MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-monopoly regulators on Monday imposed special conditions for a period of 10 years on Walmart’s Mexico subsidiary for allegedly pressuring suppliers. The decision follows a related $4.6 million fine handed down by the regulatorsknown as the Federal Competition Commission, for alleged monopolistic practices. Wal
Scottish drug lab boss jailed after Spain arrest
A senior member of an organised crime group that ran an amphetamine lab in Scotland has been jailed for 13 years. Colin Wright, 38, fled to Murcia in Spain to avoid capture after his fellow gang members were caught in National Crime Agency (NCA) operation in March 2021. Wright, formerly from Motherwell, was the leader […]
Flight makes unscheduled stopover due to stinking pigs on board
Stinking pigs in the cargo hold forced a passenger flight from Amsterdam to Mexico to make an unscheduled stopover in Bermuda. Halfway through the flight last Friday, a strong smell spread through the cockpit of flight KL685, coming from pigs in the cargo hold, said a spokesperson for the Dutch airline KLM on Monday. As […]
A Kenyan man gets 50 years in prison for the murder of a gay rights activist
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The housemate of an LGBTQ+ activist in Kenya sentenced to 50 years in prison Monday for the murder of Edwin Chiloba, whose mutilated body was discovered in a metal box almost two years ago. The High Court sitting in Eldoret found Jacktone Odhiambo guilty in the January 2023 killing that drew […]
Twelve people die from ‘carbon monoxide poisoning’ at ski resort | World News
Twelve people are reported to have died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a ski resort in Georgia. The bodies of one Georgian national and 11 foreigners were found in sleeping quarters on the second floor of a building housing an Indian restaurant in Gudauri on Saturday, the country’s ministry of internal affairs said in […]