In Iran, isolated musicians perform from rooftops ~arts photography Article 543 words, published Apr 16 2020 6 votes
New wave of infections threatens to collapse Japan hospitals ~health healthcare Article 904 words 9 votes
Finnish carrier Finnair, which has focused heavily on routes to Asia, says it will deepen its cooperation with China's Juneyao Air ~transport Article 203 words 3 votes
Cuban doctors fighting coronavirus around world, defying US ~health healthcare Article 897 words 11 votes
Norway extradites convicted Kurdish cleric to Italy, where he has been sentenced to twelve years in jail for planning terror ~news norway italy Article 365 words 6 votes
Sweden's external military intelligence service said Friday the security policy situation in the Baltic Sea region 'has deteriorated over time' ~news sweden russia Article 226 words 4 votes
Finland jails Sierra Leone man in Liberia war crimes case – the first non-Liberian to be held accountable in connection with the civil wars ~news finland sierra leone liberia crime.war Article 362 words 4 votes
Japanese Prime Minister asks all elementary, middle and high schools nationwide to close until late March to help control the spread of COVID-19 ~health Article 316 words 21 votes
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars and its owner Chinese automaker Geely Holding are considering a merger deal ~transport Article 304 words 4 votes
Iranian rocket fails to reach necessary speed for putting Zafar 1 communications satellite into orbit ~space rocketry satellites Article 812 words 6 votes
China convicts three researchers involved in gene-edited babies ~science biology Article 138 words 11 votes
The Supreme Court in the Netherlands has ordered the government to cut national greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% of 1990 levels by the end of next year ~enviro climate change Article 950 words 16 votes
In Sweden's Arctic, ice atop snow leaves reindeer starving ~enviro climate change Article 1055 words 3 votes
US jury finds that Elon Musk did not defame British cave explorer Vern Unsworth when he called him “pedo guy” in an angry tweet ~tech social media Article 552 words 18 votes
Twenty-five dead and 130 wounded in Baghdad after a night of attacks by unknown gunmen targeting anti-government demonstrators ~news iraq.baghdad Article 486 words 10 votes
Legal reckoning: New abuse suits could cost Catholic Church over $4B ~humanities religion Article 2690 words 8 votes
Norwegian Air is ending some long-haul routes to the US and Thailand from Scandinavia, citing technical issues with the Rolls Royce engines on Boeing 787s and low demand ~transport Article 137 words 4 votes
The governing body for track and field will consider expelling Russia from membership following new charges that senior officials faked medical records ~sports Article 617 words 5 votes
High tide in Venice reaches highest level in over fifty years, causing severe flooding and hundreds of millions of euros in damage ~enviro climate change Article 729 words 14 votes
Two former Twitter employees charged with spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia ~tech social media privacy Article 439 words 9 votes
Denmark is giving permission for joint German-Russian underwater gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 to be laid through its territory ~enviro energy Article 513 words 3 votes
Vietnam bans Dreamworks' "Abominable" over South China Sea map showing Chinese claim to the region ~movies Article 455 words 9 votes
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber crashes at Hartford airport; at least seven reported dead ~transport Article 869 words 17 votes
Henrik Larsson quits as Helsingborgs IF coach – verbal abuse made his situation unsustainable ~sports.football Article 145 words 4 votes
Midsommar is a waking nightmare and I mean that in the best possible way ~movies horror reviews Article 742 words 8 votes
Dutch telephone outage takes out nation’s emergency number for over three hours ~tech Article 9 votes
'I was wrong': Officer who shot 911 caller gets 12½ years ~news usa.mn.minneapolis australia Article 1048 words 19 votes
Satellite images show no major damage to Persian Gulf ships claimed to be 'sabotaged' by US officials ~news saudi arabia usa iran united arab emirates Article 1226 words 5 votes
Sixty-six minutes: The frantic race to save Notre Dame ~design architecture Article 1004 words 6 votes
Paul Manafort sentenced to forty-seven months in US prison for tax and bank fraud ~news usa crime politics.usa Article 496 words 17 votes
UAE’s tolerance embraces faiths, runs up against politics ~humanities religion Article 985 words 4 votes
Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years ~humanities religion Article 773 words 4 votes
Taiwan ruling party suffers major defeat in local elections ~news politics china taiwan Article 817 words 9 votes
Dallas police officer accused in neighbor’s death fired ~news usa.tx.dallas crime Article 541 words 12 votes
"Suicidal" airline employee stole an empty turboprop plane, took off from Sea-Tac and was chased by military jets before crashing into a small island in the Puget Sound ~news usa.wa.seattle Article 832 words 13 votes
Walrus bones provide clues to fate of lost Viking colony ~humanities.history Article 683 words 4 votes
Vatican meets #MeToo: Nuns denounce their abuse by priests ~humanities religion Article 2109 words 10 votes
It’s Rubens vs. Facebook in fight over artistic nudity ~tech social media facebook Article 589 words 5 votes
Violence keeps Central Americans coming to US despite Trump ~news usa crime politics.usa Article 1379 words 3 votes
Banking by smart speaker arrives, but security issues exist ~tech security google.home Article 600 words 2 votes
Youngest US migrants held in ‘tender age’ shelters ~news usa politics.usa Article 1502 words 15 votes
US National Institutes of Health ends alcohol study, citing funding, credibility problems ~health Article 620 words 3 votes