The cocaine was found in the West Wing of the White House, where, among other things, the Oval Office is located. Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP
Cocaine in the White House
The White House confirms: Cocaine has been found in the building
On Sunday, a white powder was found in the White House and now it has been confirmed that it was cocaine, several American media write.
- The cocaine was found in a part of the West Wing of the White House that many people pass through, says press spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre.
According to Reuters, the cocaine was found in a space where visitors can leave their electronic devices before entering the White House.
Karine Jean-Pierre says that they plan to get to the bottom of how the cocaine could end up in the building. President Joe Biden, who was not present when the cocaine was found, has been briefed on the situation.
Jelena Milashina in the hospital in Moscow. Anna Artemyeva / AP
The threats against journalists
Russia investigates beating of prized journalist
Russia opens a criminal investigation after the brutal beating of trench reporter Jelena Milashina in Chechnya, reports AFP.
It was on Tuesday that a group of masked men attacked her and severely assaulted her. She suffered, among other things, a brain injury and several fractures. According to her editor, she is in critical condition.
The committee to investigate the crime states that Jelena Milashina sustained "light injuries". AFP writes that it is very unusual to have objective investigations of human rights violations in Chechnya.
Milashina works for the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta and has, among other things, reported on human rights violations in the Russian republic.
Chechnya's leader, former warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, has previously threatened Milashina, calling her a terrorist.
A car has been crushed under a tree in Amsterdam. EVERT ELZINGA / AFP
The summer weather
Remnants of Dutch storm move in over Skåne
The remnants of a storm that hit the Netherlands hard may move in over southern Sweden during the night, reports Aftonbladet.
When it reaches Sweden, however, it is expected to be significantly weakened.
- The storm may cause some damage, but nowhere near that in the Netherlands, says Markus Mäntykannas, meteorologist at Foreca.
In the Netherlands, the storm has been described as the worst to hit the country this summer so far. Five people have been injured by falling trees and at least two people have died. In large parts of the country, rail traffic has come to a standstill and at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, 400 departures have been cancelled.
Germany has also been affected.
A child in Malawi is vaccinated. Archive image. Jerome Delay / AP
The fight against malaria
WHO to distribute 18 million malaria vaccines in Africa
18 million doses of the RTS,S malaria vaccine are to be distributed in twelve African countries, according to the WHO and the vaccine alliance Gavi, according to AFP.
RTS,S is the only approved vaccine against the disease and has so far only been distributed in a pilot project. This will therefore be the first time that a vaccine against malaria has been distributed on a large scale.
- Malaria is still one of Africa's deadliest diseases. Almost half a million children under the age of five die annually from the disease, says WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Furthermore, he says that the vaccine has been shown to be safe and that it counteracts severe cases of severe malaria.
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