UN warns of worsening hunger crisis in Yemen
Middle East

UN warns of worsening hunger crisis in Yemen

Some 12 million Yemenis could soon be on the brink of famine if the security and economic situation in the…
Nearly half the world lives on less than $5.50 a day: World Bank
Economy

Nearly half the world lives on less than $5.50 a day: World Bank

Despite progress in reducing extreme poverty, nearly half the world’s population lives on less than $5.50 a day, with a…
German police not ruling out ‘terror’ motive in hostage drama
World

German police not ruling out ‘terror’ motive in hostage drama

  A man who hurled a burning molotov cocktail then took a woman hostage at a major German railway station…
Trump hangs painting of self at bar with Republican presidents
Art news

Trump hangs painting of self at bar with Republican presidents

  It could be any Republican president’s fantasy: hanging out at a bar with fellow conservative American leaders of years,…
Bulgaria urged to save communist-era architectural ‘masterpiece’
World

Bulgaria urged to save communist-era architectural ‘masterpiece’

Perched like a vast flying saucer on a central Bulgarian mountainside, Buzludzha is a brutalist concrete monument that was built…
Hawking’s final book offers brief answers to big questions
Science

Hawking’s final book offers brief answers to big questions

Stephen Hawking’s final work, which tackles issues from the existence of God to the potential for time travel, was launched…
The female car mechanic driving change in patriarchal Pakistan
Middle East

The female car mechanic driving change in patriarchal Pakistan

Since picking up a wrench as one of the first female car mechanics in conservative Pakistan, Uzma Nawaz has faced…
Microsoft co-founder, investor, philanthropist Allen dead at 65
Business

Microsoft co-founder, investor, philanthropist Allen dead at 65

Paul Allen, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s and later went on to become an investor, philanthropist…
Sears, the once-mighty US retailer, files for bankruptcy
World

Sears, the once-mighty US retailer, files for bankruptcy

  Sears, an anchor of retail life for generations of Americans, filed for bankruptcy on Monday and said it was…
Bolt offered contract with Malta football club
Culture

Bolt offered contract with Malta football club

  Sprint king Usain Bolt could be making his way to Europe after being offered a two-year professional football contract…
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