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At least 118 prisoners were able to escape a medium security facility in Nigeria on Wednesday night after heavy rains destroyed a perimeter fence. The torrential downpour lasted for hours and “wrecked havoc” on the Suleja prison and some nearby buildings close to the capital, Abuja, prison service spokesperson Adamu Duza said on Thursday. Hunt for escapees Some 10 inmates had already been recaptured and authorities would continue searching until all the prisoners were back in custody, Duza added. “The public is further enjoined to look out for the fleeing inmates and report any suspicious movement to the nearest security agency,”…

A sweetener used in drinks, sauces, savoury and sweet foods and chewing gum can cause serious damage to people’s health, according to a new study.Neotame, a “relatively new” sweetener, could damage the intestine by causing damage to healthy bacteria in the gut, according to the study, leading it to become diseased and attack the gut wall. The study by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, found the negative effect of neotame “has the potential to influence a range of gut functions resulting in poor gut health,” potentially impacting metabolic and inflammatory diseases, neuropathic pain,…

Although rare, Tsunamis can be very destructive. They are usually caused by earthquakes along tectonic plates under the ocean. This sudden underwater movement causes a large displacement of water, sending waves across the ocean. These are often small, but move at high speeds — up to 500 miles (800 kilometers) per hour. These waves can be hundreds of miles long. It can take up to a day for a tsunami to travel through the ocean and reach the shore depending on where the underwater quake occurred. The waves that make up a tsunami are typically not noticeable to the human eye until they are…

This year, the Italian city of Venice will begin charging a €5 ($5,3) fee for day-trippers who are not staying overnight. The trial scheme starts on April 25 and will require tourists to pay a visitor’s fee on numerous different days between the end of April and mid-July. The scheme’s launch was repeatedly postponed in recent years. “It’s a great idea,” says Kunz-Saponaro, who lives in Venice and works as a local tour guide. “But it doesn’t seem really well thought-out.” She doubts the city’s efforts to curb mass tourism will have much effect. The problem is that a number…

After a spate of foreign influence scandals at the European Parliament and in national capitals, EU officials are scrambling to get a handle on suspected Russian and Chinese espionage ahead of the June elections. Source link

The blades of the famous Moulin Rouge in Paris collapsed on Thursday morning, French media reported. The landmark’s red windmill, which was depicted in the film of the same name, was left without its most defining feature after the blades fell to the ground. The collapse happened between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. (0400-0500 UTC/GMT), according to French TV channel BMF. A journalist from the French channel TF1 shared a video of the blades lying on the ground on X, formerly Twitter. Cause of collapse unknown Firefighters said the reason for the collapse was not yet known and said no one had…

Deep below Jerusalem, Israeli doctors are preparing for the worst.Sky News has been given exclusive access to an underground hospital where they are expanding capacity in case the current conflict becomes much worse.In a bunker below the Herzog Medical Centre, the number of beds has been increased to 350 – with 100 on the way.Middle East latest: Hamas releases hostage video”Because it’s built to withstand both biological and chemical attacks,” Dr Yehezkel Caine told Sky News as we entered the complex, “we have an airlock which is built of two separate sets of blast doors”. Image: Dr Yehezkel Caine says…

“I was obnoxious at times,” former German national football team player Kim Kulig told DW in a recent interview. “The worst thing was that I no longer had football, which I loved more than anything. Suddenly, I couldn’t work with the team anymore: I was on my own and had to start all over again.”  It all started at the 2011 Women’s World Cup, which was hosted by Germany. One of German football’s up-and-coming stars at the time, Kulig twisted her knee in the quarterfinal against Japan. The result: a torn cruciate ligament leading to months of rehab. But that…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday to tackle an array of unresolved issues that threaten the stability of US-China relations. Blinken will meet with business leaders before traveling to Beijing on Friday for talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a possible meeting with President Xi Jinping. Tensions between the world’s two largest economies have eased noticeably since his last visit in June. At the time, Blinken was the highest-ranking US official to visit China in five years. The trip was followed by a meeting between the two countries’ presidents in November.US’s Blinken arrives in China for…

North Macedonia will enter into a presidential runoff, after no candidate secured enough votes to win outright in Wednesday’s first round of balloting. Right-wing candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, claimed a comprehensive victory in the first round, securing almost 40% of the votes according to the state electoral commission. Siljanovska-Davkova is backed by the main opposition center-right party VMRO-DPMNE. Current President Stevo Pendarovski of the ruling center-left Social Democrats (SDSM), only managed to claim close to 20 percent of the votes The second round is scheduled for May 8.  Approach to joining European Union at heart of election The election is being fought as…