Day: August 28, 2023

Inmate fatally stabbed at northern California prison, 2 inmates suspected in attack

8:48 pm August 28, 2023

An incarcerated man was stabbed to death at a Northern California prison and two fellow inmates are suspected in the weekend attack, authorities said Monday. Alexander J. Jasso was found with multiple stab wounds shortly after 8:15 p.m. Saturday at High Desert State Prison in Susanville, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in […]

Dolly Parton rejects Kate Middleton’s invitation to tea for a surprising reason

8:15 pm August 28, 2023

Worlds nearly collided when country music royalty Dolly Parton recently received an invitation to tea with Princess Kate Middleton. As Parton revealed in a conversation on BBC Radio 2, while she’s been working in London, “This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate but I couldn’t even go.” She added, “I […]

Wegovy reimbursement would cost Denmark up to $4 billion each year, ministry reports

8:14 pm August 28, 2023

Reimbursement of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy for the 900,000 people in Denmark who are considered obese would cost the Danish state as much as $4 billion each year, the country’s health ministry said on Monday. Wegovy is the first-to-market in a new class of highly effective weight-loss drugs. It was also found to have […]

Thyssenkrupp Nucera unveils growth plans amid strong financial results

8:12 pm August 28, 2023

Thyssenkrupp Nucera laid out growth plans on Monday after reporting strong sales and operating income, as the company works to meet growing demand for the green hydrogen hailed as key to decarbonising the German economy. “Another strong global workforce expansion is planned and necessary to achieve our growth targets,” Chief Executive Werner Ponikwar told reporters […]

Haiti police probe killings of parishioners who were led by pastor into gang territory

8:11 pm August 28, 2023

The director of Haiti’s National Police vowed Monday to hold accountable those who encouraged hundreds of parishioners to take up machetes and sticks over the weekend to try and rid a community of gang members, only to be fatally shot by them. Police Chief Frantz Elbé said the group’s religious leader, identified as Marcorel Zidor, […]