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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras braces for yet another vote on additional austerity measures, as European creditors remain at loggerheads with the International Monetary Fund about how much debt relief
EgyptAir Flight 804’s automatic radio messages about smoke in the front portion of the cabin were generated minutes before controllers lost contact with the aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea, French
The referendum, held yesterday on both sides of the border, returned a resounding “yes” vote with 71% of voters from Northern Ireland and 94% of those in the Irish Republic
Police in the nearby Swiss capital of Bern said in a statement the accident happened Friday night at a railway crossing involving a bus registered in neighboring Austria. Police were
A bison calf that tourists loaded into their vehicle at Yellowstone National Park because they were concerned for its welfare could not be reunited with its herd and had to
Rescuers have found more bodies after a volcano erupted in western Indonesia, raising the death toll to six, an official said yesterday. Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province blasted volcanic ash
Rodrigo Duterte kept Filipinos guessing for months last year whether he would run for president. He repeatedly declared that he wouldn’t, then cited different reasons when he finally did. On
A group of tobacco firms have lost a U.K. court bid to prevent the sale of cigarettes in standardized green packaging. Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco and Japan
TAIWAN When Taiwan inaugurates Tsai Ing-wen as the self-ruled island’s first female president today, she’ll confront major challenges including navigating increasingly fractious relations with Beijing and rejuvenating the flagging economy. JAPAN-US
More than 150 climbers scaled Mount Everest as better weather conditions yesterday led to a crowded day atop the world’s highest peak, a Nepal official at the base camp said. A
An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the Greek island of Crete yesterday, Egyptian and Greek officials
The annual custom dates back to medieval times and is unique to this Buckinghamshire market town. Weight is no longer an election issue, but for custom’s sake the new mayor, Councillor
Finland’s Parliament has one. Nokia has one. And now a Burger King restaurant in downtown Helsinki has its own sauna. Hanne-Mari Ahonen, brand manager for Burger King in Finland, this week
CAIRO (AP) — The latest news on EgyptAir Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo, carrying 66 people, which disappeared early today (Thursday). (All times are Egyptian.) 8:30 a.m. Egyptian aviation officials say an EgyptAir flight from Paris
The NBA is opening a basketball-themed entertainment center in China in another effort to connect with fans where it enjoys huge popularity. The league says that NBA China will open the
CHINA Garbage picker Zhao Shunli’s transformation takes place several times a week in a simple bedroom filled with Mao Zedong memorabilia, its concrete walls lined with posters portraying the founder
High winds have delayed dozens of climbers trying to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a mountaineering official said yesterday. The winds have made it difficult for the climbers to make
Sotheby’s said the hammer price, which excludes fees, came in at the low end of the expected pre-auction range of $28 million-$38 million. Including fees, the total price was 30.8
Queen Elizabeth II donned an ermine-trimmed robe and diamond-studded crown yesterday to announce government promises to put Britain at the cutting edge of technology and social progress in the 21st
Hillary Clinton has filed financial documents showing that in 2015 she earned more than USD5 million in royalties from her book “Hard Choices” and about $1.5 million in speaking fees
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