Alicia Alonso, Cuba’s ballet legend, dies at age 98
Legendary Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso, who achieved global acclaim in the 1940s and went on to run the internationally renowned National Ballet of Cuba for...
Juul halts all U.S. sales of many flavored nicotine liquids
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc said on Thursday it will completely halt U.S. sales of all flavors except tobacco, mint and menthol, as the company...
Ex-Nazi guard accused of 5,230 murders appears in German court
A 93-year-old former concentration camp guard arrived in court in a wheelchair on Thursday, in what could be one of Germany’s last trials of Nazi...
U.S. jury begins deliberating in drug trial of Honduran president’s brother
Jurors on Thursday began deliberating in the U.S. drug trafficking case of Honduran politician Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernandez, brother of the Central American country’s current...
BHP’s London AGM rejects call to quit ‘pro-coal’ associations
BHP shareholders are poised to reject a motion urging the world’s biggest listed miner to suspend membership of some industry bodies judged to be at...
Trump will host G7 summit next year at one of his own properties: White House official
U.S. President Donald Trump will be hosting next year’s Group of Seven economic summit of developed world leaders at one of his own properties, the...
EU’s Tusk says ‘very close to final stretch’ on Brexit
European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday that the EU and Britain were “very close to the final stretch” of Brexit, with approval by...
Johnson secures EU approval for ‘no delay’ Brexit deal
European Union leaders gave their unanimous backing to a Brexit deal with Britain on Thursday, putting the onus on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to secure...
Meet the blogger with a recipe for promoting Senegalese food
Ibrahima Ndoye has won a large online following with his videos and pictures of Senegalese cuisine, in a country where food blogging is still a...
Malaysia working to clear hundreds of plastic waste shipments at ports: officials
Malaysia is negotiating with countries sending their plastic waste to the Southeast Asian nation to take back the trash and is waiving storage fees to...