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News from the weekend
French cracks record jackpot of 220 million euros
A lucky winner in France has cracked the biggest jackpot of the Euromillions lottery to date.
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Today’s news in star-Ticker:
10:23 a.m.: Dead in a 4.8 magnitude earthquake in Bali
Three people were killed and seven others injured in an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Bali. As the civil protection authority announced, no further deaths were expected. The epicenter of the magnitude 4.8 quake was northeast of the town of Banjar Wanasari at a relatively shallow depth of ten kilometers.
8.25 a.m.: Russia accuses the US Navy of attempted penetration into its territorial waters
Russia has denounced the penetration of a US Navy warship into its territorial waters in the Sea of Japan. The destroyer “USS Chafee” ignored a warning from the Russian Navy and crossed the sea border (Sea of Japan), said the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. The US military rejected the Russian account of the incident.
6.45 a.m.: Eleven students drowned in Indonesia on an excursion
Eleven students drowned on a school trip to the great outdoors in the Indonesian province of West Java. The students between the ages of 12 and 15 had tried to cross a river, a spokesman said. They were swept away by the current. Several teachers were injured while trying to save their students. “Search parties later discovered the victims downstream,” said the spokesman. A total of around 150 schoolchildren set out on the excursion in the Ciamis district.
5.20 a.m.: French cracks record jackpot of 220 million euros
There has never been so much money in the lottery pot: A lucky winner in France has cracked the biggest jackpot of the Euromillions lottery to date. He can look forward to 220 million euros, as the news agency AFP learned from the French lottery company Française des Jeux (FDJ). The lucky winner now has 60 days to report to the FDJ and collect their winnings.
4.57 a.m.: RKI registers 10,949 new corona infections – incidence at 70.8
After weeks of stagnation, the infection rate in Germany seems to be picking up speed again. The 7-day incidence was for the first time since September 20. again above the mark of 70. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) gave the value of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week on Saturday morning at 70.8. For comparison: the previous day the value was 68.7, a week ago it was 64.4 (previous month: 76.3).
3.43 a.m.: Taikonauts arrive at the Chinese “Tiangong” space station
It will be the longest manned space mission in China to date: According to media reports, three Chinese astronauts have reached the “Tiangong” (“Heavenly Palace”) space station. The “Shenzhou-13” spacecraft has successfully docked with the space station, reported the state news agency Xinhua, citing the Chinese space agency.
2.23 a.m.: Bill Clinton spends another night in the hospital
Former US President Bill Clinton will spend another night in the hospital. According to media reports, he is being treated there for sepsis. “All values are moving in the right direction, including the number of white blood cells, which has dropped significantly,” said Clinton’s spokesman Angel Urena. The ex-president continues to receive antibiotics.
1.24 a.m.: Fatal attack on MPs classified as an act of terrorism
The fatal knife attack on British Tory MP David Amess has been classified as a terrorist act. The police announced, as the British agency PA reported. Amess was stabbed by an attacker in the English county of Essex on Friday.
0.45 a.m.: Islamic State Khorasan Province claims attack on mosque for itself
The group of Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-K) has claimed that at least 41 people were killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar. The regional branch of the jihadist militia IS stated in a message on its Telegram channels that two suicide bombers had carried out separate attacks on different parts of the mosque. The explosions occurred during traditional Friday prayers in the Shiite mosque.