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Second deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election
Spain’s second high-speed rail disaster this year, in which one train struck another from behind, killing 69 people, has raised fresh concerns about the ... -
Serial killer linked to another teenager’s 1974 killing through DNA testing
DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of another Utah teenager, authorities announced this week, exactly 52 years after her body was ... -
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Bolsonaro lands in Miami
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday after fleeing Brazil. The stunning move came after 48 hours ... -
A Voyage in Time
King Charles III can’t escape Britain’s role in slavery as he tours the Caribbean For Britain’s royal family, slavery is the issue that won’t ... -
Thousands of people gather outside Portugal’s Parliament
Thousands of people demonstrating against a prolonged and deepening housing crisis gathered outside Portugal’s Parliament in Lisbon yesterday [Macau time], after police in previous ... -
UN holds annual vote on condemning US embargo on Cuba as tensions spill into public
The United Nations is set to vote today [Macau time] on a resolution condemning the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba as President Donald ... -
Leaders of Finland and Norway speak on the phone with Russian president
Finland’s president and Norway’s prime minister spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials said Tuesday. The call, confirmed by the offices ... -
Environmentalists celebrate Lula’s reelection in Brazil
Environmentalists, Indigenous groups and climate scientists are celebrating the reelection in Brazil of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which brings the prospect of ... -
Lula’s win bucks a regional shift to the right
Brazilian voters have denied Latin America’s resurgent right its ultimate prize, snapping a streak of seven straight conservative presidential victories in 18 months. The ... -
Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantine
Uganda is reinforcing border controls to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus and now requires citizens returning from neighboring Congo to spend ... -
More than 400,000 protest challenging Macron as Paris clashes erupt
Clashes erupted in Paris as a mass march drew to a close Saturday (yesterday, Macau time), with more than 400,000 people rallying across France ... -
New York’s archdiocese and survivors of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement
The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 ... -
Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles as Moscow says 808 drones downed
Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, and the Russian military said Thursday that its air defenses intercepted 808 drones ... -
Software vulnerability could impact 70% of websites worldwide
Governments and corporations worked throughout the night on urgent security updates after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to 70% ... -
Corruption is a top concern for Brazilian voters ahead of Lula-Bolsonaro runoff
Corruption is a top concern for many Brazilian voters ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff between far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and left-leaning Luiz Inácio Lula ... -
The history behind France’s proud tradition of protests
No nation does mass protests quite like France. When the French fight high fuel taxes, they don yellow vests and march. When angry farmers ... -
Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin in St. Petersburg for Ukraine war talks
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday about Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as U.S. ... -
After years of backlash, Apu returns to ‘The Simpsons’ with a South Asian voice
Across 38 seasons of “The Simpsons,” the Halloween-themed “Treehouse of Horror” episodes have always been a treat of spooky stand-alone storylines. On Sunday, the ... -
South Africa and Mozambique to honor Samora Machel
The late Mozambican president and freedom fighter Samora Machel will be remembered today [Macau time] at a joint ceremony by South Africa and Mozambique ... -
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro trade barbs in 1st debate only days before presidential runoff
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro faced off Sunday for the first time in a debate, only days before ... -
Japan and the US kick off joint drills around islands as regional tensions rise
Japanese and U.S. troops on Monday kicked off one of their largest joint exercises focusing on the defense of Japan’s southwestern islands and showcasing ... -
Latest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powers
The latest straw poll in the selection of the next U.N. secretary-general on Friday showed that none of the seven candidates has the support ... -
Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia show the Yemeni rebels’ growing strength
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have put their growing military capabilities on display in recent weeks, repeatedly striking Saudi Arabia’s main international airport hundreds of ... -
Saudi Arabia says it thwarted a missile strike on Medina, Houthis deny responsibility
The Saudi -led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels said Thursday it has thwarted a missile attack on the holy city of Medina as ... -
What Pope knew when praying at a shrine known for cures
When Pope Leo XIV was elected after the pained finale of Pope Francis’ pontificate, there was hope that a younger, healthier pope would be ... -
Residents say they have heard new explosions in Riyadh
New explosions have been heard in the Saudi capital, residents said Wednesday, as blame again quickly fell on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen. ... -
IMF chief urges the US and other wealthy nations to rein in debt
The head of the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that the U.S. and other wealthy nations need to urgently tackle mounting global debt levels ... -
Pope Leo spent ‘a tranquil night’ in the hospital after cancer surgery, Vatican says
Pope Leo XIV spent a tranquil night in Rome’s Gemelli hospital following an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung and ... -
IMF raises forecast for world growth this year but warns of AI boom
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, while warning of growing risks from rising ... -
Experts urge parents to prepare kids for possible livestreamed execution
This is not an article about politics, capital punishment or whether the Fort Hood shooter deserves to be executed in public for his crimes. ... -
Spain’s royals visit Ceuta as territory grapples with migration crisis
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited the Spanish city of Ceuta in North Africa on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with residents ... -
Zelenskyy says Russia strikes energy facilities despite ‘energy ceasefire’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia has continued to strike Ukraine’s energy facilities even after U.S. President Donald Trump said a day ... -
UK prime minister say it is ‘clear’ Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit referendum
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says it is clear that Russia interfered with Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, adding it was important ... -
Riyadh extends closure of airport after 12 killed in Houthi attack
Saudi Arabia on Sunday extended the closure of its main international airport as Houthi rebels threatened airstrikes across the kingdom, a day after a ... -
Cubans turn to free community pharmacies as medicines grow scarce
Every Thursday and Sunday at noon, dozens of people gather outside an apartment building in Havana’s Vedado neighborhood. Laura Mendoza comes downstairs, checks their ...
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