USA | Indigenous Peoples Day? Italians say stick with Columbus

Is it time to say arrivederci to Christopher Columbus? A movement to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day has gained momentum

Nobel Prize | Richard Thaler wins award for work in behavioral economics

The Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago for his contributions to behavioral economics. The 9-million-kronor prize was awarded

Offbeat | Facebook begins ‘human review’ of potentially sensitive ads

Facebook says it will begin manually reviewing advertisements that target certain groups and address politics, religion, ethnicity and social issues. The company has informed some advertisers about

This Day in History | 1975 – Liz Taylor and Richard Burton remarry

Actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor have secretly remarried in Africa only 16 months after getting divorced. The couple who split last year after nearly 10

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FRANCE-SPAIN The French European Affairs minister says France won’t recognize Catalonia if it unilaterally declares independence from Spain. Nathalie Loiseau said that “if there were to be a

The Buzz | NATO chief: ‘We don’t want a new Cold War’ with Russia

NATO’s chief said the alliance does not want a “new Cold War” with Russia, despite members’ concerns about the Russian military buildup close to NATO’s border. Secretary

South Africa revives groundbreaking apartheid-era musical

The rise and fall of flamboyant, ferocious Ezekiel Dlamini, a black South African boxer known as “King Kong” who was jailed for murder, inspired a 1959

Group opposing nuclear weapons wins Nobel Peace Prize

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a forceful show of support for a grassroots effort that seeks to pressure

Nature | EPA to ease emission restrictions on coal-fired power plants

The Trump administration is moving to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s efforts to slow global warming, seeking to ease restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions

Feature | 60 years after Sputnik, Russian space program faces troubles

Six decades after Sputnik, a refined version of the rocket that put the first artificial satellite in orbit remains the mainstay of Russia’s space program — a

Las Vegas shooting  | Note might have had shooting calculations

Investigators believe a note found in the Las Vegas gunman’s hotel room contained a series of numbers that helped him calculate more precise shots, a law

Offbeat | Ocean meeting raises over USD7b for marine protection

A global conference to better protect marine life has raised more than $7 billion and won commitments to protect huge swathes of the Earth’s oceans. The European

This Day in History | 1967 – Che Guevara ‘shot dead’

Marxist revolutionary Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara has reportedly been killed during a battle between army troops and guerillas in the Bolivian jungle. A statement issued by the

World briefs

PHILIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte’s satisfaction rating has been hit by its steepest drop since he came to power last year amid an outcry over unabated

Thousands rally in Barcelona against Catalonia’s secession

Thousands of people were rallying yesterday in downtown Barcelona to protest the Catalan government’s push for secession from the rest of Spain. Many in the

Las Vegas high-rise shooting scenario a security nightmare

A Las Vegas shooter’s perch in a 32nd-floor hotel room overlooking 22,000 people jammed into a country music festival below is just the kind of nightmare

Las Vegas shooting | Gunman’s girlfriend returns to US for questioning

The Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend, back in the United States after a weekslong trip abroad, will be at the center of the investigation into the shooting deaths

Offbeat | Man admits sneaking snakes over border in socks

A man who was caught trying to sneak snakes into Canada in his socks has pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors in Buffalo say 28-year-old Chaoyi Le faces up

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SPAIN Catalonia’s regional government mulled yesterday when to declare the region’s independence from Spain, with some lawmakers saying it would happen Monday. As Spain grappled with its most serious national

The Buzz | New York residents seek to co-name street after Jimi Hendrix

Organizers of the petition are seeking to co-name West Eighth Street as “Jimi Hendrix Way.” The New York Times reported the organizers say they believe the

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