Migrant separation documentary hits Venice, shines light on Trump policy
VENICE – Oscar-winning documentary maker Errol Morris premiered his latest work at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, picking apart one of former President Donald Trump’s most contested policies –…
Polish opposition loses funding over misuse of state cash
WARSAW – Poland’s largest opposition party, the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS), will lose millions in state funding after the electoral commission said on Thursday that it misused public money…
Sudan’s rains spread wartime suffering across the country
TOKAR, Sudan – Since floods swept away their home in eastern Sudan, Ahmed Hadab and his family have survived by drinking water mixed in with milk from his last surviving…
Weeks of flooding kill at least 179 in Nigeria, agency says
ABUJA – At least 179 people have died and tens of thousands been displaced in weeks of flooding in Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency said on Thursday. Read More
Brazilian family left homeless by floods finds refuge under road bridge
PORTO ALEGRE – Four months after devastating flooding wrecked their house in southern Brazil, Milton do Nascimento and his family still have no permanent home and are sleeping rough under…
Abba tells Trump to stop using the group’s music at campaign rallies
Abba said no permission or licence had been granted to the Trump campaign. Read More
Poland seeks to strip immunity from ex-PM’s top aide
WARSAW – Poland’s Prosecutor General has asked the President of the European Parliament to consent to prosecuting Michal Dworczyk, a European Union lawmaker and right-hand man of former Prime Minister…
1MDB hails ‘major victory’ in $2.34 billion fraud case after Swiss court convictions
The 1MDB board also said that both Obaid and Mahony are set to face additional civil and criminal charges in Malaysia. Read More
Jagalchi Market Busan – Things You Should Know Before Visiting Korea’s Largest Seafood Market
Just as Japan has the Tsukiji FIsh Market, South Korea’s best known fresh seafood market has got to be the Jagalchi Market. Located on the edge of Nampo Port in…
Mediators meet in Cairo in effort to resolve gaps on Gaza truce proposal
CAIRO – U.S. and Israeli delegations started a new round of meetings in Cairo on Thursday aimed at resolving differences over a truce proposal to end more than 10 months…