Gabriele Pecchini

Flash floods in Nepal‑Tibet raise death toll as rescuers scramble to free workers trapped in a tunnel

Flash floods in Nepal‑Tibet raise death toll as rescuers scramble to free workers trapped in a tunnel

Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet have fought through mud that sucks at the legs while battling the danger of new floods to locate thousands still missing after a massive wall of water tore through the Himalayan border area, wiping out whole villages. Updated figures on Sunday placed the number of

With few options left, providers report rising late‑term abortions as state bans expand across the US

With few options left, providers report rising late‑term abortions as state bans expand across the US

Providers are seeing more patients who need abortions later in pregnancy as bans and restrictions spread across US states, while insurance access declines. These bans and restrictions have also increased later‑term abortion care in a few sanctuary states and cities over the past decade. Patients are arriving “later and

NASA’s space telescope lifts off after withstanding Trump-era budget cuts

NASA’s space telescope lifts off after withstanding Trump-era budget cuts

$4.3 billion space telescope that Donald Trump tried to cancel lifted off from Florida on Sunday as Nasa begins the next phase of its quest to unlock the universe’s secrets. The Nancy Grace Roman space telescope endured two proposed White House budget reductions and started a million‑mile

German police detain man after fatal stabbing of British woman

German police detain man after fatal stabbing of British woman

Police in Germany have taken a 27‑year‑old man into custody after a fatal stabbing of a 31‑year‑old British woman that occurred early Sunday at Rosenheim’s railway station. According to local authorities, the woman was assaulted at the station, transported to a nearby hospital and later

Seven dead, 23 missing as ferry sinks off northern Cyprus

Seven dead, 23 missing as ferry sinks off northern Cyprus

At least seven people have died and23 remain missing after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish‑occupied northern Cyprus, local authorities reported. Prime Minister Ünal Üstel told the state‑run TRT channel on Sunday that 237 people had been rescued, and a