Thursday, 31 October 2024

Ricky Martin, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Rita Moreno: Puerto Ricans Are Voting


By Ricky Martin, Rita Moreno and Lin-Manuel Miranda from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/DHKcANW

Spain mourns as death toll passes 150 in catastrophic floods

At least 158 people have died in Spain's worst flooding disaster in decades as rescuers race to find victims.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/9w6hFKj

Wednesday, 30 October 2024

Something for Everyone at The Art Show


By Will Heinrich from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/bEqXPV4

China declares success as its youngest astronauts reach space

The BBC’s Laura Bicker sees the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft take off in a record year of space exploration.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/HgYO81Z

Tuesday, 29 October 2024

What is Unrwa and why has Israel banned it?

The agency provides aid for Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere, and has long been criticised by Israel.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/mRoNOT2

Monday, 28 October 2024

Investigators Suspect Arson in Fires at 2 Ballot Drop Boxes in the Pacific Northwest


By Mike Baker from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/0XdxZlN

Iran executes German-Iranian dissident

The German-Iranian had denied leading a group that bombed a mosque in 2008, killing 14 people.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/9aznJ2s

Attack on Chad military base kills at least 40 soldiers

No suspects have been named but the president has ordered a counter-mission to root out the culprits.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/BXlVgN1

Sunday, 27 October 2024

Michelle Obama’s Plain Words in a Plain Suit


By Vanessa Friedman from NYT Style https://ift.tt/HAXYxlK

Georgia PM rejects vote-rigging claims as president calls mass rally

Irakli Kobakhidze says the ruling party won the vote by a landslide, but the president says it was a fraud.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/kCbWcqg

Friday, 25 October 2024

Menendez brothers should be freed on parole, says top prosecutor

Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted of killing their parents in a case that gained worldwide attention.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/AOGeYRL

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

What Do You Give Someone Who Just Got Engaged?


By Mackenzie Oster from NYT T Magazine https://ift.tt/7OTUHez

Liberation theology icon and champion of the poor Gutiérrez dies

Gustavo Gutiérrez founded liberation theology, both revered and reviled in the Catholic Church.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/1QR2pGe

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

Monday, 21 October 2024

Sunday, 20 October 2024

Polio cases surge in Pakistan

Prior to the latest surge in infections, Pakistan was on the verge of eradicating the disease.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/zDBAcqV

Saturday, 19 October 2024

Mozambique opposition lawyer shot dead

Lawyer Elvino Dias and opposition party official Paulo Guambe were gunned down in broad daylight.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/VGEA2ho

La tormenta tropical Nadine llega a Belice


By Judson Jones and Isabella Kwai from NYT En español https://ift.tt/p1zwbcF

Friday, 18 October 2024

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

How Pervasive Are Microplastics? Dolphins Are Exhaling Them.


By Hiroko Tabuchi from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/TK8pRsh

Niger drops French place names to honour local heroes

Avenue Charles de Gaulle in Niamey is now Avenue Djibo Bakary after the city's first post-independence mayor.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/IYVxPwC

Monday, 14 October 2024

Sunday, 13 October 2024

Fisher-Price Recalls 2 Million ‘Snuga Swings’ After Five Infant Deaths


By Amanda Holpuch from NYT Business https://ift.tt/yqshBA0

Family rushed to hospital after eating toxic mushrooms

The local fire department said the family became sick after eating wild mushrooms that one of them "found in the woods".

from BBC News https://ift.tt/phm91E2

Saturday, 12 October 2024

Thursday, 10 October 2024

Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Patrick Summers, Veteran Opera Conductor, to Step Down in Houston


By Javier C. Hernández from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/fNXjhSD

Hospitals move patients as Israeli tanks encircle Jabalia camp

The Israeli military is carrying out its third ground offensive in the area since the Gaza war began.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/pvbqeEY

Las Vegas casino imploded to make way for stadium

The Tropicana opened in 1957 and in its heyday was visited by Frank Sinatra and the so-called Rat Pack.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/dBKwrJz

Monday, 7 October 2024

Sunday, 6 October 2024

Review: Philharmonic Returns to Classics, at Its Own Expense


By Zachary Woolfe from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/yW1nXHG

Bowen: Year of killing and broken assumptions has taken Middle East to edge of deeper, wider war

Twelve months on from the 7 October attacks which led to Israel's war in Gaza, our international editor says the region is on the edge of something even worse.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/7VaNsYw

'I felt like my heart was going to explode': Beirut reels from heaviest night of strikes

A doctor tells the BBC of the moment she found out her clinic was next to an Israeli target building.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/YqxfTQd

Saturday, 5 October 2024

Tracking Tropical Storm Milton


By William B. Davis, Madison Dong, Judson Jones, John Keefe and Bea Malsky from NYT Weather https://ift.tt/9aAftpo

Tennis star and style icon Lea Pericoli dies

The formidable Italian player made it to Wimbledon three times, turning heads with every outfit.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/FgJVR0p

Friday, 4 October 2024

10 Unforgettable Kris Kristofferson Covers


By Lindsay Zoladz from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/wbZGHRm

Paul Pogba doping ban reduced to 18 months after appeal

Paul Pogba's four-year ban for a doping offence has been reduced to 18 months after winning his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).

from BBC News https://ift.tt/tsZV0YO