French police shot dead a knife-wielding man at a Paris airport on Wednesday morning, police sources confirmed to Euronews. "Showing composure, the police neutralised this morning a threatening individual in possession of a knife at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport," said a statement on the Twitter account of the Paris police prefecture. It happened in terminal 2F of the airport, north-east of the French capital, at around 8:20 CEST. "A homeless person was bothering security agents and the border police were called in to help evacuate him", an airport source told AFP news agency. The man moved away and continued to insult them. He then turned around and pulled out a knife. One of the police officers then used his weapon, a police source added. An AFP photographer who witnessed the scene explained that "a tall man of colour brandished an object that looked like a knife towards the police. A warning was given but he came forward and a policeman fired. Only one shot … [Read more...] about Knife-wielding man shot dead at Paris airport, police sources confirmed to Euronews
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Twisted dad Chris Watts’ harrowing description of killing wife and kids in sick letters
Family killer Chris Watts described murdering his family in grim letters from behind bars and said he took two attempts to kill his own daughters . Speaking to author Cheryln Cadle from the Dodge Correctional Institution, Wisconsin, in the US, Watts described how he had been "thinking about killing" his wife for weeks , as reported by the Mail. Infamously, Watts murdered his wife Shannan, 34, and smothered his two daughters Bella, 4, and Cece, 3. He then buried Shannan at a work site around 40 miles away, before dumping the bodies of his daughters in crude oil barrels. The crimes stunned locals and people across the world as they gained notoriety, particularly when the Netflix documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door was released. Chris Watts tried to hide his crimes, but revealed all when behind bars ( Image: ABC) Watts smothered his daughters unsuccessfully before moving on to his wife, saying "her eyes filled with blood". He noted how he … [Read more...] about Twisted dad Chris Watts’ harrowing description of killing wife and kids in sick letters
Beluga whale stranded in French river dies after failed rescue mission
A beluga whale stranded in France's River Seine has died after a failed rescue mission. The 800-kilogram cetacean was found stuck in shallow waters northwest of Paris, around 100km inland last Tuesday. Today, officials confirmed the white whale was euthanised after around 80 rescuers launched a bid to remove it from the river and transfer it back to the coast. The Préfet du Calvados wrote on Twitter today: "Despite an unprecedented rescue operation of #beluga, we are sad to announce the death of the cetacean." The closest beluga whale colony is in Svalbard, an archipelago located in northern Norway 3,000km (1,860 miles) from the River Seine. Vets successfully lifted the mammal, which measured four metres long, from the French waterway this morning using a hammock. It was then placed into a refrigerated truck ahead of a 160-kilometre (99-mile) trip to a saltwater basin in Normandy in the north of France. Authorities had planned to keep the whale in the pool for … [Read more...] about Beluga whale stranded in French river dies after failed rescue mission
Gas-Panik trotz Hitzewelle: Experten warnen vor Heizlüftern und Blackouts
Die Sorge bei Minustemperaturen im Kalten zu sitzen, bringt viele Menschen in Deutschland dazu, mobile Elektroheizungen zu kaufen. Nach Angaben des Marktforschungsunternehmens GFK wurden in den ersten sechs Monaten des Jahres 2022 in Deutschland 600.000 Elektroheizungen verkauft. Das entspricht einer Umsatzsteigerung von 35 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahreszeitraum. Bei vielen Händlern sind mobile Elektrogeräte ausverkauft: "Vielleicht kommen die Heizgeräte im September, Oktober oder November. Kein Unternehmen kann sagen, ob die Lieferung stattfinden wird oder nicht. Denn alles ist restlos ausverkauft. Das ist das größte Problem. Jeder will eine elektrische Heizung kaufen, denn wenn es kein Gas gibt, ist das Haus kalt", sagt Daniel Strenger, Mitarbeiter bei Döring Eisenwaren in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Vorsicht vor enormen Stromrechnungen: Heizlüfter sind die teuerste Heizmethode Die Aussicht auf den bevorstehenden Winter beunruhigt viele: "Meine Befürchtung ist, … [Read more...] about Gas-Panik trotz Hitzewelle: Experten warnen vor Heizlüftern und Blackouts
Russland will noch weniger Gas nach Deutschland liefern
Russland verknappt die Gaslieferungen nach Europa weiter. Gazprom kündigte an, die maximale Menge, die durch die Ostseepipeline Nord Stream 1 nach Deutschland gepumpt wird, auf 67 Millionen Kubikmeter täglich zu reduzieren. Bereits am Dienstag hatte der staatliche Energiekonzern bekanntgegeben, nur noch bis zu 100 Millionen Kubikmeter zu liefern. Ursprünglich war ein Tagesvolumen von 167 Millionen Kubikmeter Gas geplant. Gazprom begründete den Schritt mit Verzögerungen bei Reparaturarbeiten durch Siemens. Siemens Energy bestätigte, dass Gasturbinen, die zur Reparatur in Kanada sind, wegen der Sanktionen derzeit nicht nach Russland zurückgeliefert werden können. Habeck: Russland will verunsichern Der deutsche Wirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck nannte die Begründung der russischen Seite vorgeschoben. Der Kreml wolle verunsichern und die Preise hochtreiben. Die Versorgungssicherheit in Deutschland sei gewährleistet, so Habeck. Man könne Gas beschaffen, wenn auch zu hohen … [Read more...] about Russland will noch weniger Gas nach Deutschland liefern