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Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
London’s Court of Appeal overturned the convictions of five former Barclays traders imprisoned for manipulating LIBOR and EURIBOR, finding their trials unfair. Seventeen of 19 UK and US convictions have now been overturned, while the Serious Fraud Office says two remaining convictions are safe.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
The United Nations condemned continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including a ballistic-missile strike toward Riyadh Airport, and warned Yemen’s humanitarian crisis was worsening. The International Organization for Migration says more than 180,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen since August 1.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
The World Health Organization advised against using surgery or weight-loss drugs as the general response to rising childhood obesity, recommending healthy eating, physical activity and behavior change instead. The report describes childhood obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease associated with stigma, bullying, depression and anxiety.Will Grant on Global News Podcast
US prosecutors are expected to add torture charges against former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores over the alleged mistreatment of 12 Americans detained in Venezuela, including the Citgo Six. Maduro and Flores, imprisoned in New York on existing narco-terrorism charges, have pleaded not guilty.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
A British Antarctic Survey study found chinstrap penguins at Zavodovski Island’s largest colony declined by two-thirds between 2011 and December 2023, a loss of about 500,000 breeding birds. Researchers say the population is falling about 7% annually as warming pushes krill southward, reducing food.Aaron Kelly on Global News Podcast
Professor Aaron Kelly said his understanding of the World Health Organization report was that 12-to-19-year-olds would be considered for medication or bariatric surgery only after health-behavior and lifestyle treatment produced unsatisfactory results. He said lifestyle treatment alone produces clinically insignificant reductions for most children and adolescents.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
Mari Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman evicted from her Madrid apartment after more than 70 years because she could not afford rent increases, died in a Madrid hospital. Her death, whose circumstances are not yet known, prompted protests, including a 300-to-400-person gathering near Congress demanding affordable housing.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
A Tennessee judge ordered officials to preserve evidence from Christa Pike’s botched execution attempt, including IVs, syringes, gurneys, video and communications. Pike survived two lethal-injection doses, while her lawyers report severe health problems. Colleen Slemmer’s mother supports Pike’s execution, but Tennessee has not said whether it will seek another.