Cuddle curtain reunites separated Brazilians
Dirce Villas Boas, a 93-year-old resident of a nursing home in western Sao Paulo, had gone 70 days without seeing her daughter until Saturday when...
Somalia’s new solar farm tackles diesel’s chokehold
A new solar farm on the outskirts of Mogadishu should, according to its owners, quadruple power generation for the Somali capital whilst also cutting costs....
Snow hits Poland’s Tatra mountains as summer starts
Poland’s Tatra mountains witnessed heavy snowfall in recent days, rare at this time of the year, delivering knee-high snowdrifts and a first-degree avalanche alert announced...
No major conditions on Renault’s state-backed loan, chairman says
France has not attached any major conditions to a 5 billion euro ($5.6 billion) state-backed loan for Renault, the carmaker’s chairman said on Tuesday, although...
Tensions rise in U.S. cities after police shot; Trump pushes crackdown
President Donald Trump on Tuesday taunted state governors for not embracing his proposal to send in the U.S. military to quell unrest, hours after five...
Canadians watching U.S. in ‘horror and consternation’, says PM Trudeau
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, when asked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s possibly calling in the military to quell protests, paused for more than 20...
U.S. House speaker Pelosi: legislation soon addressing racial profiling
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that decisions would be made “in just a short period of time” on legislation to...
Russia invites U.S. defense secretary to Red Square military parade
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, in a phone call with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, invited him to a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square...
Polish parliament passes presidential election bill, date still to be fixed
Poland’s parliament approved on Tuesday legislation allowing a delayed presidential election to go ahead using a mixture of postal and traditional voting, though the speaker...
Rams’ Donald favored to win NFL Def. Player of Year award
Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald is favored to capture his third NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2020, according to a pair...