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CCTV camera captured a moment a speeding driver lost control of his rented Porsche while traveling over 120 miles an hour and crashed into a parked car on the Athens-Lamia National highway, near the city of Thebes on Sunday, leaving four people dead. George Vakakis, son of Greece's biggest toy industry tycoon Apostolos Vakakis, was reportedly behind the wheel.
Multi-vehicle accidents have caused three fatalities and the closing of northbound and southbound traffic on part of Interstate-49 in Fouke, Arkansas, KSLA reported.
Togo lawmakers give their final approval to a constitutional reform switching to a parliamentary system that opposition parties say will allow President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his grip on power. IMAGES
During a UN press briefing, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk, says that countries with "influence" on the Myanmar military must do all they can to protect "all civilians in the Rakhine State and prevent another episode of horrendous persecution of the Rohingya." SOUNDBITE
The European Parliament vote to demand that the European Commission scrap the appointment of an ally of EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, casting a shadow over her bid for a second term. IMAGES of the vote
The EU's landmark curbs on how tech titans do business online kicks in from March 7th. "As of midnight, the gatekeepers are required to prove that they are complying with the DMA (Digital Markets Act)", says Johannes Bahrke, EU spokesperson. Brussels is determined to create a more competitive online field that allows smaller players to flourish by ushering in a list of do's and don'ts for six so-called "gatekeepers" designated by the EU: Apple, Amazon, Google owner Alphabet, TikTok parent ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft. SOUNDBITE