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French town to pay tribute to those who chased off knife attacker

Residents of the Alpine town of Annecy will gather Sunday to honour the people who rushed to stop a Syrian refugee who stabbed six people, including four young children, last week. . She also announced that the Syrian refugee detained over the stabbings, named as Abdalmasih H, had been charged with "attempted murder".

China operating intel unit in Cuba for years: US official

China has been operating an intelligence unit in Cuba for years and upgraded it in 2019 in an effort to enhance its presence on the Caribbean island, a White House official said Saturday. . "In fact, the PRC conducted an upgrade of its intelligence collection facilities in Cuba in 2019."

'Unabomber,' whose attacks terrorized US, dies in prison

Ted Kaczynski, known as the "Unabomber," who terrorized Americans from 1978 to 1995 with his sporadic, anonymous bombing campaign, died in prison Saturday, US authorities said.. In September 1995, The Washington Post published his 35,000-word anti-modernity manifesto, part of a joint effort with the New York Times, based on a promise that he would stop his bombing campaign if it were printed.

'Unabomber,' whose attacks terrorized US, dies in prison

Ted Kaczynski, known as the "Unabomber," who terrorized Americans from 1978 to 1995 with his sporadic, anonymous bombing campaign, has died in prison, US authorities said.. Upon reading it, his estranged brother David thought he might know the author, and alerted to FBI to his suspicions that Ted Kaczynski might be the man they were looking for.

Last artisanal fishermen of Brazil's Copacabana seek revival

Each day at dawn, Manoel Reboucas launches his small motor boat into the sea off Copacabana, a reminder of the century-old fishing collective established here long before it became Rio de Janeiro's most famous beach.. After sailing a few kilometers and scanning the horizon, Reboucas turns off the engine and begins to collect the net that he has placed the day before, where several croakers and anchovies have been trapped. 

Drone-wielding 'Santa' saves Ukraine family from flood

Kateryna Krupich and her two children climbed into the attic of a three-storey house, watching with horror as waters from a destroyed dam in southern Ukraine swallowed up the floors below them.. It was dangerous to remain in their one-storey house so they moved into a neighbouring three-storey building and hid in the attic.

Zelensky says counteroffensive 'taking place' as Trudeau visits Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that counteroffensive action was underway as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Kyiv and accused Russia over flooding from the breached Kakhovka dam.. Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up the dam, while Moscow says Kyiv fired on it.

Mexican and Russian oil shipments ease Cuban fuel crisis

With oil tankers docking from Mexico and Russia in recent days, Cuba could see its severe fuel shortage ease for the near future.. It only produces a third of the fuel it needs each day, while residents navigate blackouts and food shortages.

Row erupts in Germany over restitution of Benin bronzes

In a move that many hailed as a salve for the historic wounds between Europe and Africa, Germany last December returned 22 artefacts, looted during the colonial era, to what is now Nigeria.. Saxony's Grassi museum was among five museums that handed over the 22 bronzes in December and other museums in the state still hold 262 pieces.