Pope steps up call for poor country debt cancellation
September 1, 2020
Pope Francis renewed a call on Tuesday for the cancellation of debt owed by poor countries in the
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Samsung heir charged with fraud over succession-linked deal
September 1, 2020
Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, committed stock manipulation, breach of trust and other offences when two other subsidiaries, Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries, merged in 2015, prosecutors have said.
Fairuz: the Arab world’s most celebrated living voice
August 31, 2020
The Arab world’s last living music legend Fairuz, who French president Emmanuel Macron was to visit Monday in Beirut, is a rare symbol of national unity in crisis-hit Lebanon.
‘Black Panther’ star Boseman dies after private battle with cancer
August 29, 2020
Chadwick Boseman, star of the ground-breaking superhero movie Black Panther, has died at the age of 43 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer.
Swiss to ban foreign trophy hunters from killing Alpine ibex
August 28, 2020
A Swiss region that has faced heavy criticism for allowing wealthy foreigners to pay large sums to shoot protected
New Amazon health wristband gauges happiness and stress levels
August 28, 2020
Amazon has unveiled a wristband that goes beyond simply tracking activity to gauging how happy a person is by the sound of their voice.
In Sweden, God is a woman
August 28, 2020
In the Protestant Lutheran Church of Sweden, which has 5.8 million members in a country of 10.3 million and where ministers hold the title of priest, “women are here to stay.”
Melania Trump brings compassion on pandemic, immigrants at Republican convention
August 26, 2020
Melania Trump put a kinder, gentler sheen on Donald Trump’s reelection campaign with a star turn at the Republican convention Tuesday where she broke ranks to speak compassionately about coronavirus victims and recalled her own immigrant story in an appeal for racial harmony.
‘Dear Lionel’: Australian team tries to entice Messi Down Under
August 26, 2020
Footballing minnows Adelaide United issued a long-shot bid to entice superstar Lionel Messi to join its ranks Wednesday, touting the remote South Australian city as a coronavirus safehaven for playing and raising his family.
Even Usain Bolt Can’t Outrun COVID-19
August 25, 2020
As fast as he may be, the worlds fastest athlete Usain Bolt, was unable to outrun COVID-19.