For years, the name of metro station Mohrenstrasse (Moors Street) left Berliners feeling uncomfortable. The use of an out-of-date term for North Africans was seen as racist or pejorative. But when the transport authority said it would be renamed after…
Read MoreBody of child found in Eagle River last week is identified
The body of a child found last week in the Eagle River has been identified as that of 3-year-old Sebastian Rodriguez Castro. His cause of death is drowning and the manner has been ruled accidental by the Eagle County Coroner’s…
Read MoreUniversity of California names first black president
The University of California (UC) has named a black president for the first time in the public institution’s 150-year history. Michael Drake, 69, will lead one of the largest public university systems in the US beginning next month. He takes…
Read MoreRemains of massacred student teacher identified in Mexico
Bone fragments found at a site called ‘Butchers Ravine’ near the dump where the bodies 43 students were burned. Mexican authorities said on Tuesday that they have identified the remains of a second of the 43 students who disappeared in…
Read MoreStrike ballot for Isle of Man teachers in pay row
Teachers on the Isle of Man are to be balloted on whether to take strike action as their pay row continues. Members of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) will be asked to vote between 21…
Read MoreCoronavirus: ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’, Boris Johnson warns ahead of lockdown easing
The UK is “not out of the woods yet” and people must be cautious when visiting bars and restaurants this weekend, the prime minister will warn. At a press conference in Downing Street on Friday, Boris Johnson will urge people…
Read MoreEpstein friend accused of recruiting girls for sex arrested – The Denver Post
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested Thursday on charges she helped recruit three girls — one as young as 14 — to have sex with financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sexually assaulting dozens of girls and women over…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Second wave of UK infections ‘quite a possibility’, says deputy chief medical officer
A second wave of coronavirus infections in the UK is “quite a possibility”, according to England’s deputy chief medical officer. Dr Jenny Harries said the reimposition of lockdown measures in Leicester, following a local spike in the number of COVID-19…
Read MoreDetails of China's national security law for Hong Kong unveiled
Beijing says legislation is necessary after last year’s protests; critics say sweeping law erodes Hong Kong’s freedom. A controversial national security law imposed by China on Hong Kong has come into force, punishing crimes of secession, sedition and collusion with…
Read MoreTaiwan warns citizens of Hong Kong risk after China law passed
President Tsai Ing-wen says she is ‘very disappointed’ with law, as island unveils measures to help Hong Kong arrivals. Taiwan has warned its citizens they could be at risk if they visited Hong Kong and President Tsai Ing-wen expressed disappointment…
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