The Rio Olympics are less than 59 days away. More than 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries will be competing and a further 500,000 visitors from all over the world will descend […]
Tsai Ing-wen becomes Taiwan’s first female president
Tsai Ing-wen has been sworn in as the new president of Taiwan, becoming the country’s first female leader. In her inaugural address she called for “positive dialogue” with China, which was not […]
Eagles of Death Metal speak out ahead of their Paris concert
The lead singer of Eagles of Death Metal, the rock band who were playing at Paris’ Bataclan concert venue the night of the November 13 terror attacks, has been speaking about what […]
Refugees give flowers to women at Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Respect.
Dutch prosecutors to review MH-17 claims
Investigators may be a step closer to identifying who shot down Malaysian airlines flight MH-17 over Ukraine in 2014. Material gathered by a renowned group of research journalists in Britain has delivered […]
“Welcome to your new home:” Justin Trudeau greets Syrian refugees arriving in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne greet Syrian refugees upon their arrival in Toronto. Trudeau and Wynne shared a touching moment with the family’s young daughter as they presented […]
Bataclan massacre survivor: ‘I’m surprised I’m still alive’
A series of apparently coordinated attacks have rocked central Paris. About 100 people were taken hostage in the Bataclan theater, while dozens were shot dead. One of the lucky survivors shares his […]
Spiderman climbs Paris skyscraper
53 year old urban climber Alain Robert, who is better known as the ‘French Spiderman’, made it to the top of a skyscraper in Paris on Tuesday.
VW Failed to Report One Death, Three Injuries
Nov. 2 — Volkswagen AG failed to report at least one death and three injuries involving its vehicles to a U.S. regulator’s database designed to save lives by spotting possible defects. Bloomberg’s […]
Cleaning Up After America’s Nuclear-Weapons Program
The state of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory reveals a contradiction in the Department of Energy’s efforts to clean up America’s 70-year-old nuclear-weapons program: contaminated, decommissioned buildings are being maintained because of […]