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Wed, 26 May 2021 08:26:19 GMT
Israel president to visit Washington within weeks
Israel's President Reuven Rivlin is to visit Washington within weeks, his office said Wednesday, in the first such trip by a high-ranking Israeli official to meet US President Joe Biden. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken extended the invitation ...

Wed, 26 May 2021 08:10:38 GMT
Louvre museum will be headed by woman for first time in its 228-year history
The French presidency has appointed Laurence des Cars, the current director of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, to head the world’s largest museum as of September 1, the Élysée Palace announced on Wednesday.

Wed, 26 May 2021 08:04:22 GMT
Iran's President Rouhani urges greater 'competition' in election
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday he had asked the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to ensure greater "competition" in June elections after many prominent hopefuls were barred from running. "The heart of elections is competition. ...

Wed, 26 May 2021 07:51:56 GMT
Dutch court to rule on landmark 'People v. Shell' climate case
A Dutch court will give its verdict on Wednesday on a landmark bid by environmental groups to force oil giant Shell to meet greenhouse gas emissions targets in the Paris climate accords. 

Wed, 26 May 2021 07:38:28 GMT
Blinken heads to Egypt on mission to shore up Gaza truce
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Cairo Wednesday as he presses efforts to shore up an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza. The US top diplomat already met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders t...

Wed, 26 May 2021 07:36:23 GMT
Greece approves Dior shoot at key ancient sites
Greece's top archaeological advisory body Wednesday approved use of several key sites including the Acropolis for an upcoming shoot by French fashion house Dior, a culture ministry source said. The photo shoots will be held for material to be prese...

Wed, 26 May 2021 07:30:26 GMT
Vienna's musicians find their voice after months of silence
Classical musicians in Vienna are preparing to return to live performances after long months without audiences which have severely tested their motivation and, for some, even thrown their careers into question. They are dusting off their instrumen...

Wed, 26 May 2021 07:24:21 GMT
The children left behind as Moldova battles depopulation
Although Aura Mutruc was promised toys that other children in her village in Moldova could not have, what she longed for most was her mother. "Mum told me that I had fits every time she left. She told me that she was going to bring me dolls but I d...

Wed, 26 May 2021 06:56:19 GMT
Kinshasa residents still banking on 'God's protection' from Covid
Experts are trying to figure out why Covid seems relatively absent in Kinshasa, the bustling, chaotic and overcrowded capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. But for many inhabitants, the city has been spared either through a miracle or -- in ...

Wed, 26 May 2021 06:34:22 GMT
Swiatek serene as questions linger over French Open rivals
Iga Swiatek heads into the French Open trying to become the first player since Serena Williams at Wimbledon in 2016 to successfully defend a women's Grand Slam singles title, with injuries and poor clay form clouding the hopes of several of her chie...

Wed, 26 May 2021 06:34:20 GMT
Two tigers gunned down in China's latest escaped-cat blunder
Two escaped tigers killed their keeper in China and were shot dead, state media reported, in the latest incident underlining the country's chaotic handling of dangerous animals. Tuesday's incident in central Henan province comes with authorities s...

Wed, 26 May 2021 06:18:20 GMT
Davis scores 34 as Lakers beat Suns to level series, Nets thump Celtics
Anthony Davis and LeBron James delivered down the stretch on Tuesday as the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers bounced back to beat the Phoenix Suns 109-102 and knot their playoff series at one game apiece. Davis had said he blamed himself after scori...

Wed, 26 May 2021 06:00:00 GMT
Assad set to extend grip on power as Syrians head to polls after years of war
Polling stations opened Wednesday across Syria for an election where few doubt that Bashar al-Assad will extend his grip on power for a fourth term, in a war-battered country mired in economic crisis.

Wed, 26 May 2021 04:58:19 GMT
Folau closes in on minor league return in Australia
Israel Folau's bid to end his sporting exile with a small-town Australian rugby league team received a boost Wednesday, but the former Wallabies star was also warned homophobic views were not welcome in the game. The Queensland Rugby League said it...

Wed, 26 May 2021 04:36:37 GMT
Italy hails capture of top mafia boss in Brazil
Italian prosecutors and police on Tuesday cheered the capture in Brazil of a leading mafia boss who has skirted justice in Italy for nearly 30 years. Rocco Morabito, number two on the Italian interior ministry's most dangerous fugitives list, was a...



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