A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Lake Chambri in Papua New Guinea at 04:00 local time yesterday. Four deaths and 17 injuries were reported. Twenty-three villages were heavily damaged and more than 300 houses were destroyed, according to authorities.
Mathew Moihoi, Deputy Director of the Port Moresby Geophysical Observatory, said it could take several days to determine the extent of the damage in the area.
Andriy Portnov, former aide to ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot dead in Madrid’s upscale Pozuelo de Alarcon district. Spanish authorities say unidentified gunmen opened fire as the 52-year-old was dropping off his children at school, striking him in the back and head before fleeing.
Portnov, a former MP and lawyer, fled Ukraine with Yanukovych in 2014, briefly returned in 2019, and was later sanctioned by the U.S. for alleged judicial corruption.
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