SEOUL MAYOR FOUND DEAD
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA» The mayor has been found dead just days after a secretary in his office told the police that he had sexually harassed her since 2017, authorities said Friday.
A Seoul police officer confirmed early Friday that the body of Park WonSoon had been discovered on a hill in northern Seoul, several hours after his daughter had reported him missing. Police offered no immediate details.
Michael Cohen returned to jail over home confinement rules. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s onetime lawyer and fixer, was taken back into federal custody Thursday after being furloughed from prison in May.
In a statement, the Bureau of Prisons said Cohen had been returned to jail after he “refused the conditions of his home confinement.”
Official: Feds feared Epstein confidant might kill herself.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.» Federal officials were so worried Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life that they took away her clothes and bedsheets and made her wear paper attire while in custody, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The Justice Department has added extra security precautions and placed federal officials outside the Bureau of Prisons in charge of ensuring there is adequate protection for Maxwell.
Serbia bans mass gatherings after virus lockdown protests.
BELGRADE, SERBIA» Serbian authorities on Thursday banned gatherings of more than 10 people in the capital, Belgrade, after two nights of violent clashes between police and thousands of demonstrators protesting coronavirus lockdown measures.
Serbia’s government crisis team said the restrictions imposed Thursday were intended to prevent the virus’ further spread after two nights of clashes, during which few people wore face masks.
Bolsonaro now “poster boy” for dubious COVID19 treatment.
RIO DE JANEIRO» Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on live social media and encourages others to do the same.
On Wednesday, he was again extolling the drug’s benefits on Facebook, and he claimed that his political opponents were rooting against it.