Category Archives: World

Volkswagen issued a false news release, saying it was a joke
DETROIT - Volkswagen of America issued false statements this week saying it would change its brand name to "Voltswagen," as a way to stress its commitment to electric vehicles, only to reverse course ...
Mar 30, 2021

Oscars add UK hub for broadcast after concerns about travel
With less than a month until showtime, the 93rd Oscars are taking another pass at the script. Show producers Steven Soderbergh, Jesse Collins and Stacey Sher remain determined to have an in-person cer...
Mar 30, 2021

World's last Blockbuster more popular after Netflix show
BEND, Ore. - The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon, soared to international fame when it became the last such franchise on Earth two years ago. Now, a new Netflix documentary called "The ...
Mar 30, 2021

Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks
MAE SAM LAEP, Thailand - Violence in eastern Myanmar, including air raids that drove thousands of members of the Karen ethnic minority to seek shelter across the border in Thailand, deepened Tuesday w...
Mar 30, 2021

EU, US pledge more than $1 billion to tackle Syria's crisis
BRUSSELS - The European Union and the United States pledged a combined $1.2 billion in aid Tuesday to help tackle war-ravaged Syria's deepening humanitarian and economic crises. The promise of aid com...
Mar 30, 2021

Two space fans get seats on billionaire's private flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A billionaire's private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college friend actually won a spot but gave him t...
Mar 30, 2021

Germany to restrict AstraZeneca use in under-60s over clots
BERLIN - German health officials agreed Tuesday to restrict the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in people under 60, amid fresh concern over unusual blood clots reported in a tiny number of th...
Mar 30, 2021

Latest graphic novel about John Lewis coming in August
NEW YORK - The award-winning series of graphic novels about congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis will continue a year after his death. Abrams announced Tuesday that "Run: Book One" will be...
Mar 30, 2021

Blinken ends Trump rights plan promoting conservative agenda
WASHINGTON - In a sharp rebuke to Trump-era policies, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday will formally scrap a blueprint championed by his predecessor to limit U.S. promotion of human rights...
Mar 30, 2021

'Lighting a fuse': Amazon vote may spark more union pushes
What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could have major implications not just for the country's second-largest employer but the labour movement at large. Organizers are pushing for some...
Mar 30, 2021