Politics
Lab-grown Diamonds Put Natural Gems Under Pressure
The glittering diamonds sparkle the same but there are key differences: mined natural gems are more than a billion years old, while laboratory-made rocks are new and cost less...
Senior Czechs Refine Wikipedia As Retirement Hobby
A frail 80-year-old retiree does not fit everyone's idea of a tech-savvy Wikipedia writer, but Jirina Kadnerova is a devoted contributor to the online encyclopedia.On a sunny Sunday morning,...
Taiwan Calls On China To ‘Be Rational’ After Deadly Boat Incident
Taiwan called on Beijing to "be rational" on Tuesday following a deadly incident involving a Chinese boat and the Taiwanese coast guard, with the island's premier insisting it would...
Solidarity Or Rejection: Albanian Migration To Italy
On February 20, 1991, demonstrators in Tirana pulled down the immense statue of Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha, marking the end of the communist regime and sparking an emigration wave...
UK Court To Hear Final Assange Appeal Against Extradition To US
The High Court in London Tuesday will begin hearing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's final UK appeal against extradition to the United States to face trial over publishing secret military...
Russia’s Lavrov Lashes Out At US On Latin America Visit
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov railed Monday at Western "blackmail, ultimatums, threats" against countries like his own and ally Cuba, where he kicked off a Latin American tour.Lavrov, who...
Brazil-Israel Row Escalates As Lula Declared ‘Persona Non Grata’
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's comparison of Israel's military campaign in Gaza to the Holocaust has unleashed a diplomatic firestorm, with Brazil recalling its ambassador Monday and...
Ukraine Faces ‘Extremely Difficult’ Frontline Battles: Zelensky
Ukrainian troops, reeling from losing a key town, now face "extremely difficult" conditions all along the frontline with Russia because of delayed foreign aid, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday.A...
