Breaking News: Ex-President Trump Faces Expanded Charges

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Ex-President Trump faces further charges

Donald Trump is the first former US President to be indicted in a criminal case. It is about the fact that he kept secret government documents in his Florida mansion. Now the charges against him have been expanded. Previously there were 37 charges, now there are 40 points. He is now also accused of obstructing the investigation.

The trial of Trump is scheduled to begin on May 20, 2024. The start of the process thus falls in the middle of the election campaign for the next presidential election in early November 2024. Trump wants to become US President again.

Dead in fire in Göllersdorf prison

A fire broke out in the Göllersdorf prison in Lower Austria on Friday morning. One prisoner died as a result. The 44-year-old could only be recovered dead, as the police confirmed. 6 prison guards were also taken to the hospital.

According to police, the fire broke out in the smoking room. Firefighters were called just before 3:30 a.m. Because of the heavy smoke, firefighters needed breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire. Many prisoners had to be brought to safety.

Most forest fires in Greece have been extinguished

In recent days there have been severe forest fires in several regions of Greece. The fires raged mainly on the Peloponnese peninsula and on the islands of Rhodes, Evia and Corfu. But all of these fires have since been extinguished or brought under control. This was announced by the Greek authorities on Friday.

In the past 10 days there have been 667 forest fires in Greece. 3 people died from the fires. Also, 2 pilots died when their firefighting plane crashed. 74 firefighters were injured.

Largest gas discovery in Austria for 40 years

The Austrian oil and gas group OMV has made a huge discovery of gas in Wittau in Lower Austria. This is the largest natural gas discovery in Austria for 40 years. This was announced by OMV on Friday.

This discovery should increase OMV’s annual gas production in Austria by up to 50 percent. OMV plans to build a pipeline from the gas field to the gas plant in Aderklaa, around 10 km from the find. Gas production is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2025.

Explanation: Pipeline

A pipeline is a pipeline many kilometers long. Pipeline tubes can be large enough for people to walk through. Pipelines are used to transport oil or gas over long distances.

This year, many more hit-and-run accidents in the first quarter

In the first quarter of this year, 76 people were killed in accidents on Austria’s roads. In the same period in 2022, there were 77 fatalities. This year the number of injuries increased slightly. However, hit-and-run accidents rose particularly sharply this year.

According to Statistics Austria, there were 450 hit-and-run accidents in the first three months of this year. That was 22 percent more than in the first quarter of 2022. Since 1992, there have never been so many hit-and-run accidents in this period as this year. There were a lot of alcohol-related accidents this year.

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More charges against Donald Trump

Former US President

Donald Trump is indicted.

He is accused of being strict

secret government documents

kept at home.

Now the charge

expanded against Trump.

He is now accused of

that he is the police investigation

obstructed against him.

It is the 1st time in history

of the US that a former

President is impeached.

The trial of Trump should

begin on May 20, 2024.

By this time there is already an election campaign.

Because November 2024 is in the US

the next presidential election.

Trump wants to run again.

Because he wants one more time

become President of the United States.

A man died in a fire in a prison in Lower Austria

In Göllersdorf prison

in Lower Austria it has on Friday

given a fire.

A prisoner died.

The 44-year-old man could

can no longer be saved.

In addition, 6 prison guards became officers

taken to a hospital.

The fire broke out, according to police

in the smoking room.

The fire caused a lot of smoke.

That’s why the fire department needed people

when extinguishing breathing apparatus

There were also many prisoners

be brought to safety.

Most forest fires in Greece have been extinguished

In Greece it has been in the past

days of severe forest fires.

Most of the fires were on the

Half-island Peloponnese and on the

Islands of Rhodes, Evia and Corfu.

Now you have the most

extinguished by these fires

or brought under control.

In the past 10 days

was in Greece

a total of 667 forest fires.

3 people died in the process.

In addition, 2 pilots died,

when their firefighting plane crashed.

During the extinguishing work

also injured 74 firefighters.

OMV found a lot of natural gas in Lower Austria

OMV is the Austrian

oil company and gas company.

Now the OMV in Lower Austria

discovered a lot of natural gas deep underground.

It is even the largest gas find

in Austria for 40 years.

In the first 3 months of 2025

OMV wants to start gas production.

This will then in Austria order

50 percent more gas than before.

This year there were more accidents with drivers fleeing in the first quarter

In the first quarter of this year

76 people in accidents on the

streets in Austria died.

So in the first 3 months.

Last year there were 77 deaths.

But this year there were a lot

Accidents with driver escape.

There were 450 hit-and-run accidents.

So are so many drivers

after an accident

drove away.

That was a fifth more

than in 2022.

For 31 years there hasn’t been anything like that anymore

many accidents with driver escape like this year.