Death toll in Moscow concert hall attack rises to 140

MOSCOW (AP) — The death toll in last week’s Moscow concert hall attack rose to 140 on Wednesday after another victim died in a hospital, Russian officials said. They say a 80 people injured in the attack remain hospitalized, while 205 others have sought outpatient medical assistance. The Friday night massacre in Crocus City Hall, a sprawling shopping and entertainment venue on the northwestern outskirts of Moscow, was the deadliest terrorist attack on the Russian soil in years. An affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the violence. Russian officials, however, have insisted Ukraine and the West had a role, claims Kyiv vehemently denies.

The world wastes 19% of its food, UN says

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new United Nations report estimates that 19% of the food produced around the world went to waste in 2022. That’s a little more than 1 billion metric tons of food that could have helped feed the hundreds of millions of people who live with hunger every day. The biggest share of that waste, about 60%, came in households. Almost 30% came in food service operations, such as restaurants. The updated Food Waste Index out Wednesday comes three years after the U.N.’s first attempt to quantify the problem as part of trying to cut food waste in half by the year 2030.

Bus headed for Switzerland crashes off a German highway, killing at least 5

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say at least five people were killed Wednesday when a bus headed from Berlin to Switzerland drove off a highway in eastern Germany and ended up on its side. The accident happened on the A9 highway near Leipzig. It wasn’t immediately clear why the bus operated by Flixbus came off the road. It was en route from Berlin to Zurich. Flixbus said there were 53 passengers and two drivers on board. Police said there was no indication that any other vehicle was involved.

Japanese supplement pill is recalled after two people died

TOKYO (AP) — Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan. The products from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., billed as helping lower cholesterol, contained an ingredient called “benikoji,” a red species of mold. In addition to the products from Kobayashi, a government health ministry official says more than 40 products containing benikoji have been recalled. At least 106 people have been hospitalized, and many more are believed to have been sickened.