MISSING / BELGIUM A 31-year-old Luxembourgish woman living on the Belgian border has been missing since the 6th of December. She was last seen shopping at the « McArthurGlen » outlet center in Messancy. Anyone with information on the Lucia Alexandroae’s whereabouts should contact the Belgian police at 0800 30 300 or via mail.
MURDER / BONNEVOIE More details have emerged from the murder case in Bonnevoie. The victim is now said to have lived with the perpetrator in a shared flat. It was further reported that there were no family connections between the victim and the suspect. The alleged perpetrator is accused of murder, manslaughter and attempted manslaughter and currently remains in custody in Sanem.
PUBLIC SUICIDE / LYON French authorities are investigating the drowning of an Iranian man in the city of Lyon who had said on social media he was going to kill himself. Mohammad Moradi was found in the Rhone river that flows through the centre of Lyon. He had posted a video on Instagram saying he was about to drown himself to highlight the crackdown on protesters in Iran. “When you see this video, I will be dead,” Moradi had said. The incident has shocked the city, with a small rally to remember Moradi taking place on the banks of the Rhone on Tuesday.
NEW YORK / DEADLY BLIZZARD The monster storm that killed dozens in the United States over the Christmas weekend continued to inflict misery on New York state and air travellers nationwide Tuesday, as stories emerged of families trapped for days during the “blizzard of the century.” The number of deaths attributed to the winter storm -- most of them in road accidents -- rose to at least 50 after officials confirmed another fatality in western New York’s Erie County, the epicenter of the crisis.
FLIGHTS CANCELLED Thousands of U.S. flights were cancelled by yesterday afternoon as airlines struggled to recover from the holiday storm, with Southwest Airlines suffering its biggest operational meltdown in the company’s 5 decades of operation, with over 10,000 flights cancelled over the Christmas holidays.
THE US SUPREME COURT has ruled that a pandemic-era health measure to expel migrants at the U.S. border, including those who might have otherwise qualified for asylum, must remain in place. The decision to uphold the controversial rule known as Title 42 delayed a looming political crisis for President Joe Biden, as thousands waited at the southern border in expectation the policy was about to end.
NICK KYRGIOS has pulled out of the United Cup depriving fans of a scheduled clash between him and Rafael Nadal. Australia co-captain Sam Stosur said they only learned about Kyrgios’ withdrawal minutes before a scheduled team press conference.
MIKAELA SHIFFRIN edged closer to breaking the women’s record for World Cup victories with the 78th win of her career at Semmering, Austria. The 27-year-oldAmerican beat Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova into second place to win the giant slalom. She is now only four wins behind the women’s record.
Today we may start off with a wet morning, followed by a drier afternoon. The evening might see some rainfall again.
Morning temperatures start off at 4 degrees rising to a high of 8°C in the afternoon.
