Category: World News

Israel: Dug by Jews, tunnel from Nazi era found in Lithuania

By Daniel Estrin, The Associated Press, June 29, 2016  JERUSALEM — In a Lithuanian forest, an international research team has pinpointed the location of a legendary tunnel that Jewish prisoners secretly dug out with spoons to try to escape their Nazi captors during the Second World War, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. Read full… Continue reading Israel: Dug by Jews, tunnel from Nazi era found in Lithuania

Judge approves settlement in Happy Birthday song copyright case

By The Associated Press, June 28, 2016  Official end to ownership claims of Warner/Chappell Music; company will pay back $14M US A judge has approved a settlement that will put Happy Birthday to You in the public domain. U.S. District Judge George King approved the agreement Monday. It ends the ownership claims of Warner/Chappell Music, the… Continue reading Judge approves settlement in Happy Birthday song copyright case

Why it's time to reform the EU, with or without Britain

By Margaret Evans, CBC News, June 27, 2016  The European Union was always a compromise, as well as a scapegoat, for national governments facing criticism Will the real European Union please stand up? For that matter will the real Great Britain please stand up? Because I got a bit confused last week with all that… Continue reading Why it's time to reform the EU, with or without Britain

Filipino girl, 5, leads blind dad to work in life-changing video

By Josh Elliot, CTV News, June 27, 2016  Video of a young girl leading her blind father to work on a coconut farm in the Philippines has prompted a charitable organization to step in and help. The video shows Jenny, 5, leading her father, Nelson “Dodong” Pepe, around the coconut farm where he works, helping… Continue reading Filipino girl, 5, leads blind dad to work in life-changing video

What will Brexit do to Britain's place in the world?

By Julian Borger, The Guardian, June 25, 2016  Britain still belongs to the UN security council, the G7 and Nato – but there are questions over its diplomatic clout As far as Britain’s place in the world is concerned, withdrawal from the EU will not immediately bring the whole edifice tumbling down, but it will… Continue reading What will Brexit do to Britain's place in the world?

West Virginia flooding death toll rises to 26

By Thomson Reuters, June 25, 2016  Some areas received 250 millimetres of rain, more than 100 homes damaged Parts of West Virginia have been left devastated by historic rainfall and flooding, which is now blamed for the deaths of 26 people. Rescue efforts continued on Saturday to rescue hundreds of people stranded by the floodwaters. Read full article… Continue reading West Virginia flooding death toll rises to 26

Ralph Stanley, bluegrass music legend, dead at 89

By The Associated Press, June 23, 2016  With his family, Stanley popularized Man of Constant Sorrow, O Death and several other songs Ralph Stanley, a patriarch of Appalachian music who with his brother Carter helped expand and popularize the genre that became known as bluegrass, died Thursday. He was 89. Stanley died at his home… Continue reading Ralph Stanley, bluegrass music legend, dead at 89

How mushrooms fuelled a scientist's flight out North Korea

By The Associated Press, June 23, 2016  HWASEONG, Korea, Republic Of — Lee T.B. fled North Korea not because he suffered from dire poverty or persecution at home, as many other defectors have. He did it for mushrooms, and to fulfil his wife’s dying wish. He has studied the fungi for decades and has created… Continue reading How mushrooms fuelled a scientist's flight out North Korea

Doctors baffled as Texas woman suddenly develops British accent

By CTV News, June 23, 2016  Imagine having a Texan accent when you are put to sleep for surgery, and waking up with a British accent. That’s what happened to Lisa Alamia, who underwent jaw surgery in Houston last December and discovered after the anesthetic had worn off that she had suddenly developed distinctly British… Continue reading Doctors baffled as Texas woman suddenly develops British accent