Category Archives: World

Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown
LONDON - So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. With little fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to th...
Feb 02, 2020

'Minari,' 'Boys State' win top honours at Sundance
NEW YORK - The Korean-American family drama "Minari," Lee Isaac Chung's tender autobiographical tale about his upbringing in rural Arkansas, won two top honours at the Sundance Film Festival. Awards f...
Feb 02, 2020

Trump curbs immigrants from 6 nations in election-year push
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration announced Friday that it was restricting immigrants from six additional countries that officials said failed to meet minimum security standards, as part of an ele...
Feb 02, 2020

'Joker' leads British Academy Awards race amid controversy
LONDON - The superhero villain saga "Joker" led the race for Sunday's British Academy Film Awards, a glitzy event that has been overshadowed by criticism of the nominees' lack of diversity. Hours befo...
Feb 02, 2020

Police: 2 injured, suspect killed in London terror stabbings
London police officers shot and killed a suspect after at least two people were stabbed Sunday in what authorities are investigating as a terror attack. The attack in the Streatham neighbourhood of so...
Feb 02, 2020

Trump acquittal now likely Wednesday; Senate nixes witnesses
WASHINGTON - The Senate narrowly rejected Democratic demands to summon witnesses for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring Trump's acquittal in just the third trial ...
Feb 02, 2020

Charities steered $65M to Trump lawyer Sekulow and family
WASHINGTON - Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump's lead attorneys during the impeachment trial, is being paid for his legal work through a rented $80-a-month mailbox a block away from the White...
Feb 02, 2020

China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
BEIJING - Carrying permits demanding "fast passage," truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to Wuhan, the locked-down city of 11 million people at the centre of a v...
Feb 02, 2020

Delta, American and United suspend flights between US, China
NEW YORK - Delta, American and United said Friday they will suspend all flights between the U.S. and mainland China, following the lead of several major international carriers that have stopped flying...
Feb 02, 2020

Tulane acquires archive of Vampire author Anne Rice
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane University has acquired the complete archives of bestselling author Anne Rice, who was born and raised in New Orleans and whose books, including "Interview with a Vampire," often ...
Feb 02, 2020