Ringo Starr gets honorary degree from Boston music school Posted June 28, 2022 Ringo Starr finally made it to Boston on Thursday, June 2, to receive his honorary degree from the Berklee College of Music. The school originally announced that The Beatles dr…
Poland boosting its infrastructure to help Ukrainian exports Posted June 27, 2022 Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said June 1 his country is improving its transport infrastructure to ease the export of grain and other key products from neighboring Uk…
Egypt displays a trove of newly discovered ancient artifacts Posted June 26, 2022 Egypt displayed a trove of ancient artifacts dating back 2,500 years that the country's antiquities authorities said were recently unearthed at the famed …
Can I talk to a human? Spain presents customer service bill Posted June 25, 2022 Tired of speaking to a machine when you call the bank or power company? Spain’s government wants to end those nerve-shattering, one-sided conversations with a computerized answ…
France to give queen Republican Guard horse for her jubilee Posted June 24, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron said his country would make a present of a horse to Queen Elizabeth II to mark the celebrations of her 70 years on the throne. The Elysee said …
Refugee Olympic team awarded prestigious Spanish prize Posted June 23, 2022 The Olympic Refugee Foundation and the refugee Olympics team are the winners of this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for sports, the Spanish foundation that organizes the prizes…
UN chief Guterres urges graduates to shun ‘climate wreckers’ Posted June 22, 2022 The head of the United Nations implored graduating college students on Tuesday to reject jobs at companies that fund the fossil fuel industry he described as “kil…
Harris, surgeon general warn of health care worker burnout Posted June 21, 2022 Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a warning Monday about burnout among the nation's health care staff…
Spain to invest $13 billion to build microchip industry Posted June 20, 2022 The Spanish government on Tuesday announced a 12.3 billion-euro ($13.2 billion) investment plan to convert the country into a major producer of microchips and help reduce the depe…
Amazon to sublease warehouses as online shopping slows Posted June 19, 2022 Amazon is planning to sublease some of its warehouse space now that the pandemic-fueled surge in online shopping, which helped the e-commerce giant rake in soarin…