This Day in History | 1969 – Apollo 10 gets bird’s eye view of Moon

Two US astronauts aboard Apollo 10 are on their way back to the safety of their mother ship after their lunar module came to within eight nautical

World briefs

SOUTH CHINA SEA The Philippine government is taking “appropriate diplomatic action” to protect its claims in the South China Sea but did not elaborate or name China in

The Buzz | Survey: Japanese female journalists report sexual misconduct

A survey of women working for Japanese newspapers and TV networks has found 156 cases of alleged sexual misconduct reported by 35 women, about one-third of which involved

Meghan offers insight into her new role as Duchess of Sussex

Meghan Markle has offered a glimpse of how she sees her new role as the Duchess of Sussex in two new pages posted on the

Film | ‘Shoplifters’ wins Palme d’Or, grand prize to Spike Lee

A tumultuous Cannes Film Festival concluded Saturday with the Palme d’Or awarded to Japanese director Hirokazu Kore- eda’s “Shoplifters,” a tender portrait of a poor, impoverished family, while

Company in Cuba plane crash had received safety complaints

The Mexican charter company whose 39-year-old plane crashed in Havana had been the subject of two serious complaints about its crews’ performance over the last decade, according to authorities

Maduro favored as Venezuelans vote amid crisis

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is expected to win a second six-year term in yesterday’s election, despite a deepening crisis that’s made food scarce and inflation soar

This Day in History | 1991 – Bomb kills India’s former leader Rajiv Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi, the 46-year-old former Indian prime minister, has been assassinated. He was campaigning for the Congress Party on the second day of voting in the world’s

World briefs

MALAYSIA The wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (pictured) has slammed police raids on their properties, saying Saturday they appeared targeted at vilifying the family to

The Buzz | Wynn completes USD68 million pollution cleanup at casino site

Wynn Resorts has removed nearly 1 million tons of contaminated sediment from the former chemical plant site where it’s building a USD2.5 billion Boston-area casino. The final price

British royal family thanks those who celebrated wedding

The royal family, blessed with fantastic weather and a buoyant public mood at the royal wedding, has thanked people who attended or watched Prince Harry marry

Obituary | Remembering Tom Wolfe, ‘a magician’ with words

You only had to look at him — in his white suits and two-tone shoes — or read such books as “The Bonfire of the

Congo | Ebola spreads to city, entering three health zones in the country

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a city, the capital of the northwestern Equateur province, a worrying shift as the risk of infection is

This Day in History | 1972 Duke too ill for tea with the Queen

He was said to be “dreadfully disappointed” after doctors told him he was not to come downstairs because of ill health. They made their decision just hours before

Offbeat | Domestic dispute in Germany: Man arguing with a parrot

Police were called to investigate a domestic disturbance in a southern German town — and found a man arguing with a parrot. A resident in Loerrach, near

World briefs

PHILIPPINES More than half of the Philippine Senate asked the Supreme Court yesterday to review its decision to oust its chief justice, calling the ruling a “dangerous

The Buzz | Vatican denounces offshore tax havens as threats to the poor

The Vatican is denouncing offshore tax havens and financial instruments such as derivatives as gravely immoral and unjust, calling them “ticking time bombs” that will hurt the world’s poor

Jerusalem crisis Gaza hospitals struggle to cope with high casualty toll

Patients with gunshot wounds filled wards and hallways in Gaza’s under-equipped and overwhelmed main hospital yesterday , with dozens still waiting in line for surgery a day

Environment | Greenpeace says paper giant cut forests during conservation pact

Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world’s largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire

Offbeat | Estonian municipality put cannabis leaf on flag

The southern Estonian municipality of Kanepi has a cannabis leaf on its new flag — because that’s what its name means in Estonian. Andrus Seeme, mayor

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