Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – More than 400 Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war are returned home in a trade between Kyiv and Moscow, a week after the crash of a Russian plane allegedly carrying captured Ukrainian soldiers threw doubts on future swaps.
Quebec City (AFP) – Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, Canadian cardinal and close advisor to Pope Francis denies accusations he sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the 1980s. “I have decided to temporarily withdraw from the activities of my Diocese,” he adds.
Elota (Mexico) (AFP) – A collision between a double-decker bus and a truck has killed at least 19 people and left 22 injured in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, according to authorities. The accident occurred in the vicinity of the municipality of Elota, a tourist destination for mainly US and Canadian citizens who fish in the El Salto dam.
Marseille (AFP) – During a day spent with the Specialized Field Brigade (BST) of the 15th arrondissement of Marseille, AFPTV followed a police unit during its interventions in parts of the city most affected by drug trafficking. France’s second largest city experienced a record year in terms of deaths linked to drug trafficking in 2023, with nearly 50 deaths, many of them teenagers.
La Talaudière (France) (AFP) – “It’s not a positive assessment overall, as there are still some injunctions that have not been carried out”, local MP finds conditions at La Talaudière prison in central France has not improved much since France’s State Council imposed renovation work in May 2023 at the dilapidated prison.
Tunis (AFP) – While Tunisians face economic hardships and their government is mired in debt, medical tourism has thrived and authorities are looking to expand the profitable sector even further.
Bogotá (AFP) – A group of researchers at the University of Rosario, in the Colombian capital of Bogota, patent a formula that protects the brains of bees and other pollinators from exposure to insecticides.
Tasmania (Australia) (AFP) – Scientists have collected 25 extremely rare red handfish from the ocean off Australia, hoping to protect the struggling species from warming seas, human-caused habitat changes and ravenous urchins.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor state inspects the guard of honour before taking the oath as the 17th King of Malaysia. IMAGES
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor state inspects the guard of honour before taking the oath as the 17th King of Malaysia. IMAGES
