The Buzz | Man City owners expand worldwide portfolio with Mumbai deal

Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi ownership has expanded its portfolio of worldwide soccer clubs to eight by buying a majority stake in Indian Super League team Mumbai City FC.

New film explores legacy of Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire

Even though Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire happened long before she was born, Michele Shapiro learned all about the disaster when she was a girl. Her

Iran supreme leader claims protests a US-backed ‘conspiracy’

Iran’s supreme leader yesterday claimed without evidence that recent protests across the Islamic Republic over government-set gasoline prices rising were part of a “conspiracy” involving the

Amnesty: Egypt uses prosecution branch to crush dissent

Egypt’s government is using a secretive judicial agency designed to fight terrorism to detain peaceful protesters, journalists and critics on trumped-up charges without trial, Amnesty International said

This Day in History | 1990 Tearful farewell from Iron Lady

Britain has a new prime minister for the first time in more than 11 years. Margaret Thatcher formally tendered her resignation to the Queen early this morning

World briefs

PHILIPPINES Police said yesterday they have arrested a suspected Chinese drug trafficker and seized one of the largest amounts of illegal drugs this year. More than 370

Offbeat | Man using magnet fishes WWI-era grenade from Michigan river

A magnet-wielding angler has fished a World War I-era grenade from a western Michigan river. WOOD-TV reports the angler found the explosive Tuesday after dangling the magnet from

Albania | Earthquake kills at least 16; rescuers hunt for survivors

Rescue crews used excavators to search for survivors trapped in toppled apartment buildings yesterday after a powerful pre-dawn earthquake in Albania killed at least 16 people and injured more than

Congo | Ebola responders on ‘lockdown’ after city’s unrest

Ebola responders are on lockdown in the eastern Congo city of Beni after angry residents attacked a United Nations base to protest repeated rebel assaults, the World Health Organization said.

Religion | Pope visits Jesuit Japan community that could have been his

Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Japan in a very personal way yesterday, spending the morning with his Jesuit confreres in the community that would have been his own

Survey | Americans, Germans far apart in views of bilateral relations

Almost three years into the U.S. presidency of Donald Trump, Germans and Americans continue to have notably different perspectives on the relationship between their two countries, with Americans much more

This Day in History | 1990: Tories choose Major for Number 10

John Major is to be Britain’s new prime minister after winning the Conservatives’ leadership election. Mr Major, 47, will visit the Queen at 1030 BST tomorrow to be formally appointed and

Offbeat | Ruff ride: Florida dog bumps car into motion, gets solo trip

Florida authorities say they responded to a rogue vehicle spinning in reverse around a suburban cul-de-sac with a lone occupant inside: a Black Labrador. News outlets report residents called police Thursday

Gaza man masters rare skill of balancing art

Whenever Mohammed al-Shenbari sees a new object, he quickly tries to find its “balancing point” and make it stand in a way that appears to defy the law of gravity. The

NAACP Image Awards to be televised on BET for first time

The NAACP Image Awards will be televised for the first time on BET. NAACP and the cable network announced yesterday that the 51st awards ceremony will be held in Pasadena, California,

The Buzz | Trump says he stands with Hong Kong protesters

President Donald Trump says he stands with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Trump told reporters yesterday at the White House that is message is “We are with them.” Trump cited his “very

IPO | E-commerce giant Alibaba’s shares jump 7% in Hong Kong debut

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s shares jumped 6.6% in their debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange yesterday, an auspicious start at a time when the former British colony is reeling

World Briefs

CHINA-US Top Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators have agreed to talks on a preliminary deal for resolving the tariff war between the world’s two largest economies, the Chinese Commerce Ministry

Canada | Layoffs loom as rail strike hits chemicals, farmers

Workers are receiving lay-off notices and chemical companies face shutdowns as the effects of Canada’s largest rail strike in a decade ripples through the economy.

Transport | Uber loses license in London over safety, vows to appeal

London’s transit authority yesterday refused to renew Uber’s license to operate, putting the ride-hailing company’s future in the British capital in doubt. It’s the

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