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Trump blames ‘terrible vandals’ for Washington pool renovation woes
WASHINGTON, June 21 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday “terrible vandals” had sabotaged his renovation project of the Reflecting Pool in Washington, which will have to be revamped again, […]
No cheating: Tight security as India holds exam retest after leak scandal
NEW DELHI, June 21 — India’s 2.2 million aspiring medical students sit a re-examination under tight security today, after the last test was scrapped following a paper leak that triggered […]
How much? Britain’s King Charles to reveal personal tax bill
LONDON, June 21 — King Charles III will reveal his personal tax bill in a bid to improve transparency, Buckingham Palace told UK media yesterday, as royal finances come under […]
Trump-backed hardliner faces leftist in high-stakes Colombia vote
BOGOTÁ, June 21 — Colombians pick a new president today, a choice between a hard-right White House-backed lawyer and a leftist senator that will decide the fate of the country’s […]
US and Iran set for new talks after delay and deadly strikes
GENEVA, June 21 — A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off today, with Iranian negotiators arriving in the Swiss host city hours ahead […]
Indigenous icon Raoni undergoes surgery, fervent defender of Amazon rainforest
SAO PAULO, June 21 — Brazilian Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, a celebrated defender of the Amazon rainforest, underwent surgery Saturday for an intestinal obstruction and was recovering in intensive care, […]
Los Angeles under state of emergency due to warehouse fire (VIDEO)
LOS ANGELES, June 21 — Los Angeles was under a state of emergency yesterday as fire crews fought a days-long battle against a stubborn warehouse blaze that has filled the […]
Portugal’s unofficial exorcism fever worries Church
FÀTIMA (Portugal), June 21 — A woman closes her eyes as a young man dressed as a priest places both hands on her forehead. Moments later, she falls to the […]
Breturn or Bre-entry: Would the EU take Britain back?
BRUSSELS, June 20 — Is it Brejoin, Breturn — or perhaps Bre-entry? A decade after the Brexit referendum, the UK is experiencing a form of “divorce regret” with surveys showing […]
One dead after freight trains collide in Munich
MUNICH, June 20 — One person has died after two cargo trains collided on a bridge in Munich in the early hours today, causing two of the carriages to derail […]