An 11-year-old girl from a British family was shot dead while playing on a swing in her garden in France. A neighbour began firing shots at Solaine Thornton and her eight-year-old sister as their parents tended the barbecue in the village of Saint-Herbot, north of Quimper in Brittany. The suspect, described as a 71-year-old Dutch national, reportedly shut himself in his house following the incident but eventually surrendered to police and was arrested along with his wife.
2:38 | June 13, 2023
Following the announcement of the release date of Marvel’s Spider-Man, Sony Interactive Entertainment opened pre-orders on the North American PlayStation Store, and the pre-order pages came with a small batch of new screenshots. The images, that mention explicitly that they have been shot on PS4 Pro, look absolutely amazing, showing Spidey as he takes a selfie, swings around in Manhattan, and drops some heavy stuff on some baddies, because Spider-Man doesn’t kill, but he can certainly hurt when you piss him off.
June 6, 2022
Benedict of Nursia (; ; Vulgar Latin: *Benedecto; ; 2 March 480 – 543 or 547 AD) is a Christian saint, who is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Catholic Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Anglican Communion and Old Catholic Churches. He is a patron saint of Europe. Benedict founded twelve communities for monks at Subiaco, Lazio, Italy (about to the east of Rome), before moving to Monte Cassino in the mountains of southern Italy. The Order of Saint Benedict is of later origin and, moreover, not an "order" as commonly understood but merely a confederation of autonomous congregations. Benedict's main achievement is his "Rule of Saint Benedict", containing precepts for his monks. It is heavily influenced by the writings of John Cassian, and shows strong affinity with the Rule of the Master. But it also has a unique spirit of balance, moderation and reasonableness (ἐπιείκεια, epieikeia), and this persuaded most religious communities founded throughout the Middle Ages to adopt it. As a result, his Rule became one of the most influential religious rules in Western Christendom. For this reason, Benedict is often called the founder of Western Christian monasticism.
June 6, 2022
Ukrainian refugees should not return until spring to help ease pressure on the energy system after a wave of Russian attacks, the government said. "The networks will not cope," said Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian air strikes had destroyed more than a third of the country's energy sector. Russia said it began attacking Ukraine's energy networks in retaliation for an attack on a bridge linking mainland Russia to occupied Crimea, although Kyiv has not said it was behind the bridge attack.
3:37 | October 27, 2022
UAE Derby winner was Keeneland September sale-topper at $3 million.
June 6, 2022
World Cup winners Argentina have been greeted by jubilant crowds at Buenos Aires airport and a bank holiday has been declared in the country. After beating France in Sunday's final, the team landed home in the early hours of Tuesday morning. They travelled on an open-top bus to Argentine Football headquarters. Fans lined the streets en route, with the main celebration taking place at Buenos Aires' Obelisk monument at midday (15:00 GMT) on Tuesday. The Argentine government said Tuesday would be a bank holiday so fans "can express their deepest joy for the national team".
3:31 | December 20, 2022