6 d. ago Javier Milei embroiled in corruption scandal tying his sister to alleged bribes

Leaked audio links Karina Milei, sister of Argentina’s president, to alleged bribes involving drug contracts for medicines for disabled peopleArgentina’s president Javier Milei is facing his administration’s worst alleged corruption scandal – involving none other than his hugely influential sister, Karina – less than two months before key legislative elections.For more than a week, news in the country has been dominated by audio recordings in which a former government official is heard discussing the alleged payment of bribes linked to the purchase of medicines for people with disabilities. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'One in a million' tragedy sees brother die months after sister's diagnosis

The family were told that the chances were one-in-a-million that two siblings would both receive a brain tumour diagnosis, and they're now hoping to raise funds for others

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1 week ago Brother dies with brain tumour just six months after sister's own diagnosis

Gemma Adam's family were told the chance of both siblings being diagnosed with brain tumours was one-in-a-million.

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2 w. ago Serena Williams tipped for shock US Open comeback by former coach

Williams’s older sister Venus made a comeback of her own last month and has been given a wildcard for the upcoming grand slam at Flushing Meadows

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2 w. ago Mum killed by falling tree did one last thing to save child before her tragic death

Madia Kauser, 32, was taking her daughter, five, and her older brother for an evening walk when tragedy struck.

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last month The Mountains review – a beautiful portrait of a family’s attempt to process a tragedy

Christian Einshøj’s debut feature unearths home video footage taken by his father, as he and his siblings explore their long-buried feelings about their brother’s deathIn his debut feature, Christian Einshøj tends to the hidden wounds of family by rewinding to the past. As a young boy, he moved from Norway to Denmark with his parents and his brother Frederik. The change was supposed to be temporary. Tragedy, however, struck: Kristoffer, one of Einshøj’s brothers, was born with a terminal condition. His illness and later death cast a dark shadow over a once tightly knit household: they would never return to Denmark to live as a family again.Through voiceover, Einshøj recalls this painful history with profound introspection, as well as humour. Grainy home videos, largely shot by Einshøj’s father, Søren, resurface, but while Søren used his camera to preserve Kristoffer’s memories before his death, Einshøj turns to film-making as a means of reconciliation. Unable to process Kristoffer’s...

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