Venezuela acknowledged Sunday an opposition figure died while in custody, as the Trump administration slammed Caracas as “vile” and the South American country’s army swore in thousands of new soldiers amid mounting US military pressure. Leftist President Nicolas Maduro has called for stepped-up military recruitment after the United States deployed a fleet of warships and […]
Read MoreEight engravings by the French artist Henri Matisse were stolen from a library in Sao Paulo, the Brazilian city’s government said Sunday. News reports said two armed men stole the works from the Mario de Andrade Library and also took five works by the Brazilian painter Candido Portinari.”The pair held up a security guard and […]
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Eight engravings by the French artist Henri Matisse were stolen from a library in Sao Paulo, the Brazilian city’s government said Sunday. News reports said two armed men stole the works from the Mario de Andrade Library and also took five works by the Brazilian painter Candido Portinari.”The pair held up a security guard and […]
Read MoreNigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school last month, a UN source and local media said Sunday, though the fate of the 165 students and staff thought to remain in captivity remains unclear. In late November 315 students and staff were kidnapped from St. Mary’s […]
Read MoreIt is not a teenage dream, it’s Instagram official: pop star Katy Perry has posted a photograph of herself cuddling with Canada’s former prime minister, as secure a confirmation as any that the celebrities are dating. The 41-year-old “California Gurl” slipped the picture, showing the pair cheek to cheek in front of a colorful autumn […]
Read MoreCelebrated British documentary photographer Martin Parr has died at his home in the western English city Bristol, his foundation announced on Sunday. He was 73. Famous for his kitschy colour-saturated images capturing all aspects of life in Britain and beyond, Parr had a sharp eye for mundane oddities, whether it was the rich at play […]
Read MoreCelebrated British documentary photographer Martin Parr has died at his home in the western English city Bristol, his foundation announced on Sunday. He was 73. Famous for his kitschy colour-saturated images capturing all aspects of life in Britain and beyond, Parr had a sharp eye for mundane oddities, whether it was the rich at play […]
Read MoreHorror video-game movie “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” proved jump scares can still rake in the cash with a debut that ruled North American theaters, industry estimates showed Sunday. The second film in Universal’s “Freddy’s” franchise — about animatronic characters at a pizza shop, the tween girl (Piper Rubio) who befriends them, and the murderous […]
Read MoreHong Kong’s legislative election on Sunday drew the second-lowest turnout rate on record, with voters choosing candidates under Beijing’s “patriots only” rules in the aftermath of the city’s deadliest fire in decades. Beijing revamped Hong Kong’s electoral system in 2021 following the city’s huge and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests, and the first contest under those […]
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