The Daily Star >> Live News
UK leader travels to Brussels seeking Brexit breakthrough
British Prime Minister Theresa May is traveling to Brussels in a new attempt to reopen talks with the European Union on…
Showing posts from February 7, 2019
Reuters: World News
EU's Tusk hell comments not brilliant diplomacy: UK PM May's deputy
Britain's Cabinet Office minister David Lidington said European Council President Donald Tusk's comments that B…
Reuters: World News
Five killed in South African coal mine gas explosion: state broadcaster
Five people were killed after a gas explosion in a South African unused coal mine in the eastern province of Mpumalanga…
Reuters: World News
Russia: we would be open to U.S. proposals for new nuclear pact
Russia would be prepared to consider new proposals from the United States to replace a suspended Cold War-era nuclear p…
eBay
JBL XTREME2 Portable Bluetooth Waterproof Speaker - Black
JBL XTREME2 Portable Bluetooth Waterproof Speaker - Black ID: 192817385456 Auction price: $194.99 Bid count: Tim…
NYT
National Australia Bank Chiefs to Resign in Wake of Damaging Report
By JAMIE TARABAY from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2SgXCZB
The Daily Star >> Live News
Joumblatt: Govt policy statement 'could have been broader'
The new government’s draft policy statement could have been broader, Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt…
BBC News - World
George Orwell gets British Council apology 70 years after rejecting essay
The British Council publishes the author's essay on English food, saying it is now making amends. from BBC News -…
The Daily Star >> Live News
Images suggest Iran launched satellite despite US criticism
Iran appears to have attempted a second satellite launch despite U.S. criticism that its space program helps the countr…
Reuters: World News
EU-backed group gathers to discuss 'good faith' plan for Venezuela
European and Latin American leaders will gather on Thursday in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo to discuss a plan to…
BBC News - World
Trump sees total rout of Islamic State group as imminent
The US president says territory held by the group may be freed "100%" as early as next week. from BBC News …
BBC News - World
Lula: Brazil court adds 13 years to ex-president's sentence
The former president receives a further sentence of 12 years and 11 months for corruption. from BBC News - World http…
BBC News - World
Gucci withdraws jumper after 'blackface' backlash
The luxury fashion brand apologised and says it will use the incident as a 'powerful learning moment'. from B…
BBC News - World
Yellow-vest protests: France warns Italy Deputy PM Di Maio
Paris describes as "unacceptable" a meeting between Luigi Di Mao and anti-government protesters. from BBC N…
BBC News - World
Measles outbreak declared in Philippines
Health authorities previously warned that more than two million children have not been vaccinated. from BBC News - Wo…
BBC News - World
US to buy Israeli Iron Dome missile defence system
The US military says it is buying the Iron Dome missile system to "assess and experiment" with. from BBC Ne…
BBC News - World
Dan Mallory: Best-selling author lied about having cancer
Dan Mallory, who wrote The Woman in the Window, admits he falsely told people he had brain cancer. from BBC News - Wo…
BBC News - World
21 Savage: Jay-Z hires lawyer for rapper's deportation fight
The British rapper is being held by US immigration officials over an expired visa. from BBC News - World https://bbc.…
BBC News - World
Istanbul rescuers search rubble for survivors after building collapse
At least two people die and seven are injured when an apartment block collapses in Turkey's main city. from BBC N…
BBC News - World
Neomi Rao: Trump court pick 'regrets' blaming women for date rape
Neomi Rao tried to distance herself from articles she wrote in college blaming feminism for date rape. from BBC News …
BBC News - World
Uganda tourism: 'Curvy women' comments prompt backlash
There has been major backlash against the plan to attract visitors using images of plus-size women. from BBC News - W…
BBC News - World
Life in Caracas: 'Shortages, violence... it's like a war zone'
What do passengers on a bus in Caracas say about life in Venezuela's capital? from BBC News - World https://bbc.i…
BBC News - World
Lunar New Year: Meet 'the last' lion dance costume maker
Henry Ng believes he is one of the last people to make the lion dance costume in Singapore. from BBC News - World htt…
BBC News - World
Baby accidentally left on train in Ohio
A baby ended up riding solo on a train after its father left the carriage to smoke a cigarette. from BBC News - World…
BBC News - World
How books by women changed the world
The feminist publishing company Virago Press was set up by Carmen Callil in the 1970s from BBC News - World https://b…
BBC News - World
The comedian running for president in Ukraine
Polls suggest comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy is a frontrunner in Ukraine's presidential election. from BBC News - W…
BBC News - World
Robot teaches itself to ice-skate
The 3D-printed robot showed off its skating skills at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos. from BBC News - World…
BBC News - World
Black Saturday disaster: An escape, a horse, and 'living the unlived life'
Karen Curnow escaped Australia's deadliest bushfire, and from it forged a life-changing bond. from BBC News - Wor…
BBC News - World
Boy Erased: Why Joel Edgerton wants his film to become 'redundant'
Joel Edgerton hopes gay conversion therapy will be outlawed, rendering Boy Erased irrelevant. from BBC News - World h…
BBC News - World
Football fan vents frustration on TVs
YouTuber and Marseille fan Mohamed Henni tells BBC World Service that he breaks TVs when his football team loses "…
BBC News - World
Black Saturday: The bushfire disaster that shook Australia
Ten years ago, the nation had its worst-ever bushfire disaster - and it has left a profound legacy. from BBC News - W…
BBC News - World
Gilets Jaunes face big decision as Macron fights back
The gilets jaunes protest movement is changing - but could its move to politics actually help Macron? from BBC News -…
BBC News - World
My disabled son: 'Nobleman, philanderer, detective'
Robert and Trude thought their son Mats lived a lonely life, but they discovered this was far from true. from BBC New…
BBC News - World
A protest Pakistan wants to hide from the world
A human rights movement is highlighting abuses by the military and the media isn't covering the story. from BBC N…
BBC News - World
Mexican economic plan aims to cut migration to the US
While Donald Trump wants to build his wall, Mexico's new president wants less of his countrymen and women to want t…
BBC News - World
Disability-themed emojis approved for use
A list of 230 new emojis also includes a blood drop meant to represent menstruation. from BBC News - World https://bb…
NYT
Body Is Recovered From Wreckage of Soccer Star Emiliano Sala’s Plane
By AUSTIN RAMZY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2HZO6FE
NYT
Knicks and Lakers Said to Be Top Destinations for Anthony Davis
By MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2GdD79N
NYT
A Community Newspaper Gets Tough on a Village. The Village Pulls Its Ads.
By COREY KILGANNON from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2DWamML
NYT
Should Schools Teach Mindfulness?
By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2t7TZXb
NYT
Learning With: ‘What Lunar New Year Reveals About the World’s Calendars’
By JEREMY ENGLE from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2WLzWv7
NYT
Word + Quiz: adjudicate
By THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2GevW18
NYT
Fighting Brexit, One Caller and 100,000 YouTube Clicks at a Time
By DAVID SEGAL from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2GxE3p7
NYT
Climate Change, Brexit, Virginia: Your Thursday Briefing
By PENN BULLOCK from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2SzBpFI
NYT
What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Song of Parkland’ and ‘Papillon’
By LAUREN MESSMAN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2GfrUFX
NYT
Las principales noticias del jueves
By Por MARINA FRANCO from NYT Universal https://nyti.ms/2GtLVrF
NYT
Virginia Police Sergeant Suspended After Antifa Ties Him to White Nationalism
By MATT STEVENS and ELISHA BROWN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2MV7zWF
NYT
White House to Unveil a Global Women’s Empowerment Initiative, Led by Ivanka Trump
By KATIE ROGERS and MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Sgbbsr
NYT
Muslim Inmate’s Execution Is Blocked Over Denial of Request for Imam
By JULIA JACOBS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2BnUYqC
NYT
U.S. Opens Inquiry Into Handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Abuse Case
By LIAM STACK from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2TB4aPA
NYT
Theater as Moral Meditation in ‘Catonsville Nine’ and ‘The Courtroom’
By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES from NYT Theater https://nyti.ms/2SsOCQA
NYT
‘The 2019 Oscar Nominated Short Films’ Review: Heartbreak, Abbreviated
By BILGE EBIRI from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2UNv1YV
eBay
JBL Charge 3 Waterproof Portable 6000mAH Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Refurbished
JBL Charge 3 Waterproof Portable 6000mAH Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Refurbished ID: 401701776197 Auction price: $6…
eBay
Xbox One S 1TB Fortnite Bundle + Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Xbox One S 1TB Fortnite Bundle + Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 ID: 123608839573 Auction price: $244.99 Bid count: Ti…
Reuters: World News
Factbox: UK opposition Labour Party sets terms for backing May on Brexit
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has written to Prime Minister Theresa May, offering to suppo…
Reuters: World News
With border blocked, desperate Venezuelans ask how U.S. aid will arrive
Desperate Venezuelans asked on Wednesday how they would gain access to U.S. food and medicine aid due to arrive via the…
Reuters: World News
Venezuela opposition plans to get oil money from U.S. fund
Venezuela's opposition on Wednesday said it would use a U.S.-based fund to receive some of the country's oil in…