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Book Celebrates Defunct Newspaper On Anniversary Of Demise
The Vindicator in Youngstown, a 150yearold paper that shut down last year because of financial struggles, is being celebrated in a new book on the anniversary of its final edition.
Students In Inner Mongolia Protest Chinese Language Policy
Ethnic Mongolians, including students and parents, in Chinas Inner Mongolia region are demonstrating their anger in rare public protests against a new bilingual education policy that they say is endangering the Mongolian language.
Singapore PM Warns Against Turn Inwards As Anxiety Over Foreigners Grows
Singapore must remain open to overseas talent even as it tightens immigration curbs to preserve local jobs, its prime minister said on Wednesday, warning a turn inwards would be a blow for the global business hub facing a record recession.
Israeli Flight Attendant Says 'shalom' To UAE, Bye To Airline
Hedva Opatovsky's first flight to the United Arab Emirates was her last for El Al, the Israeli flag carrier whose routes she has plied through almost a halfcentury of wars and peacemaking.
The Latest: India's Daily Surges Making It World's Epicenter
India registered 78,357 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, raising its total over 3.7 million as the government eases pandemic restrictions nationwide to help the battered economy.
U.S. Senator Markey Defeats Kennedy In Massachusetts Senate Democratic Primary
U.S. Senator Ed Markey on Tuesday defeated Representative Joe Kennedy III in the Massachusetts Democratic primary and is positioned to win another sixyear term in the general election on Nov. 3 that would give him a platform for his progressive agenda.
Factbox: The Charlie Hebdo Attackers And Their Alleged Accomplices
Fourteen suspected accomplices of the French Islamist militants behind the 2015 attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish supermarket in Paris go on trial on Wednesday.
U.S. CDC Issues Sweeping Halt On Residential Evictions To Combat Virus
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a sweeping nationwide order temporarily halting millions of U.S. renters from being evicted, in a bid to reduce the spread of COVID19.
Austria To File Charges Against Turkish Spy - Interior Minister
Austria will file charges against a person who has confessed to spying for Turkey's secret service, and authorities are investigating more suspected espionage activities, its interior minister said, warning Turkey this would not be tolerated.
US Seeks To Collect More Personal Information Of Noncitizens
The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to expand the collection of personal biometric information as part of its immigration enforcement.
Defying Local Officials, Trump Arrives In Kenosha Amid Protests And Racial Unrest
Defying requests to stay away, President Donald Trump arrived in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday to highlight his "law and order" reelection campaign theme in a city upended by protests after the shooting of a Black man by a white police officer.
Chicago Police Fatally Shoot 1 After Gunfire Hits Squad Car
Chicago police officers shot and fatally wounded a male suspect after their squad car was struck overnight by gunfire, police said Tuesday.
Third Virus Vaccine Reaches Major Hurdle: Final US Testing
A handful of the dozens of experimental COVID-19 vaccines in human testing have reached the last and biggest hurdle looking for the needed proof that they really work.
German Parliament Set To Hold Inquiry On Wirecard Scandal
German opposition parties plan to trigger a parliamentary inquiry into the downfall of bankrupt payment company Wirecard, a development that could be uncomfortable for the government ahead of an election next year.
Special Report: Pentagon's Latest Salvo Against China's Growing Might - Cold War Bombers
On July 21, two U.S Air Force B1B bombers took off from Guam and headed west over the Pacific Ocean to the hotly contested South China Sea. The sleek jets made a lowlevel pass over the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and its escorting fleet, which was...
Pope: Use Pandemic To Give The Environment A Vital "rest"
The COVID19 pandemic has shown how the Earth can recover if we allow it to rest and must spur people to adopt simpler lifestyles to help a planet groaning, under the constant demand for economic growth, Pope Francis said Tuesday.