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A fire at a nursing home kills 12 people
A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others, police said yesterday. The fire started late Wednesday at ... -
SpaceX’s IPO set to be the biggest ever, making Musk a trillionaire
SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and ... -
Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ is a wild, surrealist social satire
Boots Riley holds nothing back in his audacious, surrealist social satire “I Love Boosters.” The film is a go-for-broke expression of wild imagination and social consciousness ... -
On McCartney’s ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane,’ an ex-Beatle reminisces
After all these years, it’s hard to conceive of something unprecedented happening in Beatles world. But here it is, on Paul McCartney’s new disc “The Boys ... -
Garbage crisis engulfs Havana as fuel shortages stall trash pickup
On a recent afternoon in Cuba, the temperature climbed and anxiety grew among the residents of a Havana street. Their focus was an improvised dump site ... -
New PM says Solomon Islands will review its security treaty with China
The Solomon Islands will review its secretive security treaty with China, the South Pacific nation’s new Prime Minister Matthew Wale said yesterday. The pact struck in ... -
US says it plans extra tariffs of 10% or more for most trading partners
The Trump administration is proposing that tariffs of 10% or more be imposed on products from dozens of major trading partners following a probe into imports ... -
Ronaldo, Messi and the new generation: 10 players to watch at the cup
Two of soccer’s all-time greats will likely make their final bows on the sport’s biggest stage at the 2026 World Cup. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo ... -
UK gov’t condemns violence at protest over teen’s stabbing death
Britain’s interior minister accused activists of hijacking a tragedy to stir up violence after police were attacked at a protest over the death of a teenager ... -
Russian attack on Ukraine leaves 16 dead, 100 injured
Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 16 civilians and wounding more than 100 ... -
Under Notre Dame cathedral, a ‘dig of the century’ unearths 1,700 years of history
Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles. Four meters (13 feet) beneath them, a ... -
US states extend bar hours to capitalize on tournament crowds
Several U.S. states are extending bar and restaurant operating hours ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hoping to boost business activity and improve the fan ... -
Mental fitness exam ordered for man charged with murder in 3 ‘heinous’ killings
The killings of three men on Hawaii’s Big Island were “especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel,” prosecutors said in court documents that also seek a tougher sentence ... -
Nvidia bets on AI personal computers with new chip powering Windows laptops
Nvidia unveiled yesterday new powerful chips that would bring advanced artificial intelligence functions into laptops and desktop computers, with the new personal computer models from brands ... -
Ruling party unity cracks as Delcy Rodríguez shifts Chávez-era policies
It’s a slogan that’s long encapsulated the unique ability of Hugo Chávez’s fiercely nationalistic revolution to stay in power in Venezuela for 27 years: “United, we ... -
Germany looking for redemption after successive early exits
The memories of two successive World Cup group-stage exits weigh heavily on the Germany team before another attempt at restoring lost pride. Surely it couldn’t happen ... -
Malaysia enforces social media ban for children under 16
Malaysia yesterday began enforcing new rules barring children under 16 from holding social media accounts, joining a growing number of countries seeking to strengthen online protections ... -
Soaring prices during the Iran war jeopardize travel to tourism-dependent countries
With summer around the corner, soaring prices and other complications from the war with Iran are straining the tourism-dependent economies of countries in Southeast Asia, including ... -
American allies warn division weakens deterrence in calls for global unity
American allies stressed the need for unity at a top defense conference yesterday, saying that as threats increasingly transcend regions, cooperation is more important than ever, ... -
PSG is targeting a Champions League threepeat. So how do you make the best better?
PSG 1 (4), Arsenal 1 (3) After going back-to-back in the Champions League, the next target for Paris Saint-Germain is the threepeat. The French team, built ... -
Venice’s growing flamingo population finds refuge in recovering wetlands
Perhaps nothing better illustrates the flamingo’s status as a newcomer to the Venetian Lagoon than the fact that the local dialect has no word for them. ... -
Chinese dissident is in South Korean custody after a perilous escape by rubber boat
A Chinese political dissident is in South Korean custody after making a perilous escape from his country in a small rubber boat, officials and his friend ... -
Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese developers look to outdo Chinese
Mechanical hands dexterous enough to thread a needle, childlike dancing robots and adult-sized ones to help with deliveries were on display yesterday as the Humanoids Summit ... -
Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisoned
At first glance, the hotel looks like any other on this tropical island off the Central African coast, with its palm tree-lined driveway, marble-floored foyer and ... -
Parliament repeals slavery-era Black Code, with tears in the chamber
For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property has remained quietly on its books. Yesterday, the lower house ... -
‘EI8HT’ is one of the hard rock band’s best albums yet
Shinedown’s new album is meant to surprise. The chart-topping rockers attempt something different on “EI8HT,” their aptly titled eighth studio release, out Friday. Frontman Brent Smith, ... -
Taylor Swift concert plot suspect apologizes in Austrian court ahead of verdict
A man who admitted to plotting to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago told an Austrian court yesterday that he was ... -
China executes man for poisoning gaming tycoon linked to Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’
Chinese authorities have executed a man convicted of using poison to kill a billionaire gaming tycoon linked to the Netflix adaptation of “The Three-Body Problem” over ... -
Bishop and ex-ICC judge lead new inquiry into thousands of Duterte-era killings
A group led by a Roman Catholic bishop in the Philippines launched a fact-finding body yesterday to document accounts of witnesses and other details of ex-President ... -
Lawyer says tourist accused of hurling rock at monk seal has been doxed and threatened
The defense attorney for a tourist from Washington state accused of hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal says his client was trying ... -
Displacement camp, fighting Ebola with sand, oatmeal, one thermometer but no water
There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight the Ebola epidemic in a camp for 10,000 displaced people in Bunia, a city at ... -
WC transit sticker shock hits fans with tickets to matches in some US host cities
Dubbed the “Sommermärchen,” or “Summer Fairy Tale,” the 2006 World Cup in Germany was a widely praised showcase for a modern, unified nation that was welcoming ... -
Crystal Palace and Rayo fans clash in Leipzig ahead of final
Fans of Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano have clashed in Leipzig as their teams prepare to play in the Conference League final, German police said yesterday. ... -
All Blacks captain Barrett to miss the Nations Championship, South Africa tour
All Blacks captain Scott Barrett will miss the All Blacks’ Nations Championship rugby tests in July and its historic tour to South Africa in August and ...
