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Marseille defender Chancel Mbemba wins French league’s African player of the year award

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:36 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Congolese stopper Chancel Mbemba was named the French league’s African player of the year on Tuesday, marking the first time the award has gone to a defender. The Marseille player won the Marc-Vivien Foe prize ahead of last year’s winner, Ivory Coast midfielder Seko Fofana (Lens), and Nigeria striker Terem Moffi (Nice).Born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mbemba moved to Europe at the age of 17 to Belgian club Anderlecht. He also played for Newcastle and Porto before joining Marseille last summer, helping the 1993 European champions secure a third-place finish in the French league this season.In addition to his defensive role, the 28-year-old Mbemba scored five goals in 35 league games this season. More than 100 African players featured in the French league this season.Players who have featured for an African national team and played in at least 15 top-tier matches in France over the last season are eligible for the prize. The award is decided by ...

El Salvador: 14 años de cárcel para el expresidente Mauricio Funes por negociar con pandillas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:36 GMT

SAN SALVADOR — Un tribunal de El Salvador condenó el lunes a 14 años de prisión al expresidente Mauricio Funes por negociar una tregua con las pandillas para bajar la tasa de homicidios a cambio de beneficios para sus cabecillas en las cárceles.Funes enfrentaba cargos por los delitos de agrupación ilícita e incumplimiento de deberes, mientras que el general Munguía Payes fue condenado por los mismos delitos y se le sumó el de actos arbitrarios.Funes, de 64 años y quien vive en Nicaragua bajo la protección del gobierno del presidente Daniel Ortega que en 2019 le otorgó la nacionalidad para evitar su extradición, se convirtió así en el segundo presidente salvadoreño condenado por violar la ley durante su mandato (2009-2014). Piden 16 años de cárcel para el expresidente de El Salvador, Mauricio Funes Expresidente de El Salvador enfrenta juicio, acusado de lavado de dinero Los homicidios se redujeron en El Salvador durante el gobierno...

Denver weather: Stormy week continues

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s weather will stay warm on Tuesday with isolated storm chances.The best chance for storms turning severe will stay on the far Eastern Plains of Colorado near the Nebraska and Kansas state lines.Weather today: Scattered storms, low 80sTuesday will have another sunny start with high temperatures in the low 80s in Denver.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on May 30.There will be a 40% chance for scattered storms with the best chance in metro Denver and the Front Range between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Experts say wet spring could lead to uptick in ticks Pinpoint Weather: Storm chances on May 30.Storms will race across the plains Tuesday evening. The best chance for storms to turn severe is on the far Eastern Plains with a marginal risk in place. High water levels greet thousands at Chatfield State Park on Memorial Day Hail and gusty winds along with lightning will be the main threats.Pinpoint Weather: Severe storm chances on May 30. Looking ahead: Storm chances stick...

Fatal crash on I-595 leads to road closure near Fort Lauderdale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:36 GMT

A fatal collision on Interstate 595 has led to the highway’s closure as police investigate the crash site.On Tuesday morning, Florida Highway Patrol officers were on the scene as a body lay on the westbound lanes of I-595 near Fort Lauderdale.As a result of the crash, traffic coming from Interstate 95 is being forced to exit the highway onto the ramp that leads to the Florida Turnpike, US-441, and State Road 84.Drivers can take SR-84 to Davie Road in order to get back onto the westbound lanes of I-595 from that street.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Danish Conservative MEP deselected over bullying complaints

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:36 GMT

Danish conservative MEP Pernille Weiss, the European Parliament’s negotiator on the pharmaceutical directive, will not be presented by her national party as a candidate for the 2024 European elections after an internal investigation uncovered reports of bullying in her office.Weiss, who sits in the center-right European People’s Party group, is also the Parliament’s negotiator for the EU’s Waste Shipment Regulation.Denmark’s Conservative People’s Party made the announcement Tuesday, saying that its executive committee had unanimously decided not to put her up for reelection and that a new candidate will be found. According to the party announcement, the internal investigation was based on a number of interviews with former employees who had worked for Weiss in Brussels, and who all talked about the difficult work environment. “Words such as bullying, humiliation and feeling threatened were used, among other things,” the announcement sa...

Britain’s COVID inquiry wants ministers to swear they don’t have Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:36 GMT

LONDON — British politics is having another normal one.The U.K’s official inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic wants a top government department to prove it doesn’t possess Boris Johnson’s notebooks or WhatsApp messages, amid a bitter row over the disclosure of the ex-PM’s material.The public inquiry’s chair, Heather Hallett, has been embroiled in a dispute with the Cabinet Office even before the probe’s formal hearings have begun. Hallett has requested un-redacted information about Johnson’s handling of the pandemic, but the Cabinet Office argues much of what it’s being asked to hand over is “unambiguously irrelevant to the Inquiry’s work.”A fresh twist came Tuesday when the inquiry said it had been informed by the Cabinet Office that it does not possess either Johnson’s messages or his notebooks. Hallett wants proof.In a notice on the inquiry website, Hallett said that if the Cabinet Office is sticking to that story...

Police: Man dies after losing balance, falling under Green Line train at North Station

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:36 GMT

A man died after losing his balance and falling underneath a Green Line trolley at the MBTA’s North Station early Tuesday morning, officials said.Officers responding to a report of a person struck by an outbound trolley around 12:18 a.m. conducted an investigation and determined the man tried to kick the side of a moving trolley that was departing the station and fell underneath it as it was leaving, according to a transit police spokesman.He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.In a statement, a transit police spokesman said, “On behalf of the entire MBTA organization we express our most sincere condolences to family, friends and loved ones of the decedent.”No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Friends, family mourn woman killed in Fall River car wash shooting as suspect faces murder charge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:36 GMT

Family and friends of a New Bedford woman who was fatally shot at a car wash in Fall River on Monday afternoon came together in grief to light candles and honor the memory of their loved one taken too soon.Officers responding to a reported shooting at the Globe Car Wash on Broadway around 12:30 p.m. found Jessenia Simmons, 45, of New Bedford, dead in one of the car wash bays, according to the Bristol District Attorney’s Office.Angelo O. Leo, 33, initially fled from the scene of the shooting but turned himself in to police in Tiverton, Rhode Island, about a half-hour later, officials said. It’s unclear when he will be arraigned on a murder charge in Fall River District Court.

Rights group says Uyghur student reported to be missing in Hong Kong did not travel to city

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:36 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Amnesty International said Tuesday that a Uyghur student who it had said was missing in Hong Kong after being interrogated did not travel to the city, easing concerns over his safety but raising questions over how the allegations first emerged. The human rights group said last Friday that Abuduwaili Abudureheman, who was born in Xinjiang in western China, had traveled to Hong Kong from South Korea to visit a friend on May 10 and had not been heard from since he texted his friend about being questioned at the city’s airport. But Amnesty International said the student told the group on Tuesday that he did not travel to Hong Kong, “contrary to previous information received.” “We are pleased that Abuduwaili Abudureheman is accounted for,” it said. “We will continue to strive to offer support to people who reach out to us when they believe they or their loved ones are at risk of human rights violations.” It did not provide further details about what had ha...

Tesla’s Musk meets Chinese foreign minister, who calls for ‘mutual respect’ in US-China relations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:36 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister met Tesla Ltd. CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday and said strained U.S.-Chinese relations require “mutual respect,” while delivering a message of reassurance that foreign companies are welcome.U.S.-Chinese relations are especially tense after Washington shot down a Chinese balloon believed to be gathering intelligence and warned Beijing against supplying arms to Russia for its war against Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal reported China has rejected a request for its defense minister to meet the U.S. defense secretary when both are in Singapore this weekend.“We need to keep the steering wheel in the right direction of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation,” Qin Gang told Musk, according to a ministry statement.The two sides should “avoid ‘dangerous driving,’ ” Qin said. He gave no details of steps to improve relations.Musk’s visit comes at a time when the ruling Communist Party is trying to revive investor interest in China&...