Day: 18 January 2023
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Ukraine’s president Zelensky addresses Davos forum after fatal helicopter crash
Ukraine’s interior minister is among the 14 killed in the helicopter crash beside a nursery.
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JetBlue plane hits parked aircraft at JFK airport
An aircraft bound for Puerto Rico struck the tail of a parked plane as it was departing the gate.
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Bitzlato crypto founder charged with $700m financial crimes
Bitzlato co-founder Anatoly Legkodymov is accused of helping to process $700m in illicit funds.
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Matteo Messina Denaro: Mafia boss bunker found by Italian police
Italian police have discovered a bunker used by Matteo Messina Denaro following his arrest on Tuesday.
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Amiens asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting of Diana and Endymion
The mayor of Amiens believes the singer owns the artwork, Diana and Endymion, which once hung in its museum.
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Israel’s Supreme Court blocks appointment of key Netanyahu ally
Supreme Court judges disqualify Aryeh Deri from being a minister due to a tax fraud conviction.
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Germany says it is no longer reliant on Russian energy
New sources of energy mean Germany is no longer dependent on Russia, Germany’s finance minister said.
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Greta Thunberg: German police deny protest detainment was staged
“We are not extras for Greta Thunberg” police say, after false claims her detainment at a protest was set up.
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Ruslan Obiang Nsue: Equatorial Guinea president’s son arrested over plane’s sale
The son of Equatorial Guinea’s president orders his half-brother’s arrest over the sale of a jet.
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Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs as spending slows
Chief executive Satya Nadella says cuts will cost $1.2bn as tech firms scale back from Covid growth.