of the total. The deal, announced by officials who spoke anonymously in accordance with the French government’s customary practices, may provide a roadmap for how lenient China may be with other nations in debt distress.The International Monetary Fund approved the deal, meaning it’s going to allow Zambia to receive more financing from the institution, they said.A discussion between French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to praise the conclusion of year-long negotiations is to take place during a dinner of heads of state and government ...

Officers sued by Tyre Nichols’ family want to pause lawsuit until criminal case is resolved

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lawyers for some of the Memphis officers named in a federal lawsuit over the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols are asking that the civil case be put on hold until the criminal case is resolved.Motions filed by four defendants, including two who were charged criminally in Nichols’ death, say that the civil case could be prejudicial to the criminal case, the Commercial Appeal reported.Memphis police officers held Nichols down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as the Black motorist screamed for his mother. The January beating, which was captured on body cameras, was one in a string of violent encounters between police and Black people that have spurred protests and renewed debate about police brutality.Five ex-officers were charged with second-degree murder in Nichols’ death. In April, his family sued those five former officers as well as the police director, the city of Memphis, another officer who was fired but not charged, and an ad...

Brazilian is sentenced to 27 years in prison for killing ex-girlfriend in Australia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A federal court sentenced Brazilian engineer Mário Marcelo Santoro to 27 years in prison on Thursday, after he confessed to the 2018 murder of former girlfriend Cecília Haddad in Australia.Santoro, today in his mid 40s, was convicted of aggravated homicide, asphyxiation, femicide and concealment of a corpse. The seven-person jury in the Rio de Janeiro – made of six women and one man – delivered its decision on Thursday morning. Santoro’s attorney said he will appeal.In April 2018, the body of Haddad, then 38, was found in the Lane Cover river in Sydney, Australia, a few miles from her apartment. By then, Santoro had already left the country and flown back to Brazil.Based on thousands of messages reviewed by Australian law enforcement and testimonies from friends and family members, Haddad had broken up with Santoro, but he refused to accept her decision.About 10 days before her death, Haddad had given Santoro an ultimatum, asking him to leave the apartment or e...

Pilot and crew of missing submersible believed to be dead, US Coast Guard says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

(AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard says a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people on board.Coast Guard officials said during a news conference Thursday that they've notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which has been missing for several days. Debris found during the search for the vessel “is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” said Rear Adm. John Mauger of the First Coast Guard District.“The outpouring of support in this highly complex search operation has been great appreciated. Our most heartfelt condolences go out to the friends and loved ones of the crew,” Mauger said.OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement that all five people on board, including company CEO Stockton Rush, are believed to be dead. Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet “have sadly been lost,” OceanGate said in a statement.This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible v...

Woman found dead in car after being swept away in high water

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said a woman died in Watkins after being swept up in high waters during the severe thunderstorms Wednesday night. ACSO said it received reports of cars off the roadway due to flood waters around 11:30 p.m. in the area of North Watkins Road and East 6th Avenue. Three vehicles were involved -- two were stranded and one was floating away, the sheriff's office said. There was one person in each car.Rescue crews helped people in two vehicles, but the third vehicle got swept away under the bridge 400 yards away, the sheriff's office said. Rescue crews were unable to find the car due to the high water level and dangerous conditions. Tornado destroys home in Logan County The rescue crews returned Thursday morning and discovered the top of the vehicle several hundred yards northwest of the intersection using a drone in the area. Rescuers and West Metro Dive Team members located a deceased woman at 9:20 a.m. Due to flooding that occurre...

Zoo Miami’s Animal Health Team successfully releases rehabilitated loggerhead turtles back into the ocean

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

NAPLES,FLA. (WSVN) – After months of dedicated care, two adult female loggerhead turtles, named “Fanny” and “Gouda,” were released back into the wild. According to a news release, Zoo Miami’s Animal Health Team, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, and the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), orchestrated the return of these once-ailing creatures at Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, Tuesday.Courtesy Ron Magill/Zoo MiamiCourtesy Ron Magill/Zoo MiamiCourtesy Ron Magill/Zoo MiamiFanny and Gouda first arrived at Zoo Miami’s Sea Turtle Hospital on March 14th and March 28th, respectively, in a dire condition. Weighing between 150-170 pounds each, they were lethargic, covered in barnacles, severely anemic, and emaciated due to their exposure to Red Tide. The Animal Health Team promptly initiated a comprehensive regimen of care, encompassing IV fluids, nourishment, ...

Pregnant woman hospitalized after 2-vehicle crash in Deerfield Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

A pregnant woman was hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash in Deerfield Beach. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units arrived at the scene of the crash at Northwest 44th Street and Powerline Road, Thursday afternoon. The crash involved a FedEx truck and an SUV.7Skyforce hovered over the scene where the SUV was seen rolled over.The woman was airlifted to Broward Health Medical Center for treatment. No other injuries were reported. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

The pilot and 4 passengers of the Titan submersible are dead, US Coast Guard says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

The U.S. Coast Guard says a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people on board.Coast Guard officials said during a news conference Thursday that they’ve notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which has been missing for several days. Debris found during the search for the vessel “is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” said Rear Adm. John Mauger of the First Coast Guard District.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxaSNjOT0yU“The outpouring of support in this highly complex search operation has been great appreciated. Our most heartfelt condolences go out to the friends and loved ones of the crew,” Mauger said.OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement that all five people on board, including company CEO Stockton Rush, are believed to be dead. Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet â&#x...

Titanic-bound submersible suffered ‘catastrophic implosion,’ killing all 5 on board, US Coast Guard says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

(CNN) — The Titanic-bound submersible that went missing on Sunday with five people on board suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” killing everyone on board, US Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger said Thursday.The tail cone and other debris from the missing Titan submersible were found by a remotely operated vehicle about 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic, which rests about 13,000 feet deep in the North Atlantic Ocean.“This is an incredibly unforgiving environment down there on the sea floor and the debris is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, told reporters.Follow live Titanic submersible updatesThe families were immediately notified, Mauger said. “I can only imagine what this has been like for them and I hope that this discovery provides some solace during this difficult time,” he said.Minutes before the news conference, OceanGate Expeditions, the company that operated the deep-sea submer...

Gun Violence Cited In Call To Revisit State Laws

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:48 GMT

Resolving to “show up” for youth and bolster safety for all Massachusetts communities, about two dozen gun violence prevention activists gathered outside the State House Thursday demanding that elected leaders pass stronger gun control laws to crack down on what they described as a public health crisis.Not one more life should be lost to gun violence, Ruth Zakarin, executive director of the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, said at a press conference that also included representatives from Stop Handgun Violence, Moms Demand Action, and the Giffords and Brady groups.Zakarin said there have been fatal shootings so far this year in Boston, Springfield, Fall River, Waltham, Mansfield, Brockton, Randolph, Holyoke, Lawrence, Worcester, Rochester, New Bedford, Andover and Methuen.“For far too many neighborhoods in Massachusetts and communities right here in Boston, the sound of gunfire is way too common,” she said.Invoking the one-year anniversary of ...