Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people. The 6.0-magnitude earthquake, followed by at least five aftershocks, hit remote areas in mountainous provinces near the border with Pakistan around midnight Sunday. The head of the Kunar Provincial Disaster Management […]
Read MoreVietnam held its largest-ever public celebrations on Tuesday to mark 80 years since the declaration of independence, with legions of lock-stepped patriots marching under fluttering flags. Around 40,000 troops and civilians began parading in the capital Hanoi after dawn, feting the date when communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh declared a “Democratic Republic of Vietnam” free […]
Read MoreEine knappe Mehrheit der Jugendlichen in Deutschland befürwortet einer Umfrage zufolge einen allgemeinen Pflichtdienst. 53 Prozent der teilnehmenden Zwölf- bis 18-Jährigen sprachen sich für einen frei wählbaren Pflichtdienst nach Schule oder Ausbildung aus, wie aus der am Dienstag in Gütersloh veröffentlichten Umfrage des Liz-Mohn-Stiftung hervorgeht. 49 Prozent sind jedoch der Ansicht, dass dieser Dienst nicht zwingend […]
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Das Oberste Gericht in Brasilien beginnt am Dienstag mit seinen Beratungen über ein Urteil im Putschprozess gegen den brasilianischen Ex-Präsidenten Jair Bolsonaro. In fünf Prozesstagen bis zum 12. September wollen die fünf Richter entscheiden, ob Bolsonaro mit einem Putsch das Ergebnis der Wahl 2022 kippen wollte, die er gegen den linksgerichteten heutigen Präsidenten Luiz Inácio […]
Read MoreAn Australian state has banned plastic fish-shaped soy sauce containers, reeling in a sushi lovers’ favourite that is washing up in drains and beaches. South Australia is the first state in the country to cast a net over the pervasive piscine plastic, known as shoyu-tai. Invented in Japan in the 1950s, they have become a […]
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At least 20 people were missing after violent protests sparked in Indonesia by lavish perks for lawmakers that have come to include anger against police, a rights group said Tuesday. At least six people have been killed since protests rocked Southeast Asia’s biggest economy last week, intensified by footage spreading of the killing of a […]
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was on his way to Beijing on Tuesday, having crossed the border into China where he will attend a massive military parade alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. The huge spectacle Wednesday at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square will mark 80 years since the end of World War […]
Read MoreWith “The Odyssey” and a new “Spider-Man” film, next summer looks set to be the summer of Tom Holland — and the famously boyish and ebullient star can hardly contain his excitement. First up will be Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation of “The Odyssey,” out mid-July. Holland plays Telemachus, the son of the saga’s hero Odysseus and […]
Read MoreThe Toronto International Film Festival kicks off Thursday, with Hollywood stars Russell Crowe, Sydney Sweeney and Daniel Craig bringing hotly anticipated world premieres to the 50th edition of North America’s biggest movie event. Though lacking the historic glamour of Cannes or Venice, TIFF dwarfs rival festivals for sheer scale and is a key launchpad for […]
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