Dramatic Eviction of 87-year-old Madrid Tenant Spotlights Spain’s Housing Crisis
MADRID, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Police evicted an 87-year-old woman on Wednesday from her Madrid home of more than seven decades despite hundreds of people protesting outside and the government criticising the eviction order, in a dramatic new…
Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 15 Years for New York Sexual Assault
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A New York judge sentenced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a former production assistant in 2006, following the ex-movie mogul's conviction at a…
25 Years – Remembering the 9/11 Attacks
Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the tragedy remains one of the most significant historical events in the lives of many Americans. An Ipsos poll found that about half of U.S. adults identified the 9/11 attacks when…
NYC Mayor Releases 9/11 Air Quality Reports
New York City has released more than 170,000 pages of previously undisclosed records detailing what officials knew about air quality around Ground Zero following the September 11th attacks. The documents were released Tuesday, just days ahead of the…
Chaos At Airports In The UK
Air travel across the United Kingdom has been disrupted after a technical failure in the country’s air traffic control system forced the cancellation of thousands of flights. National Air Traffic Services, or NATS, which provides air traffic control…
Singapore’s Government Ministers Set to Get First Pay Increase in 15 Years
Singapore’s government ministers are set to receive their first pay increase in 15 years, with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong arguing that competitive salaries are necessary to attract talented people into politics. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday,…
Sweden’s Education Reset: Less Screen Time, More Books, Paper and Handwriting
After years of embracing digital learning, Sweden is rethinking the role of screens in education. One of Europe’s most digitally advanced countries is putting renewed emphasis on printed textbooks, paper, handwriting, and traditional reading. The…
CBP Officers Seize $19,000 in Cash from Caribbean Travelers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Philadelphia International Airport seized $19,000 in undeclared cash from two travelers heading to the Dominican Republic after an alert from a currency-detection K9 named Nitro. During an…
5 Killed in Amazon Cargo Plane Crash
At least five people have been killed and five others injured after an Amazon Air cargo plane overran the runway and crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday. The Boeing 767-300, operating as Air Flight 7598 and operated by 21 Air, was…
September 2nd, Anniversary of End of World War II
September 2 marks the anniversary of the formal end of World War II, the devastating global conflict that reshaped nations, claimed tens of millions of lives and fundamentally altered the course of modern history. On September 2, 1945,…