The Buzz | Marx’s German birthplace accepts statue from China

The German city of Trier has decided to accept a statue of Karl Marx from China, marking the 200th anniversary of the father of communism’s birth. The city

Rajoy’s neglect of Spanish working poor risks backlash

Spain, often cited as Europe’s bailout poster child, still has a lot to do to fix its economy, according to the Organization for Economy Co-operation and Development. 

Merkel and Trump | Opposing styles with common interests

German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Washington today ahead of her first meeting with President Donald Trump. The encounter between the trained physicist and veteran politician, renowned

Middle East | UNICEF says 2016 was worst year yet for Syria’s children

In Syria, last year was the worst yet for the country’s rising generation, with at least 652 children killed in 2016, the United Nations’ child relief agency

This Day in History | 1958 – ‘Bonny’ Prince Albert of Monaco born

A celebratory 101-gun salute has been fired in Monaco after Princess Grace - formerly film star Grace Kelly - gave birth to a son.

Offbeat | Barn yarn: Retirees knitting sweaters for chilly chickens

Sweaters for chickens? It sounds like a joke, but a plucky group of retirees in suburban Boston has hatched a plan to keep poultry warm during the

World briefs

TURKEY-EU Tensions between Turkey and Western Europe simmered yesterday, with Turkey’s foreign ministry formally protesting the treatment of a Turkish minister who was escorted out of the

The Buzz | Obama books to be published worldwide, from Ireland to India

The publishing of the upcoming books by Barack and Michelle Obama will be a global event. Penguin Random House announced yesterday that it has lined up publishers

Brexit | Scotland’s leader Sturgeon seeks new independence referendum

Scotland’s leader will seek authority to hold a new independence referendum in the next two years because Britain is dragging Scotland out of the European Union against

Now-fired Preet Bharara proud of ‘absolute independence’

A defiant Manhattan federal prosecutor, in announcing his firing after he refused to resign, says “absolute independence” was his touchstone for over seven years as he battled

Anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker fans flames from security bubble 

With his flamboyant shock of blonde-dyed hair and fiery anti-Islam rhetoric, Dutch politician Geert Wilders comes across a man who doesn’t mind the limelight. Yet for the

Netherlands| PM Rutte seeks to de-escalate tensions with Turkey

After an unprecedented diplomatic fight between the Netherlands and Turkey, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said yesterday he would seek to control the damage caused by the

This Day in History | 1996 Massacre in Dunblane school gym

A lone gunman has gone on a shooting spree at a school in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 16 children and their teacher. The killer sprayed

World briefs

SOUTH KOREA President Park Geun-hye departure from the presidential palace came a day after tens of thousands of opponents and supporters divided the streets of downtown Seoul with

Property | Toronto may be next with foreign homebuyers tax

Toronto may be next on the list of global cities with a tax on home purchases by foreigners as government officials search for ways to cool

Despite poaching, South Africa plans for rhino horn trade

South Africa’s government is moving ahead with plans to allow a domestic trade and limited export of rhino horns, alarming many international conservationists who believe rhinos

Feature | Escape from Venezuela: Passports vanish when they’re needed most

Joel Bustamante was fed up with the soaring cost of living and the shootouts and petty crime in his working-class Caracas neighborhood. He was ready, he

USA | Hawaii becomes first state to sue over new travel ban

Hawaii has become the first state to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, saying the order will harm its Muslim population, tourism and foreign

USA | Tim Kaine’s son arrested protesting against pro-Trump rally

The youngest son of U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, who was Hillary Clinton’s running mate last year, was one of six people arrested while protesting against a rally

Iraq | Twin suicide bombing kills 26 at wedding north of Baghdad

A twin suicide bombing struck a village wedding north of Baghdad as the wedding party gathered in the evening hours, killing at least 26 people and wounding dozens,

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