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THAILAND A government committee has approved construction of an 800-megawatt coal power plant near pristine beaches on the Andaman Sea. The plant and an accompanying dock are slated

Hungarian film ‘On Body and Soul’ wins Golden Bear

A Hungarian love story about two slaughterhouse workers who connect in shared dreams won the top award Saturday at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. “On Body and Soul”

The Buzz | Wilders’ ‘Moroccan scum’ comments criticized

Muslim organizations in the Netherlands have criticized disparaging comments about Moroccans made by anti- Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, but say they are just the latest in

Electronic media searches at border crossings raise worry

Watchdog groups that keep tabs on digital privacy rights are concerned that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents are searching the phones and other digital devices of

Nature | Rumor the German shepherd wins best in show at Westminster

Quite a rally for Rumor — a commanding comeback for German shepherds, too. Rumor was crowned America’s top dog last week when, a year after a

European Central Bank | ‘No room for complacency’ on recovery

Top European Central Bank officials saw “no room for complacency” when it came to supporting the economic recovery with continued stimulus at least through the end

USA | Trump house wrestles with a crush of crises

Less than a month into his tenure, Donald Trump’s White House is beset by a crush of crises. Divisions, dysfunction and high-profile exits have left the

Offbeat | New Jersey girl donates 1,300 books to children’s hospital

A 12-year-old New Jersey girl spent Valentine’s Day delivering over 1,300 books donated to a children’s hospital. Charlotte Olson tells the Courier-Post ( She started the

World briefs

ISRAEL-PALESTINE Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured) and U.S. President Donald Trump mark the end of the Israeli-Palestinian peace

The Buzz | Game on! Archdiocese lets girls back on boys’ CYO hoop team

Two girls have been cleared to rejoin a boys’ Catholic youth basketball squad in New Jersey after church officials reversed an earlier decision that the fifth-grade team could

Russia-US | Kremlin denies intelligence contacts with Trump campaign team

The Kremlin spokesman on yesterday denied reports of intercepted phone calls between Russian intelligence officials and members of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The New York Times said that the

G20 meeting | World’s diplomats seeking reassurance from US

Foreign ministers from most of the world’s leading powers are heading to a diplomatic summit of the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging economies in Germany,

This Day in History | 2005 – Kyoto Protocol comes into force

The Kyoto accord, which aims to curb the air pollution blamed for global warming, has come into force seven years after it was agreed.

Offbeat | Cat goes on marathon jaunt from Netherlands to Austria

Six months after her cat ran away, a woman in the Netherlands is looking forward to a reunion — in an Austrian village 950 kilometers away. Austrian

World briefs

INDIA India’s space agency says it successfully launched a record 104 nano satellites into orbit aboard a single rocket. CHINA Authorities awarded U.S. President Donald

The Buzz | Report cites increased Chinese, Russian military activity

An annual report on military power throughout the world cites Chinese and Russian activity as rising threats to Western powers. The International Institute for Strategic Studies report

Pope Francis: Native people have rights over their lands

Pope Francis insisted yesterday that indigenous groups must give prior consent to any economic activity affecting their ancestral lands, a view that conflicts with the Trump administration,

USA | Profile – Flynn, fired once by a president, now resigns to another

Fired by one American commander in chief for insubordination, Michael Flynn has now delivered his resignation to another. President Donald Trump had been weighing the fate

US-Canada | Trudeau talks trade with Trump at White House

A political odd couple, President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resolutely played up their similarities at their first meeting, even as obvious differences

This Day in History | 1971 – D-Day delivers new UK currency

The British Government has launched a new decimal currency across the country. The familiar pound (£), shilling (s) and pence (d) coins are to

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