Macron receives damages for false trans claims
Two women who spread rumors that France's first lady Brigitte Macron is trans are sentenced to pay damages, TT reports.
Both women posted a video on YouTube in December 2021 in which they claimed that Brigitte Trogneux, as she was called when she was unmarried, never existed. They claimed instead that it was her brother Jean-Michel Trogneux who changed sex. The video went viral far beyond France.
A court in Paris now sentences the women to pay 8,000 euros in damages to Brigitte Macron and 5,000 euros to the brother.
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The elections in Venezuela
The US targets 16 Venezuelans with new sanctions
The heads of the Electoral Court and the Supreme Court of Venezuela are among 16 top officials to be imposed new sanctions by the United States. This is reported by AFP.
"The Treasury Department is targeting key individuals who contributed to Maduro's fraudulent and illegitimate claims of election victory and his brutal crackdown on freedom of expression after the election, when an overwhelming majority of Venezuelans are demanding change," US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said in a statement.
Sanctions are also directed at officials in the military and state apparatus responsible for the increasing repression against the population.
Both President Nicolás Maduro and the opposition declared themselves victorious after the July 18 election. Several Latin American countries, the US, the EU and an expert panel from the UN question the government's claim to the election victory.
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Political situation in Peru
Peru sentenced President Fujimori to death
Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori has died of cancer, aged 86. This is reported by TT.
Fujimori was pardoned last December from a long prison term for corruption and responsibility for the deaths of 25 people during his 1990-2000 presidency.
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Extreme weather in Europe
Nazi ships in the Danube are laid bare by severe drought
This summer's drought in Serbia has exposed ships sunk by the Nazis in the Danube during World War II. Reuters reports.
The ships are seen near the port city of Prahovo. When the German Black Sea Fleet retreated from the advancing Red Army in 1944, hundreds of ships were sunk. Now the low water level makes the river treacherous to navigate.
- Captains have to be extremely careful and incidents, such as grounding, happen all the time. It only takes a small deviation from the route for there to be problems, said Damir Vladic, Prahovo's port manager, to AFP.
The ships are scattered along the river bed and on some of them gun turrets and command bridges are still visible, while others are sunk in the sand.
Eastern Europe has been plagued by drought since the summer's high temperatures. But rain is expected on Monday, which will once again hide the Nazi boats.
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Threats to biodiversity
Tiger cubs Andrej and Amalija give hope to the species
Two Siberian tiger cubs have been displayed at the Minnesota Zoo, AP reports. The unusual cubs raise hopes of preserving the endangered species.
Yesterday the tiger cubs Andrej and Amalija got to go outside and feel the grass under their paws for the first time since they were born in May.
Scientists estimate that there are only 400-500 individuals in the wild. The species is native to eastern Russia and northeastern China.
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