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Latest news bulletin | January 28th – Evening
euronews (in English)
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28/01/2024
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Finnish citizens began casting their ballots on Sunday in what is expected to be a tight
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presidential election between the right and the left.
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More European countries have followed the US's lead and suspended their funding of
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the UN Relief and Works Agency.
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A man was cleared of all charges after 33 years in prison for a triple homicide he did
00:27
not commit.
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Voting began in Finland on Sunday morning, with citizens able to cast their ballots for
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one of nine candidates aspiring to be the Nordic nation's 13th president.
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Advanced voting started earlier this month, and the country's election commission reports
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that more than 1.8 million people, or 44% of eligible voters, made their choice ahead
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of Sunday's main vote.
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The two leading contenders, Alex Stubb from the right-wing National Coalition Party and
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Green Party politician Pekka Havisto, both have a wealth of foreign policy experience,
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an important qualification for the role which is largely ceremonial.
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Recent polls have put Stubb and Havisto within a few percentage points of each other.
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Neither candidate is likely to get more than 50% in the first round, and so there will
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almost certainly be a second round vote in February.
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More countries suspended their funding of the UN Relief and Works Agency.
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On Saturday, Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Finland joined
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the USA, Australia and Canada.
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The funding is suspended until the investigation as to whether UNRWA workers assisted Hamas
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on the 7th of October concludes.
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Although we've already suspended any additional allocations to UNRWA, we'll certainly consider
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additional, depending on the investigation, whether that requires any additional changes
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in the way we support UNRWA going forward.
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Meanwhile, the Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Hussein al-Sheikh,
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called on the countries to reverse their decision, saying it posed great political and humanitarian
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relief risks.
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Earlier this week, it was announced that the agency had fired at least 12 workers suspected
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in assisting Hamas to prepare the October 7 attack on Israel.
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UNRWA Chief Filipe Blaserini said if suspects were found guilty, they'd be subject to criminal
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prosecution.
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Human rights activists claim that this is the biggest judicial error in Italian history.
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On Saturday, the Court of Appeal in Rome fully acquitted Benjamino Zuncedo, who had spent
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almost 33 years in prison.
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Zuncedo was blamed for a triple homicide near Cagliari in 1991.
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He was arrested, and a witness, the fourth victim who survived the attack despite wounds,
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pointed at him.
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Based largely on this testimony, Zuncedo was sentenced to life in June 1992.
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He has repeatedly insisted he is innocent.
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In 2022 came a turning point.
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The witness who had accused Zuncedo admitted he had never seen his face.
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The Italian police had twisted his words.
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In November last year, the court suspended Zuncedo's sentence, and on Saturday, the justice
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ultimately pronounced that he spent nearly 33 years in prison for nothing.
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It is not clear as to whether Zuncedo will receive any compensation for being falsely
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convicted and imprisoned.
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Iran successfully launched three satellites into space on Sunday.
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The announcement is the latest development in Tehran's ballistic missile capacity.
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The launch comes at a time of heightened tensions for the Middle East over Israel's continued
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war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, sparking fears of a regional conflict.
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Whilst Iran has not intervened militarily in the conflict, it has faced increased internal
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pressure to get involved.
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A deadly Islamic State suicide bombing earlier this month and proxy groups such as Yemen's
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Houthi rebels have intensified the pressure.
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The annual Venice Carnival got underway on Saturday, and foggy weather didn't do much
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to dampen spirits.
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This year, the carnival is dedicated to explorer Marco Polo, probably the most famous Phoenician
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who ever lived and the inventor of the word 'million'.
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2024 marks 700 years since his death.
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His book, "Of the Marvels of the World," describes how Europeans deceived the rest of the world
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during medieval times.
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