A German court handed down a significant sentence this week in the case of a former cash handling assistant who orchestrated a multi-million dollar theft. A Bremen regional court sentenced a 32-year-old woman to six years and nine months in prison for stealing nearly $9 million (€8.2 million) from her employer, a Bremen cash transport … Read more
Optimism does not seem like a spy trait, but it seems likely that few espionage professionals are more pessimistic than those created by Mick Herron. ‘In the country of spies’ (Salamandra, 2024)these helpless and hopeless characters also have to move around a United Kingdom mired in the worst hangover since the end of the Second … Read more
The premiere of his opera Lady Macbeth de Mtsensk in 1934 in Leningrad, with the presence of Stalin among the public, entailed a decisive before and after in the composer’s life Dimitri Shostakóvich (1906-1975). The next day, the newspaper Pravda published a harsh criticism entitled Chaos instead of musicattributed to Stalin himself, in which Shostakovich … Read more
Washington – Fall means it’s time for almost everyone to catch up on their flu and Covid-19 vaccines, and many older adults also need protection against another risky winter virus, RSV. Yes, you can receive the flu and Covid-19 vaccines at the same time. Don’t call them boosters: They’re not just another dose of last … Read more
It all started with a WhatsApp message that, on the surface, seemed completely innocent. “Hey dad, my phone is broken, and I’m talking to you on a new number, but don’t worry, everything is fine…”, we can read. For Vincent, there was nothing suspicious. “I knew right away that it was my daughter. It’s our … Read more
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been released from custody in France, but remains under strict conditions and an ongoing investigation. Telegram boss Pavel Durov has legal problems in France. – keystone According to official information, Pavel Durov, the brains behind the messenger app Telegram, was arrested in France on a variety of charges. Durov was … Read more
The Swiss bank UBS remains optimistic about US stocks, pointing to the Fed’s announcement of a cut in key interest rates on Friday and to overall healthy profit growth among companies as support. The signals from Fed President Jerome Powell of an impending interest rate turnaround had created a buying mood on the market before … Read more
Brasilia.- Silvio Santos, a television executive and host known for his big smile and his phrase “Who wants money?”, has died after a decades-long career. He was 93. Santos owned the SBT television network and created several variety shows. The most famous of these was named after him, which he hosted since 1963, and in … Read more
After 209 World Cup starts, the Borås native from Östersund was finally able to step up to third after a very varied and exciting mass start in Oslo. He had a chance at second but had to give way in the last kilometer to the German veteran Benedikt Doll.The shooting was decisive for who would … Read more
The World Cup in Canadian Canmore in Alberta ended with a classic sprint on Tuesday. And as usual, they dominated the Swedish ladies.Everyone moved on from the prologue. Frida Karlsson fell silent during the run-up in the quarter-finals and went out. The rest went to the semi-finals where only Johanna Hagström disappeared.Thus four Swedes in … Read more