38 years of Erasmus+: Europe’s flagship youth initiative under review
As the academic year begins, many students will embark on what has become a rite of passage: studying abroad for part of their course. However, the Erasmus+ programme is not ...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for coup attempt
BRASILIA, Brazil -- A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a ...
France hands back human remains to Madagascar 127 years after colonial massacre
France has formally returned 3 colonial-era skulls to Madagscar -- one of which is believed to belong to a Malagasy king who was beheaded by French troops during a massacre ...
Evergrande shares delisted in Hong Kong after years of debt problems
China's former real estate giant Evergrande has seen its shares delisted from the Hong Kong stock exchange this Monday. Once the most valuable property company in the country, the firm ...
34 years ago, the making of an independent Ukraine
In 1991, in response to a coup attempt by hardline Communist leaders attempting to reassert control over the Soviet Union, Ukrainian parliamentarians voted to approve a Declaration of Independence for ...
‘Cracker Barrel goes woke’: CEO under MAGA fire for changing logo first time in 48 years, removes ‘white guy’
Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino comes under MAGA fire for changing company's logo. Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino has come under MAGA fury after changing the logo of ...
Five years after the 2020 coup, where is Mali today?
When Mali’s military staged a first coup on 18 August 2020, they said they were not planning on holding onto power and promised elections. But after a second coup that ...
Chadian court sentences former prime minister, opposition leader to 20 years in jail
A court in Chad sentenced former prime minister and opposition figure Succes Masra to 20 years in prison on Saturday, finding him guilty of hate speech, xenophobia, and inciting a ...
Incredible 5-star ‘Disneyland for the crazy’ left abandoned for 10 years with replica Noah’s Ark and rusting cable cars
A PHOTOGRAPHER has shared haunting pictures of an abandoned five-star resort – built as a gift for a German tycoon's girlfriend. In the early 2000s the hotel, known as the ...
Ten years into China’s Belt and Road, recipients are $1 trillion in the red
China is owed more than a trillion dollars through its Belt and Road Initiative, making it the biggest debt collector in the world, a report said this week. An estimated ...