India | Short circuit likely caused deadly hotel fire

A fire at a budget hotel in India’s capital that killed 17 people was likely caused by a short circuit, police said yesterday. No foul play is suspected

Iran | Supreme leader says any talks with US can only ‘harm’

Iran’s supreme leader said yesterday that any negotiations with the U.S. “will bring nothing but material and spiritual harm” in remarks just ahead of an American-led meeting on the

Dutch fishermen try to avert EU ban on electric shocks

Dutch fishermen protested Tuesday outside parliament in a last-ditch attempt to avert a European Union ban on the practice of using electric shocks to stun fish before

Brazil | Slow-going restoration at fire-gutted museum

Five months after fire gutted Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum, the site that once held some of the nation’s greatest treasures remains a ruin of scorched walls, twisted

Spain | Budget defeat puts center-left government on ropes

Catalan separatist and right-wing lawmakers in the Spanish parliament’s lower house rejected yesterday the ruling Socialist government’s 2019 budget plan, likely paving the way for

Swiss set quotas for UK citizens in event of no-deal Brexit

British citizens hoping to work in Switzerland will face immigration quotas, just like people from countries such as Canada or Japan, in the event of a cliff-edge Brexit.

This Day in History | 1945 Thousands of bombs destroy Dresden

British and US bombers have dropped hundreds of thousands of explosives on the German city of Dresden. The city is reported to be a vital command

Offbeat | Gucci creative head breaks silence over ‘blackface’ sweater

Gucci’s creative director broke his silence Tuesday over an USD890 sweater that resembled blackface, saying racism was never his intention. Alessandro Michele, a design force at

Champions League | PSG inflicts Solskjaer’s 1st United loss

When the reality check came for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United, it wasn’t even handed out by a full- strength Paris Saint-Germain. A 2-0 victory in the Champions League

In France, footballers fight workplace bullying in court

As it does with many footballers, the day finally came when Anatole Ngamukol’s club told the attacker it was time for him to move on.

The Buzz | Purse lost in school in the 1950s to be reunited with owner

A purse containing a prom invitation, photos and other items from 1950s America will be returned to its now 82-year-old owner after workers found it while demolishing part

Philippines | Agents arrest journalist critical of president

The award-winning head of a Philippine online news site that has aggressively covered President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration was arrested yesterday by government agents in a

World Briefs

EAST TIMOR An American missionary who was a hero in East Timor for founding children’s shelters that have operated for more than two decades has been expelled from

Girl About Globe | How China could end Rain and Snow – and avoid Typhoons

William is one of the top three names for newborn boys in the USA. Under Trump, it seems more and more people are making a Will. But

Thursday, February 14, 2019 – edition no. 3228

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