Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro makes top judge Sergio Moro justice minister
Sergio Moro headed Operation Car Wash, the anti-corruption probe that brought down former President Lula. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Craig Taylor
Vatican City Bones Found In Apostolic Nunciature
Four men renovating a basement floor near the Vatican’s Apostolic Nunciature found bones which the Italian authorities think may belong to missing girls Emanuela Orlandi and Mirella Gregori who both disappeared in 1983. Initial examination of bones found at the Vatican’s embassy in Rome suggest they belong to a woman and given there is an almost…
Hazel Bradley, 13, dies after sleepwalking accident
The 13-year-old walked into her wardrobe and accidentally hanged herself in her sleep, an inquest hears. BBC News – UK
Pittsburgh shooting: Robert Bowers pleads not guilty
The man accused of shooting 11 worshippers at a synagogue on Saturday requests a jury trial. BBC News – US & Canada
Senegal & Mauritanian Fish Stocks Devastated by Aquaculture’s Insatiable Demand For Fish Meal
Foreign trawlers and Fishmeal Plants are increasingly threatening the livelihood of small-scale Mauritanian & Senegalese Fishermen. The reason – the rise in aquaculture (fish farming to give it its more common name) and in particular the insatiable demand for fishmeal as animal food from China. The humble Sardinella (sardines) – is a staple food and the largest source of…
Peru’s Keiko Fujimori Effectively Put on Remand for 3 years in Bribery Case
Peru’s Justice system is not one to cross as shown by the jailing of political opposition leader Keiko Fujimo for 3 years not for a convicted offense but while she awaits trial on alleged Corruption charges. Peru is a pretty corrupt country at the best of times (Peru ranked Joint 96 in the latest Transparency…