NEWS OF THE DAY
From Around the World
1 Bahamas crash: Accident investigators say they have recovered the helicopter that crashed after taking off from a remote private island on July 4, killing coal billionaire Chris Cline. The Bahamas Air Accident Investigation Department said a Florida contractor pulled the Agusta AW139 helicopter from the ocean late Saturday. The helicopter was expected to be taken to an investigation facility in Fort Pierce, Fla. Authorities have said it is too early to draw conclusions about the cause of the crash. They do not believe a distress call was made. Those killed included Cline’s daughter, Kameron, 22, and three of her friends: Brittney Layne Searson, Jillian Clark, and Delaney Wykle. Other victims were identified as David Jude and Geoffrey Painter. The accident investigation department also said it was interviewing witnesses on Big Grand Cay, the island owned by Cline.
2 Madrid pollution: A judge has intervened in a political battle over who should be allowed to drive in Madrid, ordering the city’s new rightwing administration to continue fining people who take polluting vehicles into a restricted central zone. Mayor José Luis MartínezAlmeida had prompted street protests by suspending fines against those who drive older cars or motorcycles into Madrid Central, a lowemissions zone established by his leftwing predecessor. But a court ruled Friday that the Madrid Central system was “essential” in order “to improve the quality of the air that the citizens of Madrid breathe, which has a direct impact on health.” Madrid’s City Hall said it would appeal the ruling.
3 Afghanistan attack: The Taliban carried out a suicide car bombing in central Afghanistan on Sunday that killed 12 people and wounded more than 150 others, officials said. The attack came as an allAfghan peace conference, which includes the Taliban, was under way Sunday in Qatar in an effort to end the country’s relentless wars. A provincial council member said the car bomb exploded near an intelligence department compound in Ghazni, the capital of the province of the same name. The dead included eight security personnel. Many of the wounded were students at a nearby high school. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed claimed responsibility for the suicide attack, saying the target was the intelligence service.
4 Bank restructuring: Germany’s struggling Deutsche Bank announced Sunday that it will cut 18,000 jobs by 2022 in a sweeping restructuring aimed at restoring consistent profitability and improving returns to its shareholders. The Frankfurt bank said it would drop its stock sales and trading unit as part of a plan to exit more volatile investment banking activities. The job cuts would reduce the workforce to 74,000. The restructuring intends to eliminate 6 billion euros in costs. Deutsche Bank has struggled with regulatory penalties and fines, weak profits, high costs and a falling share price.
5 Indonesia earthquake: A tsunami warning was issued after a strong 6.9magnitude earthquake struck late Sunday night in the Molucca Sea between North Sulawesi and the Maluku archipelago. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 115 miles southeast of Manado at a depth of 15 miles. The tsunami threat later expired. The quake caused panic in the city of Ternate in the Maluku island chain, where people ran to higher ground. Radio El Shinta reported that residents in Manado, North Sulawesi’s provincial capital, also ran out of their houses.
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