Saturday, April 8, 2023

Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazi war crimes, dead at 103

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Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, has died in Florida after recently turning 103. Ferencz prosecuted Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labour and concentration camps.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ben-ferencz-nuremberg-prosecutor-obit-1.6805584?cmp=rss

U.K. musical The Bodyguard halted after fans ejected for refusing to stop singing I Will Always Love You

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A British performance of The Bodyguard musical ended in unrequited love for some audience members who wouldn't refrain from singing along to the anthemic finale I Will Always Love You. The two unruly patrons were ejected from the Manchester show, which was also cancelled for the day.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-k-musical-the-bodyguard-halted-after-fans-ejected-for-refusing-to-stop-singing-i-will-always-love-you-1.6805525?cmp=rss

Dozens of planes cross Taiwan Strait median line as China starts drills

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Forty-two Chinese fighter jets briefly crossed the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait on Saturday as China began drills around Taiwan in anger at President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-taiwan-1.6805392?cmp=rss