Friday, June 7, 2024

Danish PM assaulted in Copenhagen, suspect arrested

A woman

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man on a square in the capital of Copenhagen, the state news agency Ritzau reported Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/denmark-prime-minister-mette-frederiksen-copenhagen-assault-1.7228889?cmp=rss

Mexico says patient died of chronic disease, not H5N2 bird flu

A drone view shows the Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference after the World Health Organization said a person's death was caused by the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with the A(H5N2) subtype of bird flu reported globally, and the first human infection with the H5 strain of the virus reported in Mexico, in Mexico City, June 5, 2024.

A man who contracted bird flu in Mexico died due to chronic diseases and not the virus, Mexico's health ministry says.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/bird-flu-h5n2-mexico-1.7228579?cmp=rss

Just call her Giorgia: Italian PM Meloni's transformation from the margins to power broker

A person gestures with their left hand as they speak into a microphone.

As Italians join citizens from 26 other countries to elect a new European parliament, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is displaying the same political acumen and patience that saw her rise from the margins to centre stage in Italy, and transformed her into a power broker in the European Union.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/giorgia-meloni-european-elections-1.7227996?cmp=rss