News Mash-up: Political Leaders Posted August 19, 2021 UK PM Johnson marries in low-key ceremony British Prime Minister Boris Johnson married his fiancee Carrie Symonds at West…
China to allow all couples to have 3 kids, in effort to cope with aging society Posted August 16, 2021 China’s ruling Communist Party said May 31 it will ease birth limits to allow all couples to have three children instead of two in hopes of slowing the rapid agin…
News Mash-up: British Royals Posted August 13, 2021 BBC criticized over Diana interview of 1995 The British government vowed May 21 to examine how the BBC was run, after a
News Mash-up: Accidents Posted August 12, 2021 Italian cable car crash kills 14 people At least 14 people, including five Israelis, died and a child was seriously inju…
News Mash-up: Political Trouble Posted August 3, 2021 EU to sanction Belarus after plane diversion The European Union agreed May 24 to impose sanctions on Belarus, including b…
Search continues for more than 20 missing in Atami mudslide Posted July 26, 2021 Rescue workers dug through sludge and debris July 5 looking for more than 20 people who may be trapped after a torrent of mud, trees and rocks ripped with a roar …
Belgian farmer moves border with France Posted July 19, 2021 A Belgian farmer unwittingly extended his country’s territory by moving an ancient stone 2.20 meters. The stone, which was on the farmer’s land, …
Israel-Gaza conflict rages on despite US and regional diplomacy Posted July 15, 2021 Israel pummeled Gaza with airstrikes May 17 and Palestinian militants launched rockets at Israeli cities despite a flurry of U.S. and regional di…
News Mash-up: Overseas Politics Posted July 9, 2021 Former banker wins presidential vote in Ecuador Ecuador will be led for the next four years by a conservative businessman after voters
Nationalists vow independence vote after winning majority in Scottish Parliament Posted July 7, 2021 Pro-independence parties won a majority in Scotland’s Parliament on May 8, paving the way for a high-stakes political, legal and constitutional b…