By: Joseph Rios
Africa
Ghana declares Marburg outbreak is over – After a recent outbreak of the Marburg virus, Ghana has now gone 42 days without anyone testing positive for the virus. In July, two people died from the virus that is related to Ebola. Three people contracted the virus and almost 200 contacts of the infected people had no symptoms. Ghana’s Health Service declared the outbreak over.
Nigeria/Morocco sign pipeline agree- ment – Nigeria and Morocco are planning to build a major pipeline that will transport gas from southeast Nigeria and across the Sahara. The pipeline will go through 13 African countries and will connect with the Maghreb European Pipeline in Morocco. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company said the project will supply gas to West African countries and provide a new export route to Europe.
Asia
Cheetahs return to India – After being declared extinct in 1952 in India, a group of eight cheetah cats arrived in the country from Namibia. The animals will stay in quarantine for a month before being released in a national park in central India. The occasion marks the first time a large carnivore is being moved from one continent to another and being reintroduced in the wild.
Dozens killed at Kyrgyzstan- Tajikistan border – Nearly 30 people were killed while many others were injured because of violence that occurred at the Kyrgyzstan- Tajikistan border. The border has been a con- troversial issue since the collapse of the USSR for the two former Soviet states. According to a regional branch of the Red Cross, almost 20,000 people have fled their homes to avoid the violence.
Europe
Three arrested in France for large theft scandal – French officials discovered $300,000 worth of stolen items that were taken from first-class passengers on trains. Three men were arrested and confessed to stealing the items over the past five to six years. The items are believed to have been stolen in the city of Marseille. Items included cash, designer handbags, jewelry and more.
Hundreds of graves found in Ukraine city – Ukraine announced that hundreds of graves were found outside Izyum after the area was retaken from Russia. Authorities began exhuming some of the graves last Friday. It is unknown what happened to the victims, but it is believed some may have died from shelling and having no access to health- care. Most of the bodies belonged to civilians according to Ukraine’s national police service.
Latin America
Brazil bans sales of iPhone with- out a power adapter – Brazil’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security fined Apple 12.275 million reales for the company’s decision to not include adapters with new iPhones. The agency ruled Apple was selling an incomplete product and banned the sales of iPhones that don’t include a power adapter. Apple plans to appeal the ban and said it will work with Brazil to resolve its concerns.
Argentine Vice President survives assassination attempt – Argentina Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner made her first public comments since a gun- man attempted to assassinate her on Sept. 1. She said Pope Francis called her the next day after the attempted attack to comfort her. Fernández de Kirchner survived the attempt after the gunman’s weapon jammed. Fernando Sabag Montiel and Brenda Uliarte were arrested and charged with attempted murder.
North America
New York judge to review files seized from Trump – Judge Raymond Dearie, a longtime New York judge, will review the clas- sified files that were seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump last month. Dearie is required to present his findings by November. Trump’s legal team had requested Dearie, and while the Justice Department originally opposed the suggestion, it approved of Dearie’s experience. Trump has recently reported that he declassified the files that were in his possession.
Teenager who killed alleged rapist sentenced – Pieper Lewis, who is 17, was sentenced to five years’ probation in an Iowa court for stabbing her alleged rapist to death. She was ordered to pay $150,000 to Zachary Brooks’ family over his murder. The incident occurred when she was 15. Lewis pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury last year. According to a 1997 law, peo- ple convicted of homicide must pay $150,000.
