World·2026-02-20T11:30:59+00:00
Austria convicts climber over girlfriend’s death on mountain - dw.com
Austria convicts climber over girlfriend’s death on mountain - dw.com — although the judge decided Thomas P had misjudged the situation, he said he had not left her behind "wilfully": "I don't see you as a murderer, I don't see you as cold-hearted." The court also heard from Andrea B, a former girlfriend of Thomas P, who described how he had left her alone on a previous tour on the Grossglockner in 2023. her parents told the court she had been "really active" in mountaineering since 2020, and her mother said she would not have "gone along blindly". she said she had been at the end of her tether, feeling dizzy.
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World·2026-02-20T17:05:08+00:00
Officials race to contain virus outbreak after 72 captive tigers die in Thailand
Officials race to contain virus outbreak after 72 captive tigers die in Thailand — dozens of the animals in Chiang Mai region first began to show signs of illness earlier this month A highly contagious virus is believed to have caused the deaths of 72 captive tigers in northern Thailand this month, with officials racing to contain the outbreak. a statement by the government’s region 5 livestock office for Chiang Mai said the animals had been infected with canine distemper virus, with veterinarians also identifying mycoplasma bacteria as a secondary infection. tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai has been temporarily closed.
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World·2026-02-20T17:23:59+00:00
In major blow to Trump, US Supreme Court strikes down his global tariffs
In major blow to Trump, US Supreme Court strikes down his global tariffs — after the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case in November, Trump said he would consider alternatives if Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Donald Trump’s tariffs. supreme Court ruling struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, the government said on Friday. ziemba said she expects Congress to support tariffs on China and perhaps approve secondary tariffs, but many other tariffs, like fentanyl tariffs on Canada and Mexico or broad reciprocal tariffs, “are unlikely to pass”.
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