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Hitmen brothers handed 40 years for Maltese journalist murder
Hitmen brothers handed 40 years for Maltese journalist murder
by  AFP

Two hitmen brothers were each sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday for killing a prominent journalist in Malta five years ago, an assassination that sparked an international outcry. The sentences handed down to George and Alfred Degiorgio came on the first day of their trial for the 2017 killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Harry Potter's Hagrid, Robbie Coltrane, dies aged 72
Harry Potter's Hagrid, Robbie Coltrane, dies aged 72
by  AFP

Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 72, his agent said on Friday. But he will best be remembered globally as Rubeus Hagrid, the half-giant half-human gamekeeper and Keeper of the Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts school in the film franchise of JK Rowling's best-selling Harry Potter books.

Musk says cannot fund Starlink in Ukraine indefinitely
Musk says cannot fund Starlink in Ukraine indefinitely
by  AFP

Elon Musk said Friday his company SpaceX wouldn't be able to fund the Starlink satellite internet network over Ukraine indefinitely, amid reports he had asked the US military to cover the costs. According to CNN, SpaceX documents sent to the Pentagon said Ukraine had asked for 8,000 more Starlink terminals in July.

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