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French winegrowers light candles to protect vines from spring frost

Washington Post French winemakers scrambled this week amid subzero temperatures to light thousands of candles and protect their vines from a potentially devastating frost. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/france-wine-st-emilion-frost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Israel terror attack in Tel Aviv leaves three dead, multiple injured after car rams into crowd

Fox News Israeli authorities say that an attack in Tel Aviv has left multiple people injured and three people dead after a car rammed into a group of people. The attack happened on Friday and police say that a car hit a group of people in Tel Aviv near a seaside park and flipped over.…

6 men given life sentences in Congo for killing of Italian ambassador

Fox News Six men in Congo were sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the 2021 murder of Italy’s ambassador and two others. The sentence was announced by a military tribunal in the capital, Kinshasa, following a six-month trial. Luca Attanasio, Italy’s ambassador to Congo since 2017, was one of three people killed in…

Pope Will Miss Good Friday Procession Because of Cold Weather

New York Times Francis was released from the hospital only last Saturday after a bout with bronchitis. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/europe/pope-good-friday-procession-weather.html

Former Belarusian opposition leader gets 17-year sentence in absentia

Fox News A Belarusian opposition leader and former ally of President Alexander Lukashenko received a 17-year prison sentence in absentia Friday on charges that included forming an extremist group and discrediting Belarus. Valery Tsepkalo, 58, was also fined around $14,000 and barred from holding public office for five years following a closed-door trial that resulted…

A Cobra Appeared Mid-Flight. The Pilot’s Quick Thinking Saved Lives.

New York Times The pilot made an emergency landing after feeling a Cape Cobra slither under his shirt while flying across South Africa. “I had a moment of stunned silence,” he said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/africa/snake-plane-cobra-pilot.html

Taliban Bar Women From U.N., Threatening Afghanistan’s Last Lifeline

New York Times The Taliban administration extended a ban on women working in aid organizations to the United Nations, putting at risk one of the country’s last sources of badly needed aid. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/asia/afghanistan-united-nations-women.html

Fears Grow Over Mexico Military’s Power as Five Men Killed

New York Times Uniformed soldiers shot and killed unarmed civilians, including an American, then blocked medics from providing care, a top government official said. To many Mexicans, such abuse is all too familiar. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/americas/mexico-military-killings-nuevo-laredo.html

Custody of a Russian Girl Who Drew an Antiwar Picture Is Still Undecided

New York Times The authorities are determining who will take custody of Maria, 13, whose single father has been sentenced for “discrediting” the Russian Army. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/europe/custody-russian-girl-anti-war-ukraine-drawing.html

Wall Street Journal reporter charged with spying in Russia, an accusation he denies

Fox News Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been officially charged with spying in Russia, news organizations from the country are reporting Friday. Interfax, quoting a source, said “Gershkovich has been charged” with espionage, according to Reuters. “He categorically denied all the accusations and stated that he was engaged in journalistic activities in Russia,”…