May2018
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Algerian woman restaurateur makes living in a man’s world
May 29, 2018Haggling with the fishermen in the seaside village of Bouharoun for the produce she serves in her restaurant, Algerian Karima Daikhi is a woman determined to make her way in a man’s world. When her husband... -
Russian art gallery to review alcohol sales after attack on masterpiece
May 29, 2018One of Russia’s leading art galleries announced on Monday it would try to stop the sale of alcohol on its premises after a man attacked a masterpiece with a metal pole after drinking vodka there. The... -
Hungary to criminalize aiding illegal migration in ‘Stop Soros’ bill
May 29, 2018Individuals or groups who help migrants not entitled to protection to submit requests for asylum or who help illegal migrants to gain status to stay in Hungary will be liable to jail under a new bill... -
Senior North Korea envoy to hold talks in U.S. about summit
May 29, 2018A senior North Korean official is headed to New York for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the latest indication that an on-again-off-again summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader may go... -
Myanmar lawyer says evidence from Reuters reporters’ phones may be ‘tainted’
May 29, 2018Evidence Myanmar police say they obtained from the mobile phones of two Reuters reporters accused of possessing secret documents might be “tainted”, a defense lawyer said on Tuesday, because at least one phone was used after... -
‘Sesame Street’ creators sue backer of raunchy puppet film
May 29, 2018The creators of “Sesame Street” have filed a lawsuit against the distributor of an upcoming raunchy Hollywood film “The Happytime Murders” to halt an advertising tagline that it claims falsely associates itself with the children’s television... -
‘Radicalised’ Belgian convict kills three before being shot dead
May 29, 2018A man killed two policewomen and a bystander in the Belgian city of Liege on Tuesday before being gunned down at a school in what officials say was a terrorist attack by a radicalized “lone wolf”... -
Merkel says political hate speech is ‘playing with fire’
May 29, 2018Far-right politicians in Germany who engage in xenophobic rhetoric are not just testing free-speech limits but are inciting violence, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday. Speaking at a memorial for the 25th anniversary of an arson... -
Brazil’s Temer says no threat of a coup amid truckers’ protest
May 29, 2018Brazilian President Michel Temer said on Tuesday there was no chance that a nationwide truckers’ protest that has paralyzed Latin America’s biggest economy will spark a military coup and topple his government. Temer, speaking to a... -
Fekir helps France to comfortable win over Ireland
May 29, 2018Olivier Giroud and Nabil Fekir were on target as France stepped up their World Cup preparations by beating the Republic of Ireland 2-0 in Paris on Monday evening. Chelsea striker Giroud bundled in the opener at...