One person died and three others were injured after a double-decker bus crashed into pedestrians in Dublin city center on Thursday, according to Sky News. The incident, which occurred at the junction of Talbot Street and Marlborough Street shortly after 12:30 p.m., is being treated as a road crash, Ireland's justice minister confirmed to the Irish parliament.
In other news, Ifunanya Nwangene, a 26-year-old singer who appeared on The Voice Nigeria, died in Abuja after being bitten by a snake in her flat, The Guardian reported. The incident has raised questions about the availability of effective antivenoms. In a last message to her friends, Nwangene wrote, "Please come."
Also, Alex Saab, a close associate of the deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, was reportedly detained in Caracas during a joint operation by Venezuela's intelligence agency and the FBI, The Guardian reported. Saab, a wealthy Colombian-Venezuelan businessman, is considered Maduro's frontman. He could be extradited to the US in days, according to the same source.
Meanwhile, the Louvre Museum released photos of the crown of French Empress Eugenie, which was damaged in an audacious heist last October, Sky News reported. Jewels worth an estimated 76 million were stolen in the raid. The museum stated that the crown remains largely intact and will be restored.
Finally, elderly Palestinians in Gaza are determined to stay in the enclave despite the terrible conditions, Al Jazeera reported. The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has partially opened this week after two years of Israeli-mandated closure, offering relief for those needing treatment abroad. However, for many elderly Palestinians, staying is an act of survival, resistance, and historical memory.
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