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Napoli won their first Serie A title for 33 years as they drew with Udinese at Dacia Arena to spark jubilant celebrations back in Naples.
They last won the league in 1990 with a Diego Maradona-inspired side adding to their first title three years earlier.
Victor Osimhen smashed in a 52nd-minute equaliser after Sandi Lovric had given Udinese a shock lead.
And Napoli held on to the point they needed to win their third Serie A title with five games to spare.
"Seeing Neapolitans happy is enough to give you a sense of that joy they are feeling," Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti told DAZN.
"These people will look to this moment when life gets hard, they have every right to celebrate like this.
"You feel a bit more relaxed knowing that you've given them this moment of happiness."
Napoli's previous two titles came in the days of Argentina legend Maradona - who their stadium is now named after - in 1987 and 1990.
Following those glory days the club fell into financial decline, relegation and bankruptcy; playing in Serie C as recently as 2006.
They have won the Coppa Italia three times in the past 11 seasons but it is the Scudetto the Napoli fans craved.
They now have a new cast of superstars, with Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen scoring 21 goals in 26 league games and Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia contributing 12 goals and 10 assists.
At 64 boss Luciano Spalletti, who twice won the Coppa Italia with Roma, becomes the oldest manager to win Serie A.
His team had the chance to lift the title with six games to spare last weekend but could only draw with local rivals Salernitana.
But with a 16-point advantage over second-placed Lazio their third Serie A title is now confirmed.
Their match with Udinese was almost an afterthought. Napoli fans had been partying in Naples all day before filling the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona to watch a stream of the match.
Over 10,000 fans travelled north to see their side in Udine but they were stunned into silence after 13 minutes when Lovric was given acres of space in the box before curling the hosts in front.
Napoli struggled in the first half but got the goal they needed after the restart with Osimhen finding the corner after Kvaratskhelia had forced a good save from Udinese keeper Marco Silvestri.
And after taking the lead Napoli managed the game superbly, keeping their opponents at arm's length.
On the full-time whistle Napoli fans raced onto the pitch, starting celebrations in both Udine and Naples.
"It is an amazing feeling, we have waited so many years for this moment," Osimhen told DAZN.
"To be able to deliver the Scudetto to the Neapolitans is something that we will never forget in a hurry and will continue to live in our hearts for the rest of our lives."
Several teachers killed in Pakistan school shooting:
Gunmen have stormed a school in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, killing several teachers and gunning down another teacher from the school in a separate attack, according to officials.
In Kurram, a district in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan, a group of gunmen on Thursday stormed a government school where students were taking exams.
The Associated Press reported that the seven teachers killed were members of Pakistan’s minority Shia community, which is frequently targeted by fighters.
Another teacher from the same school, a Sunni Muslim, was gunned down on the road in a separate attack earlier in the day in Kurram, according to local police official Abbas Ali.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks and Ali said it was not clear if they were linked.
“We are looking into all aspects, and so far we have no idea who killed the teachers,” he said. The prime minister condemned the attacks on teachers and ordered a probe into the killings.
News Agency's Kamal Hyder, reporting from Islamabad, said the “gruesome incident” took place in an area that has witnessed in the past sectarian violence between Shia and Sunni tribes.
“Most of the teachers who were killed belonged to the Turi Shia tribe,” Hyder said.
The tribal district contains a majority Shia population who are often attacked by armed groups as part of the local Taliban movement.
“This particular attack targeted the teachers while they were in the staffroom … They were there to conduct examinations which are under way throughout the province for lower secondary school,” he said.
The circumstances have remained “mysterious”, as not many people were able to see what had transpired, how many attackers were involved, or what their motives were, Hyder said.
Abid Hussaini, a local police official, told News Agency that authorities have shifted seven bodies from the school to the hospital but they cannot speculate on what was behind the killing.
“We have started our investigation, but we are as yet not sure about reasons for the attack. We will be better placed to talk more about it later,” he said.
Four Proud Boys members found guilty of seditious conspiracy over US Capitol riot:
Four members of the far-right Proud Boys have been found guilty of seditious conspiracy by a jury in Washington, DC, for their roles to forcibly prevent the peaceful transfer of power from then-President Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election.
Defendants Enrique Tarrio – the Proud Boys longtime chairman – Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola faced a range of charges, including three separate conspiracy charges, obstructing the Electoral College vote and tampering with evidence.
The guilty verdict marks the third time that prosecutors have secured convictions for seditious conspiracy in the Justice Department’s historic prosecution of those who breached the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
All five defendants were found guilty of other charges related to January 6, including: Obstruction of an official proceeding; Conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging any duties; Obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; and Destruction of government property and aiding and abetting.
The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the seditious conspiracy charge against Pezzola. Unlike the other defendants in this trial, Pezzola is not alleged to have a leadership position in the organization and was inactive in Proud Boys group chats.
The jury also did not reach a verdict with regards to some defendants on charges of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers as well as destruction of government property and aiding and abetting.
The jury has returned to deliberations on those counts. Defense lawyers declined to comment after the partial verdict was read.
In court, as each juror was polled, Tarrio – dressed in a three-piece suit – peered over the desk, straining his neck to watch the jury. Rehl shook his head as he was convicted of seditious conspiracy while the others sat still in their chairs.
After the jurors left, several defendants and attorneys shook hands, hugged, and exchanged brief words. Family for the defendants cried together in a hallway outside the courtroom.
Eight children, security guard killed in Serbia school shooting:
A 14-year-old boy is arrested and accused of using his father’s gun to kill eight pupils and a security guard in a school in central Belgrad, according to Serbian police.
Police received a call about the shooting at the Vladislav Ribnikar school about 8:40am (06:40 GMT) on Wednesday, they said in a statement.
The suspect, a seventh grade student, was arrested, police said. The statement added that the 14-year-old fired several shots from his father’s gun at other students and the school guard.
Tanjug news agency reported that at least one of five injured pupils was in a life-threatening condition and was undergoing surgery in hospital.
Media reports said terrified parents have arrived at the school trying to find their children.
Local media footage from the scene showed commotion outside the school as police removed the suspect, whose head was covered as officers led him to a car parked in the street.
Police sealed off the blocks around the school.
Mass shootings are rare in Serbia, which has strict gun laws, but the Western Balkans are awash with hundreds of thousands of illegal weapons after wars and unrest in the 1990s.
Serbian authorities have offered several amnesties for owners to hand in or register illegal guns.
Violence erupts during French May Day protests:
Nearly 300 protesters have been arrested and dozens of police officers were wounded after rioting broke out during May Day protests in France against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform.
At least 108 police were wounded, 25 in the capital, and 291 people detained across France as violence erupted in several cities on the sidelines of the main union-led marches, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told reporters on Monday.
Darmanin added that such a high toll of police wounded was “extremely rare” for a May 1 protest day. He said one policeman who was hit by a Molotov cocktail had received burns to the face and hands but his life was not in danger.
Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for Labour Day to vent their anger against President Macron, who last month signed a law to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, despite months of strikes.
Unions had been hoping for a vast turnout nationwide to further rattle Macron, who has been greeted by pot-bashing and jeers as he toured the country seeking to defend the reforms and relaunch his second term.
Video footage from various cities showed massive damage to property. In the capital and other major cities, police used drones for the first time to monitor the situation.
Some 782,000 people protested across France, including 112,000 in Paris alone, the interior ministry said. The CGT union said it counted 2.3 million protesters across France, including 550,000 in the capital.
The turnout was massively higher than May Day last year, but smaller than the biggest protests seen against the pension reform this year.
In Paris, radical protesters threw projectiles at police and broke windows of businesses such as banks and estate agents, with security forces responding with tear gas and water cannon, AFP correspondents said.
Darmanin condemned protesters he described as being from the far left, known as “black blocs,” saying they numbered around 2,000 in Paris and another 1,000 in Lyon. He urged that “those who attacked the police and public property be severely punished”.
Security forces deployed tear gas in Toulouse in southern France as tensions erupted during demonstrations, while four cars were set on fire in the southeastern city of Lyon.
In the western city of Nantes, police also fired tear gas after protesters hurled projectiles, AFP correspondents said. The windows of a Uniqlo clothing store were smashed.
Protesters briefly occupied the luxury InterContinental hotel in the southern city of Marseille, breaking flowerpots and damaging furniture.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne condemned the violence, saying it was unacceptable. She expressed support for the forces of law and order.
Macron and his government have tried to move on from the months of popular discontent, hoping to relaunch his second term after the reform was signed into law.
“The page is not going to be turned as long as there is no withdrawal of this pension reform. The determination to win is intact,” said CGT chief Sophie Binet at the Paris protest.
“The mobilisation is still very, very strong,” added Laurent Berger, head of the CFDT union.
“It is a sign that resentment and anger are not diminishing.”
Monday marked the first time since 2009 that all eight of France’s main unions joined in calling for protests.
France has been rocked by a dozen days of nationwide strikes and protests against Macron and his pension changes since mid-January, some of which have turned violent.
When Macron attended the final of the French football cup on Saturday, he was met with activists waving red cards.
Almost three in four French people were unhappy with Macron, a survey by the IFOP polling group found last month.
In the Place de la Republique where the Paris march started, a huge vest with the slogan “Macron resign” was fixed to the giant statue symbolising the French republic at its centre.
“The law has been passed but has not been accepted, there is a desire to show discontent peacefully to have a reaction in response that shows a certain level of decency,” said Celine Bertoni, 37, an academic in the central city of Clermont-Ferrand.
Jock Zonfrillo 'MasterChef Australia' host dies suddenly on eve of new series, age 46:
Award-winning chef and MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo has died suddenly, aged 46.
The Scotsman worked in renowned restaurants around the world before opening his own in Australia.
His death was confirmed by broadcaster Network 10 on the day the 2023 season premiere of MasterChef was set to air.
Zonfrillo is survived by his wife Lauren Fried and four children, who said in a statement their hearts were "shattered".
"For those who crossed his path, became his mate, or were lucky enough to be his family, keep this proud Scot in your hearts when you have your next whisky," the family said.
Zonfrillo was found dead at a house in Melbourne when police conducted a welfare check in the early hours of Monday morning. Victoria Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious.
His death has sparked an outpouring of grief from figures in the culinary and entertainment world.
Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay, as well as a host of former Masterchef contestants led the tributes.
Oliver, who had been due to appear in the season opener posted a picture to Instagram of him with Zonfrillo and the two other judges, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen, on set.
"I'm in total shock to wake up to the sudden death of [Jock].. we had the best time working together for this year's MasterChef," he wrote.
Ramsay wrote on Twitter: "Saddened by the devastating news... I truly enjoyed the time we spent together on MasterChef in Australia".
Network 10 also paid tribute to the star, saying Zonfrillo's charisma, passion and wicked sense of humour had inspired a nation of home cooks. MasterChef - which is pre-recorded - will not air this week as planned, it said.
Born in Glasgow in 1976, Zonfrillo began working in kitchens at 12. At 15, he became one of the youngest-ever apprentices to work at luxury Scottish resort, The Turnberry Hotel.
Two years later he started working for Michelin-starred British chef Marco Pierre White at his famous Hyde Park Hotel.
But despite his burgeoning career, Zonfrillo said he became broke, homeless and addicted to he**in in his teenage years. He wrote at length about his struggles with drug addiction in his 2021 memoir, Last Shot.
He said he turned a new leaf with a move to Australia in 2000, and went on to open several restaurants. His most successful was Adelaide's award-winning Restaurant Orana, which opened in 2013.
In 2019, the presenter was announced as part of an all new host line-up for MasterChef Australia.
But Zonfrillo's career was not without controversy. Orana closed in 2020 with debts of millions of dollars, and Last Shot was criticised as inaccurate by former colleagues, including Marco Pierre White.
Santiago Pena wins Paraguay election after hard-fought campaign:
Santiago Pena has won Paraguay’s election, returning the conservative Colorado Party to government after a tightly-contested campaign that had threatened to end its seven-decade hold on power.
The 44-year-old economist and former finance minister had 42.7 percent of the vote with more than 99 percent of ballots counted, a more than 15-point lead over centre-left rival Efrain Alegrem a 60-year-old lawyer from the Concertacion coalition, according to the electoral body.
Some 4.8 million of the South American country’s 7.5 million people were eligible to vote in the election for the president and legislature.
“Thank you for this Colorado victory, thank you for this Paraguayan victory,” Pena said.
Today, we are not celebrating a personal triumph, we are celebrating the victory of a people who with their vote chose the path of social peace, dialogue, fraternity and national reconciliation.
Conceding defeat, Alegre said simply: “The effort was not enough”.
Alegre, a lawyer, had a narrow lead in opinion polls heading into the vote, raising the prospect that he might unseat the Colorado Party that has governed almost continually since 1947 — through a dictatorship and since the return of democracy in 1989.
“We have a lot to do, after the last years of economic stagnation, of fiscal deficit, the task that awaits us is not for a single person or for a party,” Pena said in his victory speech, calling for “unity and consensus”.
Though they differ on economic and international policy, the two frontrunners were both socially conservative, defending strong anti-abortion rights and anti-gay marriage stances in an overwhelmingly Catholic nation.
Paraguay is among only 13 countries to recognise Taipei over Beijing, and Alegre had promised to reconsider the relationship if he won, while Pena said he would maintain ties.
India’s Ludhiana city hit by deadly gas leak:
At least 11 people have died and 11 have been admitted to hospital after a gas leak in Ludhiana in the northern Indian state of Punjab, according to a top city official, who added that the entire area was being evacuated.
A team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was at the site on Sunday, according to a video feed shared by the ANI news agency. Police were seen patrolling while wearing masks and asking locals to keep out of an area that had been cordoned off, the video showed.
Bhagwant Mann, Punjab’s chief minister, expressed sadness over the deadly leak.
“The incident of gas leak in the factory in Giaspura area of Ludhiana is very sad,” Mann said in a tweet. “Police, government and NDRF teams are present at the spot. All possible help is being provided.”
Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik told reporters the deaths were a likely result of “gas contamination”.
“It is quite likely that maybe some chemical reacted with methane in manholes,” she was quoted as saying by ANI. “… All of this is being verified. NDRF is retrieving samples.”
India was the site of one of the worst industrial disasters in history when gas leaked from a pesticide plant in the central city of Bhopal in 1984. About 3,500 people, mainly locals living in shanties around the Union Carbide plant, died in the days that followed and thousands more in the following years. People still suffer its after-effects now.
In 2020, a gas leak near a chemical plant in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh killed at least 11 people. At least 800 were taken to hospital with breathing difficulties and irritated skin.
At least 200 pupils were admitted to hospital after a gas leak in 2017 near their school in southern New Delhi.
Armed attack kills 10 in Ecuador port of Guayaquil:
At least 10 people have been killed in an armed attack overnight in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s main port city and economic hub that is under a state of emergency due to rising drug violence, the public prosecutor’s office and police have reported.
Three people were wounded, including a five-year-old girl, police said on Sunday.
conference.
“At the moment, our investigation and intelligence units are carrying out operational actions in order to identify those responsible,” the National Police tweeted earlier on Sunday. There were no immediate arrests.
The gruesome attack, which one witness described as a shooting, occurred at a mechanic shop in the city’s southwest.
Bodies could be seen lying on the sidewalk in pools of blood, as people cried and hugged one another while police cordoned off the area, AFP reported.
Ecuador’s attorney general’s office said on Twitter that it had opened a “preliminary investigation into the murder of 10 people, following an armed attack on Saturday night”.
Local police also confirmed the death toll in Guayaquil, which has become one of the country’s increasingly bloody centres of a turf war between rival drug-trafficking gangs.
Gunman kills five, including child, at Texas home:
Police in Texas say they believe a man killed five of his neighbours after an argument about him practice-shooting with a semi-automatic weapon nearby.
The victims were all from Honduras, and included an eight-year-old child.
The shooting happened on Friday night in the small town of Cleveland, San Jacinto County, north of Houston.
Among those killed were two women who were found lying on top of two surviving children, according to local Sheriff Greg Capers.
"In my opinion, they were actually trying to take care of the babies and keep them alive," Sheriff Capers told a local station KTRK. He added that all the victims had been shot "from the neck up, almost ex*****on style, basically in the head".
The suspect, believed to be Mexican, has been named as Francisco Oropez, 38. He is still on the run and thought to be armed. He has been charged with five counts of murder.
Police are using dogs and a drone in the hunt for the suspect, who is believed to be hiding in a nearby forest.
The sheriff's office said it received a call about "harassment" at about 23:30 local time on Friday (04:30 GMT Saturday).
Investigators believe that the victims had asked Mr Oropez, who it is thought had been drinking, to stop shooting as they were trying to put a baby to sleep.
According to Sheriff Capers, the man replied: "I'll shoot out in my front yard, do what I want to in my own residence."
After both parties returned to their houses, the gunman "topped off his magazine, and walked down his driveway... into the people's house and started shooting," Sheriff Capers said.
A total of 10 people were at the property at the time. The adults were declared dead at the scene, and the eight-year-old died at a hospital.
The gunman is believed to have used an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.
Neighbour Veronica Pineda said she heard the shooting, but that the sound of gunfire was a regular occurrence: "It's normal, in this neighbourhood they're always shooting. They're always calling the cops and there's nothing done for that.
"So yesterday I heard the shooting but I thought it was, like, a normal day. I never thought this was happening."
The incident came days after nine people were injured at a shooting during a teenagers' party in western Texas.
Two weeks ago four young people were shot dead during a 16th birthday party in Alabama.
Firearm incidents are the top cause of death for US children and teenagers, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The buses evacuating Nigerian students stopped in the middle of the Sahara Desert, as the drivers said they had not been paid. The transport company had asked the drivers to stop the journey halfway, complaining that only about 30% payment was made to the company.
One of the Nigerians, who spoke on condition of anonymity, expressed disappointment towards the mode of payment to the bus drivers.
He said: “Why are our children always going through bitter experiences? We don’t even know were we are. There is no water nor food here.”
Another said: “Before we started this journey, we experienced different things. Can you believe that we have been stuck in this desert for five hours? We don’t know the situation we are in.
“We don’t have water. Our money has finished. Can you imagine? The drivers said they are not moving their buses because they have not been paid.
“We are stuck in the desert. We don’t have anything. We don’t even know where we are. We are in an unknown location and in very big danger.”
Abike Dabiri
Meanwhile, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), had confirmed that the evacuation had begun.
Also, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Zubairu Dada, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, had said they wanted to utilise the 72-hour ceasefire to evacuate as many Nigerians in Sudan as possible.
About 5,500 Nigerians, including students, were stranded in Khartoum and other cities of Sudan as a result of the conflict.
Clashes broke out between erstwhile allies, General Abdel al-Burha, who heads the Sudanese Armed Forces and leader of the RSF paramilitary group, General Mohamed Dagalo, over power-sharing disagreement.
Speaking, former Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Ogbole Amedu-Ode, blamed the education sector in Nigeria especially the public schools system at the tertiary level.
He said: “The crisis in Sudan has affected foreigners and Sudanese nationals alike. Both sets of people have been caught in the crossfire that is a consequence of the power tussle between two power blocs in the dynamics of Sudanese politics.
“Yes, because of the collapse of education in Nigeria, especially, the public school system at the tertiary level, a lot of Nigerians that can afford it have indulged in the practice of sending their children abroad, Sudan inclusive.
“Let us hope that with this experience, in addition to that of last year in Ukraine, we will learn the lesson and draw appropriate experience and move forward with concrete programmes that will resuscitate our education sector to stymie the education tourism that is an obvious drain on the nation’s foreign exchange reserve.”
At least 19 people have been killed in Russian missile strikes across Ukraine in the early hours of Friday:
Seventeen people including a child were killed in an attack that hit a block of flats in the central city of Uman, officials said.
And a woman and her three-year-old daughter were killed in the city of Dnipro, according to the local mayor.
The Russian defence ministry said its military had targeted Ukrainian army reserve units with the strikes.
State-owned RIA news agency said Russia was aiming for the reserve units and used high-precision weapons on Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the apartment block was among 10 residential buildings that were damaged in Uman.
The state rescue service said the child killed in the city was born in 2013 and another 11 people needed hospital treatment.
Mr Zelensky said the attacks showed further international action needed to be taken against Russia.
"Evil can be stopped by weapons - our defenders are doing it. And it can be stopped by sanctions - global sanctions must be enhanced," he said in a tweet.
The head of the Kyiv city military administration said it was the first Russian missile attack on the capital in 51 days.
There are no immediate reports of civilian casualties in the capital.
Twenty-one out of 23 missiles and two attack drones were shot down by Ukraine's air defence system, officials said in a post on the messaging service Telegram.
The Russian-installed mayor of Donetsk said seven people were killed in the separatist-run city when Ukrainian artillery shells hit a minibus. News Agency has been unable to immediately verify the claim.
A video posted on Telegram by Ukraine's State Border Service showed a badly damaged apartment building in Uman after the strikes.
A resident of one damaged block of flats, Olga, told the Reuters news agency that windows were blown out of her apartment "then came the explosion".
One man cried as he watched the emergency services carry a body away on a stretcher.
Another local resident said he heard an explosion at 04:30 local time (02:30 GMT), and "there were two very strong explosions, everything started to burn, cars started to burn."
In Uman, a town that has been largely spared of attacks, a nine-storey apartment building partially collapsed after it was hit by a missile.
The pre-dawn attack happened as people were sleeping, and residents were trapped under the rubble.
More than 10 hours after the attack, rescuers were still working at the site while residents tried to retrieve some of their belongings.
In nearby buildings, some residents were already fixing broken windows.
Oleksander, a 35-year-old resident of the bloc hit, said he had been woken up after he heard a "powerful explosion."
"I couldn't understand what was happening. I went to the balcony and saw glass everywhere. It was horrible," he told the News Agency.
"Russia is a terrorist state. You can see, there's no military object here. And it happened at four o'clock in the morning, as people were sleeping".
Another resident, 60-year-old Vanda, said she heard an explosion and "everything shook".
"We tried to find ways to leave the building. I heard a voice of a child who was screaming in the flat next to ours. We wanted to help other people. There was smoke and fire everywhere," she said.
"Peaceful people were just sleeping."
The attacks come as Ukrainian forces say they are ready to launch a military offensive with new equipment, including tanks, supplied by Western allies.
"As soon as there is God's will, the weather and a decision by commanders, we will do it," Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov told an online news briefing on Friday.
Russia has struggled to make headway in a winter offensive including a 10-month battle for control of the strategically important city of Bakhmut.
The Russian defence ministry said on Friday its military had targeted Ukrainian army reserve units with long-range strikes using high-precision weapons, according to a report by the state-owned RIA news agency.
Moscow has previously said it does not deliberately target civilians, but thousands have been injured and killed across Ukraine since Russia's invasion.
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Napoli won their first Serie A title for 33 years as they drew with Udinese at Dacia Arena to spark jubilant celebrations back in Naples. They last won the league in 1990 with a Diego Maradona-inspired side adding to their first title three years earlier. Victor Osimhen smashed in a 52nd-minute equaliser after Sandi Lovric had given Udinese a shock lead. And Napoli held on to the point they needed to win their third Serie A title with five games to spare. "Seeing Neapolitans happy is enough to give you a sense of that joy they are feeling," Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti told DAZN. "These people will look to this moment when life gets hard, they have every right to celebrate like this. "You feel a bit more relaxed knowing that you've given them this moment of happiness." Napoli's previous two titles came in the days of Argentina legend Maradona - who their stadium is now named after - in 1987 and 1990. Following those glory days the club fell into financial decline, relegation and bankruptcy; playing in Serie C as recently as 2006. They have won the Coppa Italia three times in the past 11 seasons but it is the Scudetto the Napoli fans craved. They now have a new cast of superstars, with Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen scoring 21 goals in 26 league games and Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia contributing 12 goals and 10 assists. At 64 boss Luciano Spalletti, who twice won the Coppa Italia with Roma, becomes the oldest manager to win Serie A. His team had the chance to lift the title with six games to spare last weekend but could only draw with local rivals Salernitana. But with a 16-point advantage over second-placed Lazio their third Serie A title is now confirmed. Their match with Udinese was almost an afterthought. Napoli fans had been partying in Naples all day before filling the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona to watch a stream of the match. Over 10,000 fans travelled north to see their side in Udine but they were stunned into silence after 13 minu
Several teachers killed in Pakistan school shooting: Gunmen have stormed a school in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, killing several teachers and gunning down another teacher from the school in a separate attack, according to officials. In Kurram, a district in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan, a group of gunmen on Thursday stormed a government school where students were taking exams. The Associated Press reported that the seven teachers killed were members of Pakistan’s minority Shia community, which is frequently targeted by fighters. Another teacher from the same school, a Sunni Muslim, was gunned down on the road in a separate attack earlier in the day in Kurram, according to local police official Abbas Ali. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks and Ali said it was not clear if they were linked. “We are looking into all aspects, and so far we have no idea who killed the teachers,” he said. The prime minister condemned the attacks on teachers and ordered a probe into the killings. News Agency's Kamal Hyder, reporting from Islamabad, said the “gruesome incident” took place in an area that has witnessed in the past sectarian violence between Shia and Sunni tribes. “Most of the teachers who were killed belonged to the Turi Shia tribe,” Hyder said. The tribal district contains a majority Shia population who are often attacked by armed groups as part of the local Taliban movement. “This particular attack targeted the teachers while they were in the staffroom … They were there to conduct examinations which are under way throughout the province for lower secondary school,” he said. The circumstances have remained “mysterious”, as not many people were able to see what had transpired, how many attackers were involved, or what their motives were, Hyder said. Abid Hussaini, a local police official, told News Agency that authorities have shifted seven bodies from the school to the h
Violence erupts during French May Day protests: Nearly 300 protesters have been arrested and dozens of police officers were wounded after rioting broke out during May Day protests in France against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform. At least 108 police were wounded, 25 in the capital, and 291 people detained across France as violence erupted in several cities on the sidelines of the main union-led marches, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told reporters on Monday. Darmanin added that such a high toll of police wounded was “extremely rare” for a May 1 protest day. He said one policeman who was hit by a Molotov cocktail had received burns to the face and hands but his life was not in danger. Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for Labour Day to vent their anger against President Macron, who last month signed a law to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, despite months of strikes. Unions had been hoping for a vast turnout nationwide to further rattle Macron, who has been greeted by pot-bashing and jeers as he toured the country seeking to defend the reforms and relaunch his second term. Video footage from various cities showed massive damage to property. In the capital and other major cities, police used drones for the first time to monitor the situation. Some 782,000 people protested across France, including 112,000 in Paris alone, the interior ministry said. The CGT union said it counted 2.3 million protesters across France, including 550,000 in the capital. The turnout was massively higher than May Day last year, but smaller than the biggest protests seen against the pension reform this year. In Paris, radical protesters threw projectiles at police and broke windows of businesses such as banks and estate agents, with security forces responding with tear gas and water cannon, AFP correspondents said. Darmanin condemned protesters he described as being from
Violence erupts during French May Day protests: Nearly 300 protesters have been arrested and dozens of police officers were wounded after rioting broke out during May Day protests in France against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform. At least 108 police were wounded, 25 in the capital, and 291 people detained across France as violence erupted in several cities on the sidelines of the main union-led marches, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told reporters on Monday. Darmanin added that such a high toll of police wounded was “extremely rare” for a May 1 protest day. He said one policeman who was hit by a Molotov cocktail had received burns to the face and hands but his life was not in danger. Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for Labour Day to vent their anger against President Macron, who last month signed a law to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, despite months of strikes. Unions had been hoping for a vast turnout nationwide to further rattle Macron, who has been greeted by pot-bashing and jeers as he toured the country seeking to defend the reforms and relaunch his second term. Video footage from various cities showed massive damage to property. In the capital and other major cities, police used drones for the first time to monitor the situation. Some 782,000 people protested across France, including 112,000 in Paris alone, the interior ministry said. The CGT union said it counted 2.3 million protesters across France, including 550,000 in the capital. The turnout was massively higher than May Day last year, but smaller than the biggest protests seen against the pension reform this year. In Paris, radical protesters threw projectiles at police and broke windows of businesses such as banks and estate agents, with security forces responding with tear gas and water cannon, AFP correspondents said. Darmanin condemned protesters he described as being from
Jock Zonfrillo 'MasterChef Australia' host dies suddenly on eve of new series, age 46: Award-winning chef and MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo has died suddenly, aged 46. The Scotsman worked in renowned restaurants around the world before opening his own in Australia. His death was confirmed by broadcaster Network 10 on the day the 2023 season premiere of MasterChef was set to air. Zonfrillo is survived by his wife Lauren Fried and four children, who said in a statement their hearts were "shattered". "For those who crossed his path, became his mate, or were lucky enough to be his family, keep this proud Scot in your hearts when you have your next whisky," the family said. Zonfrillo was found dead at a house in Melbourne when police conducted a welfare check in the early hours of Monday morning. Victoria Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious. His death has sparked an outpouring of grief from figures in the culinary and entertainment world. Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay, as well as a host of former Masterchef contestants led the tributes. Oliver, who had been due to appear in the season opener posted a picture to Instagram of him with Zonfrillo and the two other judges, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen, on set. "I'm in total shock to wake up to the sudden death of [Jock].. we had the best time working together for this year's MasterChef," he wrote. Ramsay wrote on Twitter: "Saddened by the devastating news... I truly enjoyed the time we spent together on MasterChef in Australia". Network 10 also paid tribute to the star, saying Zonfrillo's charisma, passion and wicked sense of humour had inspired a nation of home cooks. MasterChef - which is pre-recorded - will not air this week as planned, it said. Born in Glasgow in 1976, Zonfrillo began working in kitchens at 12. At 15, he became one of the youngest-ever apprentices to work at luxury Scottish resort, The Turnberry Hotel. Two years later he started working for Mi
Santiago Pena wins Paraguay election after hard-fought campaign: Santiago Pena has won Paraguay’s election, returning the conservative Colorado Party to government after a tightly-contested campaign that had threatened to end its seven-decade hold on power. The 44-year-old economist and former finance minister had 42.7 percent of the vote with more than 99 percent of ballots counted, a more than 15-point lead over centre-left rival Efrain Alegrem a 60-year-old lawyer from the Concertacion coalition, according to the electoral body. Some 4.8 million of the South American country’s 7.5 million people were eligible to vote in the election for the president and legislature. “Thank you for this Colorado victory, thank you for this Paraguayan victory,” Pena said. Today, we are not celebrating a personal triumph, we are celebrating the victory of a people who with their vote chose the path of social peace, dialogue, fraternity and national reconciliation. Conceding defeat, Alegre said simply: “The effort was not enough”. Alegre, a lawyer, had a narrow lead in opinion polls heading into the vote, raising the prospect that he might unseat the Colorado Party that has governed almost continually since 1947 — through a dictatorship and since the return of democracy in 1989. “We have a lot to do, after the last years of economic stagnation, of fiscal deficit, the task that awaits us is not for a single person or for a party,” Pena said in his victory speech, calling for “unity and consensus”. Though they differ on economic and international policy, the two frontrunners were both socially conservative, defending strong anti-abortion rights and anti-gay marriage stances in an overwhelmingly Catholic nation. Paraguay is among only 13 countries to recognise Taipei over Beijing, and Alegre had promised to reconsider the relationship if he won, while Pena said he would maintain ties.
India’s Ludhiana city hit by deadly gas leak: At least 11 people have died and 11 have been admitted to hospital after a gas leak in Ludhiana in the northern Indian state of Punjab, according to a top city official, who added that the entire area was being evacuated. A team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was at the site on Sunday, according to a video feed shared by the ANI news agency. Police were seen patrolling while wearing masks and asking locals to keep out of an area that had been cordoned off, the video showed. Bhagwant Mann, Punjab’s chief minister, expressed sadness over the deadly leak. “The incident of gas leak in the factory in Giaspura area of Ludhiana is very sad,” Mann said in a tweet. “Police, government and NDRF teams are present at the spot. All possible help is being provided.” Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik told reporters the deaths were a likely result of “gas contamination”. “It is quite likely that maybe some chemical reacted with methane in manholes,” she was quoted as saying by ANI. “… All of this is being verified. NDRF is retrieving samples.” India was the site of one of the worst industrial disasters in history when gas leaked from a pesticide plant in the central city of Bhopal in 1984. About 3,500 people, mainly locals living in shanties around the Union Carbide plant, died in the days that followed and thousands more in the following years. People still suffer its after-effects now. In 2020, a gas leak near a chemical plant in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh killed at least 11 people. At least 800 were taken to hospital with breathing difficulties and irritated skin. At least 200 pupils were admitted to hospital after a gas leak in 2017 near their school in southern New Delhi.
Armed attack kills 10 in Ecuador port of Guayaquil: At least 10 people have been killed in an armed attack overnight in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s main port city and economic hub that is under a state of emergency due to rising drug violence, the public prosecutor’s office and police have reported. Three people were wounded, including a five-year-old girl, police said on Sunday. conference. “At the moment, our investigation and intelligence units are carrying out operational actions in order to identify those responsible,” the National Police tweeted earlier on Sunday. There were no immediate arrests. The gruesome attack, which one witness described as a shooting, occurred at a mechanic shop in the city’s southwest. Bodies could be seen lying on the sidewalk in pools of blood, as people cried and hugged one another while police cordoned off the area, AFP reported. Ecuador’s attorney general’s office said on Twitter that it had opened a “preliminary investigation into the murder of 10 people, following an armed attack on Saturday night”. Local police also confirmed the death toll in Guayaquil, which has become one of the country’s increasingly bloody centres of a turf war between rival drug-trafficking gangs.
Gunman kills five, including child, at Texas home: Police in Texas say they believe a man killed five of his neighbours after an argument about him practice-shooting with a semi-automatic weapon nearby. The victims were all from Honduras, and included an eight-year-old child. The shooting happened on Friday night in the small town of Cleveland, San Jacinto County, north of Houston. Among those killed were two women who were found lying on top of two surviving children, according to local Sheriff Greg Capers. "In my opinion, they were actually trying to take care of the babies and keep them alive," Sheriff Capers told a local station KTRK. He added that all the victims had been shot "from the neck up, almost execution style, basically in the head". The suspect, believed to be Mexican, has been named as Francisco Oropez, 38. He is still on the run and thought to be armed. He has been charged with five counts of murder. Police are using dogs and a drone in the hunt for the suspect, who is believed to be hiding in a nearby forest. The sheriff's office said it received a call about "harassment" at about 23:30 local time on Friday (04:30 GMT Saturday). Investigators believe that the victims had asked Mr Oropez, who it is thought had been drinking, to stop shooting as they were trying to put a baby to sleep. According to Sheriff Capers, the man replied: "I'll shoot out in my front yard, do what I want to in my own residence." After both parties returned to their houses, the gunman "topped off his magazine, and walked down his driveway... into the people's house and started shooting," Sheriff Capers said. A total of 10 people were at the property at the time. The adults were declared dead at the scene, and the eight-year-old died at a hospital. The gunman is believed to have used an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. Neighbour Veronica Pineda said she heard the shooting, but that the sound of gunfire was a regular occurrence: "It's normal, in this neighbourhood they'
The buses evacuating Nigerian students stopped in the middle of the Sahara Desert, as the drivers said they had not been paid. The transport company had asked the drivers to stop the journey halfway, complaining that only about 30% payment was made to the company. One of the Nigerians, who spoke on condition of anonymity, expressed disappointment towards the mode of payment to the bus drivers. He said: “Why are our children always going through bitter experiences? We don’t even know were we are. There is no water nor food here.” Another said: “Before we started this journey, we experienced different things. Can you believe that we have been stuck in this desert for five hours? We don’t know the situation we are in. “We don’t have water. Our money has finished. Can you imagine? The drivers said they are not moving their buses because they have not been paid. “We are stuck in the desert. We don’t have anything. We don’t even know where we are. We are in an unknown location and in very big danger.” Abike Dabiri Meanwhile, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), had confirmed that the evacuation had begun. Also, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Zubairu Dada, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, had said they wanted to utilise the 72-hour ceasefire to evacuate as many Nigerians in Sudan as possible. About 5,500 Nigerians, including students, were stranded in Khartoum and other cities of Sudan as a result of the conflict. Clashes broke out between erstwhile allies, General Abdel al-Burha, who heads the Sudanese Armed Forces and leader of the RSF paramilitary group, General Mohamed Dagalo, over power-sharing disagreement. Speaking, former Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Ogbole Amedu-Ode, blamed the education sector in Nigeria especially the public schools system at the tertiary level. He said: “The crisis in Sudan has affected foreigners and Sudanese nationals alike. Both sets of
The buses evacuating Nigerian students stopped in the middle of the Sahara Desert, as the drivers said they had not been paid. The transport company had asked the drivers to stop the journey halfway, complaining that only about 30% payment was made to the company. One of the Nigerians, who spoke on condition of anonymity, expressed disappointment towards the mode of payment to the bus drivers. He said: “Why are our children always going through bitter experiences? We don’t even know were we are. There is no water nor food here.” Another said: “Before we started this journey, we experienced different things. Can you believe that we have been stuck in this desert for five hours? We don’t know the situation we are in. “We don’t have water. Our money has finished. Can you imagine? The drivers said they are not moving their buses because they have not been paid. “We are stuck in the desert. We don’t have anything. We don’t even know where we are. We are in an unknown location and in very big danger.” Abike Dabiri Meanwhile, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), had confirmed that the evacuation had begun. Also, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Zubairu Dada, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, had said they wanted to utilise the 72-hour ceasefire to evacuate as many Nigerians in Sudan as possible. About 5,500 Nigerians, including students, were stranded in Khartoum and other cities of Sudan as a result of the conflict. Clashes broke out between erstwhile allies, General Abdel al-Burha, who heads the Sudanese Armed Forces and leader of the RSF paramilitary group, General Mohamed Dagalo, over power-sharing disagreement. Speaking, former Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Ogbole Amedu-Ode, blamed the education sector in Nigeria especially the public schools system at the tertiary level. He said: “The crisis in Sudan has affected foreigners and Sudanese nationals alike. Both sets of
Manhunt under way after deadly Mississippi jail break: Police are hunting for four inmates who escaped a Mississippi jail, including one now believed to have killed a man while on the run. The suspects were found missing during a routine headcount at the Raymond Detention Center near Jackson on Sunday, according to authorities. One of the suspects, 22-year-old Dylan Arrington, is now believed to have murdered a man and stolen his truck. At least one of the suspects is believed to have fled to Texas. In addition to Dylan Arrington, the suspects have been identified as 51-year-old Jerry Raynes, and Casey Grayson and Corey Harrison, both 22. Mr Raynes has a long history of escaping from jail facilities, including the Raymond Detention Center in 2021, according to local authorities. The men were in custody on a variety of charges, primarily related to thefts. Mr Arrington was in custody on firearm and auto theft charges. Residents of the area have been told to be on the look-out for the suspects as local, state and federal police conduct their manhunt. In a Facebook post, authorities in nearby Leake County asked residents to be "extremely cautious", keep their doors locked and avoid having keys or weapons in parked vehicles. At a news conference earlier this week, Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said that after the four were found missing on Sunday, jail authorities discovered two "breaches" in the building, including one on the jail's roof. Authorities now believe that the suspects escaped to the jail's roof on Saturday and left the facility at various times. Jackson Police Chief James Davis said that Mr Harrington is now the prime suspect in the death of local man Anthony Watts, 61. Mr Watts was shot and killed around 19:00 local time on Monday after pulling over to help a man - now believed to be Mr Arrington - who had crashed a motorcycle. He was found dead at the scene and his vehicle, a red truck, remains missing. In a Twitter post on Wednesday, Hind
Former president of United States Donald J. Trump releases web video addressing Joe Biden's announcement.
Former president of United States Donald J. Trump releases web video addressing Joe Biden's announcement.
Biden announces reelection bid, saying battle for nation’s soul isn’t complete: President Joe Biden formally announced his bid for reelection Tuesday, setting off a battle to convince the country his record merits another four years in the White House and his age won’t impede his ability to govern. In a video released early Tuesday, Biden framed next year’s contest as a fight against Republican extremism, implicitly arguing he needed more time to fully realize his vow to restore the nation’s character. “When I ran for president four years ago, I said we are in a battle for the soul of America. And we still are,” he said in the video, which opened with images of the January 6, 2021, insurrection and abortion rights activists protesting at the US Supreme Court. “The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer,” Biden says in voiceover narration. “I know what I want the answer to be and I think you do too. This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I’m running for reelection.” Biden’s official declaration ends any lingering doubts about his intentions, and begins a contest that could evolve into a rematch with his 2020 rival, former President Donald Trump. He enters the race with a significant legislative record but low approval ratings, a conundrum his advisers have so far been unable to solve. Already the oldest president in history, he also confronts persistent questions about his age.
Biden announces reelection bid, saying battle for nation’s soul isn’t complete: President Joe Biden formally announced his bid for reelection Tuesday, setting off a battle to convince the country his record merits another four years in the White House and his age won’t impede his ability to govern. In a video released early Tuesday, Biden framed next year’s contest as a fight against Republican extremism, implicitly arguing he needed more time to fully realize his vow to restore the nation’s character. “When I ran for president four years ago, I said we are in a battle for the soul of America. And we still are,” he said in the video, which opened with images of the January 6, 2021, insurrection and abortion rights activists protesting at the US Supreme Court. “The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer,” Biden says in voiceover narration. “I know what I want the answer to be and I think you do too. This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I’m running for reelection.” Biden’s official declaration ends any lingering doubts about his intentions, and begins a contest that could evolve into a rematch with his 2020 rival, former President Donald Trump. He enters the race with a significant legislative record but low approval ratings, a conundrum his advisers have so far been unable to solve. Already the oldest president in history, he also confronts persistent questions about his age.
At least 12 killed in blasts at Pakistan counterterrorism office: Two explosions have rocked a counterterrorism facility in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 50 others, police said. Sharifullah Khan, a police official in Kabal, told News Agency that at least 12 people died in the blasts on Monday at the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Swat Valley while more than 50 were reported injured. He added that he doesn’t believe the blasts were caused by “terrorism”. The “explosions occurred after explosive material in the CTD building’s basement caught fire”, he said. The building complex also houses the Kabal district police station and headquarters of a reserve police force, but the main damage was done at the counterterrorism department building. Provincial police chief Akhtar Hayat said there was an old ammunition store in the office, and police were probing whether that caused the explosions or if it was an attack. Two attacks on large police bases have been linked to the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since the start of the year. Most of those killed on Monday were police counterterrorism officers, Hayat said, adding that a woman and her child who were passing by the building were also killed. Bilal Faizi, spokesman for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial rescue service, said the search for more wounded was still in its initial stages. The regional hospital administration said it received several wounded people, some of them in critical condition.
At least 12 killed in blasts at Pakistan counterterrorism office: Two explosions have rocked a counterterrorism facility in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 50 others, police said. Sharifullah Khan, a police official in Kabal, told News Agency that at least 12 people died in the blasts on Monday at the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Swat Valley while more than 50 were reported injured. He added that he doesn’t believe the blasts were caused by “terrorism”. The “explosions occurred after explosive material in the CTD building’s basement caught fire”, he said. The building complex also houses the Kabal district police station and headquarters of a reserve police force, but the main damage was done at the counterterrorism department building. Provincial police chief Akhtar Hayat said there was an old ammunition store in the office, and police were probing whether that caused the explosions or if it was an attack. Two attacks on large police bases have been linked to the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since the start of the year. Most of those killed on Monday were police counterterrorism officers, Hayat said, adding that a woman and her child who were passing by the building were also killed. Bilal Faizi, spokesman for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial rescue service, said the search for more wounded was still in its initial stages. The regional hospital administration said it received several wounded people, some of them in critical condition.
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