Police in Italy have confiscated a huge shipment of 14 metric tonnes (15.4 US tons) of amphetamines which they say was produced by ISIS in…
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The West Bank came under Israel’s control in 1967. It remains critical to understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Source:: World News
A 5-year-old boy with two prosthetic legs has raised more than £1 million ($1.2 million) for the hospital that saved his life when he was…
Around this time last year, Taiwan was gearing up to host Asia’s largest ever Pride parade having just become the first place on the continent…
A Francis Bacon triptych sold for over $84 million during a virtual auction at Sotheby’s, on what was an encouraging — and highly unusual —…
When she arrived back home after weeks stranded at sea on board the Pacific Princess cruise ship, passenger CJ Hayden, a San Francisco-based author and…
In a small, delicate watercolor from 1864, the Archaic Greek poet Sappho embraces the poet Erinna, their lips nearly touching. Sappho’s longing is plain on…
Iranian dissident and journalist Rouhollah Zam has been sentenced to death, months after he was apprehended by Iranian forces in mysterious circumstances. Source:: World News
Elon Musk’s electric car business exceeds the value of almost every company in the S&P 500, including some iconic American companies. Source:: World News
China bought so much foreign oil at dirt-cheap prices this spring that a massive traffic jam of tankers has formed at sea waiting to offload…
Facebook is about to look a little different, whether users notice or not. Source:: World News
Russians went to the polls Wednesday to cast ballots in a nationwide referendum on constitutional amendments. Source:: World News
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Coca-Cola is shutting down the juice and smoothie brand Odwalla at the end of July. Source:: World News
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More than 30% of civilian pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses and are not qualified to fly, the country’s aviation minister revealed Wednesday. Source:: World…
Lakhjeet Singh had been running a fever for days when his son-in-law took him to a private hospital in Delhi for a Covid-19 test. Source::…
You’ll remember the Boston Tea Party of 1773, when American revolutionaries famously trolled the British by throwing chests of tea into Boston Harbor. Source:: World…
Unilever plans to rename its “Fair & Lovely” skincare brand in India as controversy grows over the use of skin-lightening products. Source:: World News
A garden pail filled with disposable hand wipes and huge bottles of hand sanitizer can be found atop every table at Paris bistro Chez L’Ami…
Seventy years ago this week, more than 135,000 North Korean troops invaded South Korea, starting a war that cost millions of lives and left scars…
A set of premature triplets born in Mexico are “stable” and “evolving favorably” after testing positive for Covid-19, according to local health officials. Source:: World…
Popular Asian matchmaking website Shaadi.com has removed its skin tone filter following an online backlash. Source:: World News
In the past week, global investors have largely shrugged off concerns about fresh pockets of coronavirus infections in some US states, Germany and China, as…
Olympus is getting out of its 84-year-old camera business. Source:: World News
ESG investments are finally having their moment. Source:: World News
The world’s most valuable liquor company has just claimed another first. Source:: World News
The Segway PT, which earned a place in pop culture but never realized its creators’ world-changing ambitions, will come to an end this summer. Source::…
China launched the last satellite in its Beidou navigation network on Tuesday, completing a new rival to GPS and cementing its place in an elite…
A suspect in an Australian sexual assault case has been apprehended with a weapon and a stash of cash, after he tried to flee the…
Laura Jamieson and Michael Smith fell in love while working in an 800-year-old castle. But they never expected to live at their place of employment.…
Beachgoers are being warned to be cautious on the coast of South Africa after a drone video showed a great white shark frighteningly close to…
It’s not uncommon for performances at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house to be sold out, but musicians played to an unusual audience on…
Some of Apple’s latest changes to the iPhone experience will look very familiar to Android users. Source:: World News
The second biggest economy in the European Union returned to growth this month even as activity in the rest of the region continued to decline.…
The busiest airports in Spain? Madrid and Barcelona spring to mind and, under normal circumstances, they’d be the right answer. Source:: World News
CNN’s Kaori Enjoji speaks with Takeshi Niinami, CEO of Suntory Holdings – one of Japan’s largest beverage makers – about the future of the country’s…
Hundreds of thousands of people trapped near fierce fighting in Myanmar’s far west may know nothing of Covid-19 thanks to a yearlong internet shutdown, according…
CNN’s David Culver goes into a mass coronavirus testing site in Beijing as the capital city tries to maintain control over the most recent Covid-19…
Hundreds of thousands of people trapped near fierce fighting in Myanmar’s far west may know nothing of Covid-19 thanks to a yearlong internet shutdown, according…
Hundreds of thousands of people trapped near fierce fighting in Myanmar’s far west may know nothing of Covid-19 thanks to a yearlong internet shutdown, according…
Hundreds of thousands of people trapped near fierce fighting in Myanmar’s far west may know nothing of Covid-19 thanks to a yearlong internet shutdown, according…
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered by a federal judge in Brasilia to wear a face mask in public or face a fine. Source::…
The current Saharan dust episode is leading to the worst dust storm in the Caribbean in decades. Source:: World News
Coding and financial literacy will now be required learning for elementary school students in Ontario. Source:: World News
Novak Djokovic has tested positive for the coronavirus following an exhibition event he organized in Croatia. The world No. 1 confirmed that both he and…
At least two people have died after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico’s southern coastline on Tuesday, collapsing buildings and prompting evacuations. Source:: World News
Deep in the heart of Peru’s central Amazon, the indigenous Shipibo people have for thousands of years lived off the land, thrived as healers, and…
Rudy Giuliani is up to his tricks again. Source:: World News
Markus Braun, the Austrian tech entrepreneur who built Wirecard into one of Germany’s biggest companies, has been arrested after a $2.1 billion hole exploded in…
The German state of North-Rhine Westphalia has imposed a new lockdown in the area around a meat processing factory hit by a coronavirus outbreak. Source::…
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About 80 percent of residents in the Shipibo village in Peru’s central Amazon have Covid-19, including Elias — a nurse left to administer aid and…
Technology giant Tencent has unveiled plans for an almost entirely car-free “city of the future,” equivalent in size to Monaco, in the Chinese metropolis of…
Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is now among the world’s top 10 wealthiest people. Source:: World News
Saudi Arabia will strictly limit the number of people who can take part in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca because of the coronavirus, according…
I remember my childhood so vividly. Until the age of 11, I was a playful, happy child at home, and a good student at school.…
Polling conducted by CNN in England, Scotland and Wales on the issue of racism has uncovered stark divisions between experiences and attitudes towards race. CNN’s…
When Terri Herrington’s husband Bryan died 16 years ago, he saved the lives of four other people through organ donation. She befriended Jeffrey Granger, who…
For the past decade, Sheldon Smith has been dedicated to helping young African American fathers better their lives and the lives of their children. Source::…
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Since Beijing revealed plans to impose a national security law on Hong Kong, defenders of the bill have argued that fears of what it could…
A routine drug arrest in the German city of Stuttgart erupted into violent riots and widespread looting on Sunday night, leaving 24 rioters arrested and…
Nostalgic video games like Neopets and brands like Atari are still pumping out new content after decades, spawning a TV show, new games and even…
Global trade is facing another coronavirus crisis just as economies begin to reopen: 200,000 seafarers stranded for months by port closures and the collapse in…
Since May 26, headlines have been dominated by the killing of George Floyd and the international protests it has ignited. Thousands have taken to the…
Mass protests are spreading across Belarus as opposition to the reelection campaign of President Alexander Lukashenko grows, local media and human-rights organizations have reported. Source::…
A fatal stabbing in Reading, England, has now been declared a terror incident by UK Police. Six people in Reading’s Forbury Gardens were attacked by…
The mood was somber as magistrate Bianca Makwande read her bail ruling to three members of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party. Source:: World News
Next Wednesday marks a major event for Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin will preside over a rescheduled Victory Day parade to mark the 75th anniversary…
Every day, the men unfurl large pleas for help over the balcony railings of their hotel room and stand in silence as traffic roars along…
As a young man in Beijing in the 1980s, Lun Zhang felt like he was taking part in a new Chinese enlightenment. Source:: World News
Brazil has now reported more than 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus and 48,954 deaths, marking a grim milestone for the South American country. Source::…