This Day in History | 1976 Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon to split

Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon are to separate after 16 years of marriage, it has been announced by Buckingham Palace. After weeks of speculation a 39-word statement was issued by the

Oscars | ‘Mank’ leads nominations in a year of record diversity

After a pandemic year that shuttered movie theaters and upended the movie business, Academy Awards nominations this week went to two female filmmakers for the first time, to a historically

The Buzz | China summons technology firms over voice software security

Chinese authorities summoned 11 companies including Alibaba and Tencent for talks regarding the security of voice software, as Beijing steps up scrutiny over the internet sector. The internet watchdog the Cyberspace

One Good Thing | Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food

Samuel Andrés Mendoza carefully chooses from dozens of colored pencils spread out on his kitchen table, humming a reggaeton song as he deftly applies contrast to the Dragon Ball anime

This day in history | 1992 South Africa votes for change

White South Africans have backed an overwhelming mandate for political reforms to end apartheid and create a power-sharing multi-racial government. In a landslide victory for change, the government swept the polls

Diplomacy | Top US officials weigh North Korea options in talks in Seoul

Fresh off a stop in Tokyo, President Joe Biden’s top diplomat and defense chief traveled to South Korea yesterday, a day after North Korea made sure it had their attention

The Buzz | Biden questions ‘macho’ move to refuse vaccine

U.S. President Joe Biden is suggesting that some Americans who are unwilling to get vaccinated for the coronavirus are unpatriotic. Speaking to ABC News in an interview that aired yesterday ,

Atlanta shootings put spotlight on anti-Asian crimes in US

At least eight people were killed in shootings at three Asian massage parlors in the Atlanta area, sparking questions about how the U.S. can curb the discrimination and violence against

This day in history | 1968 Anti-Vietnam demo turns violent

More than 200 people have been arrested after thousands of demonstrators clashed in an anti-Vietnam war protest outside the United States embassy in London. The St John Ambulance Brigade said it

Mozambique | Children among victims of jihadi rebels

Northern Mozambique’s humanitarian crisis is growing rapidly, with nearly 670,000 people displaced by the Islamic extremist insurgency in Cabo Delgado province, international aid groups said yesterday. Children as young as 11

The Buzz | EU countries pause use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Sweden is pausing the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure amid concerns about reports of blood clots in some recipients in Europe. “The decision is a precautionary

This day in history | 1953 Marshal Tito makes historic visit to London

Marshal Josef Tito of Yugoslavia has arrived in Britain, the first Communist head of state to visit the country. The Duke of Edinburgh, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Foreign Secretary Anthony

Myanmar | Attacks on Chinese-run factories worry Beijing

Attacks on Chinese-run factories in Myanmar’s biggest city drew demands yesterday from Beijing for protection for their property and employees, while many in Myanmar expressed outrage over China’s apparent lack

The Buzz | Vatican excludes gay union blessing as God ‘can’t bless sin’

The Vatican decreed that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.” The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a formal

Australians rally at Parliament to demand justice for women

Australians rallied in the capital and other cities yesterday demanding justice for women and calling out misogyny and dangerous workplace cultures as the government reels from two rape allegations. Outside Parliament

This day in history | 1990 Observer journalist executed in Iraq

Britain has strongly condemned the Iraqi authorities over the execution of The Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft in Baghdad. Mr Bazoft - who came to live in Britain from Iran in the

Still recovering, Japan marks 10 years since tsunami hit

Japan fell quiet at 2:46 p.m. last week Thursday to mark the minute that an earthquake began 10 years ago, setting off a tsunami and nuclear crisis that devastated the

The Buzz | Japan to tighten border control against variants

Transportation minister Kazuyoshi Akaba says Japan will tighten border controls and limit the number of entrants to up to 2,000 per day to guard against the more contagious variants of

This day in history | 1964 Hoffa faces eight years behind bars

The president of the powerful American Teamsters union has been sentenced to eight years in jail on bribery charges. James Hoffa has also been fined $10,000 (£3,570) for trying to bribe

Analysis | Myanmar’s searing smartphone images flood a watching world

The images ricochet across the planet, as so many do in this dizzying era of film it, upload it, tell it to the world: scenes from a protest-turned-government crackdown, captured

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