Global News Updates and Crime Stories

A 41-year-old former nurse, Rajwinder Singh, has been found guilty of murdering 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley on a popular Australian beach in 2018. Cordingley's body was discovered by her father, half-buried in sand dunes on Wangetti beach. Singh fled to India the day after the murder and spent four years on the run before being brought to trial. The prosecution's case relied on circumstantial evidence, including DNA recovered from a stick at the scene and phone data matching Singh's car movements. This was Singh's second trial, as the first ended in a hung jury. The verdict brought cheers and tears from the public in court, and Singh is set to return for a sentencing hearing.

The Economist's finance and economics section features various articles analyzing global economic trends, cryptocurrency, and geopolitical issues. The articles cover topics such as the annual ranking of economies, the impact of AI misinformation, and the effects of American sanctions on Russia. Other topics include the potential of self-driving cars to transform urban economies, China's property market woes, and India's plans to free up its labor force. The section also critiques the potential biases of certain economic experts and discusses how to identify economic bubbles.

New Zealand police have recovered a stolen diamond-encrusted Fabergé pendant worth $19,000 after a 32-year-old man swallowed it during a theft at a jewelry store in Auckland. The man was arrested and monitored around the clock until the pendant was passed naturally in custody six days later. The pendant is a limited-edition piece modeled after the Fabergé egg featured in the 1983 James Bond film 'Octopussy.' The man remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.

A 60-year-old woman and a young boy died in a house fire in Edenderry, Co Offaly, Ireland. The Irish police have declared the house a crime scene and are investigating the incident as a murder. Another woman, in her 50s, is being treated in hospital for serious injuries sustained during the blaze. The police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.