Da Vinci ‘claw hand’ may have impaired later art: study
Art news
May 5, 2019
Da Vinci ‘claw hand’ may have impaired later art: study
Leonardo da Vinci may have suffered traumatic nerve damage that left him with a “claw hand”, impairing his ability to…
Pope asks Bulgarians to ‘open hearts’ to migrants
World
May 5, 2019
Pope asks Bulgarians to ‘open hearts’ to migrants
Pope Francis urged Bulgarians to open their hearts and doors to refugees as he began a visit to the European…
Maduro rallies military as Venezuela opposition appeals to troops
World
May 5, 2019
Maduro rallies military as Venezuela opposition appeals to troops
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged his troops Saturday to be “ready” for potential US military action, as a limited number…
N. Korea tested rocket launchers and ‘tactical guided weapons’
World
May 5, 2019
N. Korea tested rocket launchers and ‘tactical guided weapons’
North Korea’s state media said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un had overseen a rocket and tactical guided weapons test,…
Smart tech the new tool for African farmers
Technology
May 4, 2019
Smart tech the new tool for African farmers
How do you manage the trick of feeding school children better and at a lower cost? How do you count…
Pressure on for Brexit compromise after polls debacle
World
May 4, 2019
Pressure on for Brexit compromise after polls debacle
Britain’s two biggest parties said there was renewed impetus Saturday to find a compromise on Brexit after taking a battering…
Boeing plane skids into Florida river in crash-landing, no fatalities
World
May 4, 2019
Boeing plane skids into Florida river in crash-landing, no fatalities
A Boeing 737 skidded off a runway into a river after crash-landing during a lightning storm in Florida on Friday,…
King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned Rama X of Thailand
World
May 4, 2019
King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned Rama X of Thailand
King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand, was crowned Saturday in a dazzling show of pageantry, laced with Hindu and…
Afghanistan loya jirga demands ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire
Middle East
May 4, 2019
Afghanistan loya jirga demands ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire
A historic “loya jirga” peace summit in Kabul ended Friday with delegates from across Afghanistan demanding an immediate and permanent…
North Korea fires short-range ‘projectiles’ into sea: Seoul
World
May 4, 2019
North Korea fires short-range ‘projectiles’ into sea: Seoul
North Korea launched unidentified projectiles into the sea Saturday, the South Korean military said, in what could be Pyongyang’s first…