World Desk : dhakamirror.com His two eldest children Marina and Pier Silvio will control his business empire Silvio Berlusconi left a whopping €100 million ($109 million) to his 33-year-old girlfriend Marta Fascina. The three-time Italian prime minister and media mogul died on June 12 at the age of 86 after being hospitalised with chronic leukemia. ... Read more
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Three generations of Egyptian family die during Hajj
World Desk : dhakamirror.com An Egyptian pilgrim died during this year’s Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. What makes this incident particularly poignant, however, is the fact that both his father and grandfather died during their respective Hajj pilgrimages three and five decades ago. The grieving family, hailing from Beheira Governorate, has been enveloped by ... Read more
OceanGate suspends operations after Titan submersible implosion
World Desk : dhakamirror.com OceanGate, the owner of the ill-fated Titan submersible that imploded during its voyage to the Titanic, resulting in the loss of all five crew members, has announced the suspension of its exploration and commercial operations. The company’s CEO, Stockton Rush, was among those who tragically perished in the disaster last month. ... Read more
Titan submarine ignores vulnerability warnings like the Titanic did 121 years ago
World Desk : dhakamirror.com Details of how the tragedy unfolded will emerge once the tragedy of the Titan submarine, which imploded at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and resulted in the deaths of its five crew members, including Stockton Rush, owner of OceanGate Expeditions, is confirmed happened. Now we get all the details about ... Read more
Singapore Airlines once again named world’s best by travelers
World Desk : dhakamirror.com Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been named World’s Best Airline in the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards. It is the fifth time the company has won this prestigious accolade. SIA took the top spots in four categories at this year’s Skytrax awards, including Best First Class Airline, Best First Class Comfort Amenities, ... Read more
At least a million children displaced by conflict in Sudan, says UNICEF report
World Desk : dhakamirror.com The conflict in Sudan has displaced more than a million children, including 270,000 in the Darfur region, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Thursday, warning that many more are at grave risk. The grim milestone was reported as the war that broke out between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and ... Read more
Son finds dead mother still breathing in coffin at funeral
World Desk : dhakamirror.com Mourners and family members were stunned when a 76-year-old woman, originally pronounced dead, began knocking on the coffin door just before her funeral. The local media described by the incident “returning from death.” A video posted on Twitter shows Bella Montoya, 76, in an open coffin, breathing heavily, surrounded by two ... Read more
Prince Harry, Wife Meghan in ‘Near Catastrophic Car Chase’ with Paparazzi, says spokesperson
World Desk : dhakamirror.com Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and her mother were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” involving paparazzi photographers, a spokesperson for the prince said on Wednesday. It occurred after the couple had attended an awards ceremony held in New York by the Ms. Foundation for Women, where Meghan was honored ... Read more
Missing girl finally found after nearly 6 years
World Desk : dhakamirror.com A girl missing for nearly six years has been found safe in North Carolina, and her non-custodial mother is in jail. Kayla Unbehaun was last seen on July 4, 2017, when she was nine-years-old. But when her father, Ryan, went to pick her up from her mother’s house on July 5, ... Read more
Charles III crowned in ancient rite at Westminster Abbey
It was the culmination of a seven-decade journey for Charles from heir to monarch. LAPRESSE King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, receiving the bejeweled St. Edward’s Crown in a ceremony built on ancient tradition at a time when the monarchy is striving to remain relevant in a fractured modern Britain. Trumpets sounded ... Read more
Prince Harry arrives in London on commercial airline for coronation, passengers surprised
World Desk : dhakamirror.com The Duke of Sussex has arrived at Westminster Abbey for his father King Charles III’s Coronation. Prince Harry arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday, reportedly on a commercial flight from Los Angeles. As expected his wife Meghan Markle has remained at home with the couple’s two children, Archie and Lilibet. ... Read more
NYC subway passenger dies after being chokehold by fellow passenger for 15 minutes
World Desk : dhakamirror.com A homeless man known for his Michael Jackson impersonation died on a subway when he was held in a chokehold while being restrained by other passengers because he reportedly was acting “erratic.” A dramatic video of the man being held down went viral on social media. One of the witnesses told ... Read more
Sudanese actress Asia Abdelmajid killed in crossfire in Khartoum
World Desk : dhakamirror.com Well-known Sudanese actress Asia Abdelmajid was killed in crossfire in the north of the capital Khartoum on Wednesday. The death of the actress has shocked residents of Khartoum as they hear of more and more friends and relatives caught up in the fighting. It is not clear who fired the shot ... Read more
Can artificial intelligence become a deterrent for photojournalists? Amnesty’s AI-generated images pull flak
World Desk : dhakamirror.com The systemic brutality used by Colombian police to bring down nationwide protests in 2021 was unfeigned and well-documented, but the images Amnesty International recently used to draw attention to the issue were fake, as per a Guardian report. The international human rights advocacy organisation has since taken down the images that ... Read more
Missing Australian fisherman remains found inside crocodile
World Desk : dhakamirror.com Human remains were discovered inside the stomach of a crocodile shot dead by rangers during their search and rescue operations. Police believe the remains are those Mr Darmody, although this is yet to be confirmed by a formal identification process. Kevin Darmody, from Laura, went missing in the Rinyirru (Lakefield) National ... Read more
MasterChef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo dies aged 46
The Scot died on Sunday, his family said. The statement, posted on his Facebook page, said: “With completely shattered hearts and without knowing how we can possibly move through life without him, we are devastated to share that Jock passed away yesterday. “So many words can describe him, so many stories can be told, but ... Read more
Queensland student accidentally ingests rat poison in Taiwan
World Desk : dhakamirror.com A young man from Queensland is fighting for his life after accidentally ingesting rat poison in Taiwan. A sick Australian student will be flown home from Taiwan for specialist medical care after apparently ingesting what is believed to be rat poison. Alex Shorey, 24, was on university exchange in the island’s ... Read more
Dutch court orders man who fathered 550 kids to stop donating sperm
World Desk : dhakamirror.com A Dutch judge has ordered a “mass sperm donor” who’s already fathered at least 550 children to stop donating. The man donated sperm in the Netherlands and abroad, including to Danish sperm bank Cryos, but also offered his sperm up via online platforms. The man identified as Jonathan (41) could be ... Read more
Police arrest woman suspected of murdering 12 friends with cyanide
World Desk : dhakamirror.com Thai police say they have arrested a woman suspected of killing 12 of her friends and acquaintances by poisoning them with cyanide. According to Thai media, Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 35, was charged with first-degree murder on Tuesday after her friend, 32-year-old Siriporn Khanwong, collapsed during a trip with Sararat to the weste ... Read more
India’s population to exceed China by month’s end – UN
World Desk : dhakamirror.com India will be the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, eclipsing an aging China, the United Nations said Monday. By the end of April, India’s population is expected to reach 1.425 billion, which means it will match and then surpass mainland China’s population, the U.N.’s Department of ... Read more