Miscellaneous

September 21, 2020

Italian populists—skeptical of the value of EU membership—drove Italy to become the first G7 country to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Then the pandemic brought generous EU aid, leaving Italy to reassess who its real friends are and how best to help its economy.

Obituary

Ginsburg's impact on women spanned age groups, backgrounds

Associated Press

September 21, 2020

The pop culture status that Ruth Bader Ginsburg found — or rather, that found her — in recent years was just a side show, albeit one that amused her, to the unique and profound impact she had on women's lives around the world.

A Paris neighborhood honors 92-year-old Holocaust survivor who died after COVID-19 bout

The World

September 02, 2020

Eugene Deutsch was a neighborhood figure known for making the daily rounds at local cafés and bakeries. He died alone in his apartment during the lockdown in Paris.

Religion

PHOTOS: Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid the coronavirus

Associated Press

July 30, 2020

Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving at Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Wednesday for the start of a historically unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19: The latest from The World

Paulinho Paiakan is remembered as a hero to Indigenous Brazilians

The World

June 22, 2020

As Brazil tops 1 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the country’s Indigenous peoples mourn the death of a historic leader.

Obituary

Actor Irrfan Khan, star of 'Life of Pi, 'Slumdog Millionaire,' dies at 53

Reuters

April 29, 2020

Irrfan Khan, an Indian actor who brought versatility and style to recent hit films and had roles in Hollywood movies such as "Life of Pi" and "The Namesake" and "Slumdog Millionaire," died on Wednesday, aged 53.

The incredible journey: Prickles the Australian sheep returns home after 7 years

The World

April 22, 2020

Prickles was just a little lamb when she disappeared seven years ago in a devastating Australian bushfire. She recently returned to her owners as a grown sheep sporting an impressive fleece.

Music

Canadian singer delights his gorilla superfans with Christmas songs

The World

February 28, 2020

A trio of gorillas that inhabit the Werribee Open Range Zoo exhibited calm behavior while listening to Michael Bublé’s baritone voice.

Top of The World

A hotel in Spain is under lockdown; Hosni Mubarak has died; Rio’s Carnival floats put drama and comedy in motion

The World

February 25, 2020

A hotel on Spain’s resort island of Tenerife was put on lockdown after a visiting doctor from Italy tested positive for the novel coronavirus. And, longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, ousted during the 2011 Arab Spring protests, died today at age 91. Also, happy Fat Tuesday (or Pączki Day for some)! We head to a “dream factory” in Rio as the city celebrates Carnival.

Polar

The sun sometimes rises: How one Russian city makes it through the polar night

The World

January 13, 2020

Updated

01/14/2020 - 7:15am

Murmansk is the largest city in the Arctic Circle. Nowhere else in the world do so many people spend so long in near-perpetual darkness. On Sunday, residents came out to catch the first glimpse of the sun in 40 days.

Miscellaneous

Italy is caught in the middle of the EU's tussle with its 'systemic rival,' China

Ginsburg's impact on women spanned age groups, backgrounds

A Paris neighborhood honors 92-year-old Holocaust survivor who died after COVID-19 bout

PHOTOS: Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid the coronavirus

Paulinho Paiakan is remembered as a hero to Indigenous Brazilians

Actor Irrfan Khan, star of 'Life of Pi, 'Slumdog Millionaire,' dies at 53

The incredible journey: Prickles the Australian sheep returns home after 7 years

Canadian singer delights his gorilla superfans with Christmas songs

A hotel in Spain is under lockdown; Hosni Mubarak has died; Rio’s Carnival floats put drama and comedy in motion

The sun sometimes rises: How one Russian city makes it through the polar night

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