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1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
July 22, 2019
1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
Planes and helicopters joined nearly 2,000 firefighters in central Portugal Sunday to battle huge wildfires in a mountainous region where…
Trump says minority congresswomen should ‘apologize to America’
July 22, 2019
Trump says minority congresswomen should ‘apologize to America’
US President Donald Trump renewed attacks Sunday on four Democratic congresswomen he launched xenophobic tweets against last week, demanding they…
Final hours of voting in race to become British PM
July 22, 2019
Final hours of voting in race to become British PM
The voting closes Monday in the contest to become Britain’s next prime minister, with Boris Johnson expected to be confirmed…
India counts down to new bid to launch Moon mission
July 22, 2019
India counts down to new bid to launch Moon mission
Thousands gathered to witness India’s second attempt to send a landmark spacecraft to the Moon on Monday, a week after…
Anger soars over vicious mob attack on Hong Kong protesters
July 22, 2019
Anger soars over vicious mob attack on Hong Kong protesters
Anger soared in Hong Kong on Monday over a vicious assault on pro-democracy protesters by suspected triad gangsters that left…
Renowned Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller dies at 90
July 21, 2019
Renowned Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller dies at 90
Renowned Hungarian philosopher Agnes Heller, who taught political theory for 25 years in New York, has died at the age…
Hundreds of firefighters combat Portugal wildfires
July 21, 2019
Hundreds of firefighters combat Portugal wildfires
Portuguese authorities have used helicopters and planes to fight three blazes that were sparked Saturday in the country’s central region. Over…
Bosnia buries 86 victims of 1992 massacre
July 21, 2019
Bosnia buries 86 victims of 1992 massacre
Thousands of people gathered in the Bosnian village of Hambarine on Saturday for the mass funeral of 86 Bosniak Muslims…
Protesters against German neo-Nazi rally gather in Kassel
July 21, 2019
Protesters against German neo-Nazi rally gather in Kassel
Some 8,000 people took to the streets of Kassel to protest against a neo-Nazi rally in the western German city.…
Buried treasure poses Holocaust puzzle for Hungary museum
July 21, 2019
Buried treasure poses Holocaust puzzle for Hungary museum
A vast and “unique” trove of antique and Roman-era coins, unearthed in what was one of Hungary’s wartime Jewish ghettos,…