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Lupita Nyong’o will head the jury at the annual Berlin film festival in February
BERLIN (AP) — Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o will head the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, organizers announced Monday. The 2024 “Berlinale,” the first of the year's major European film festivals, will run from Feb. 15-25. It will be the last...
Today in History: December 11, King Edward VIII abdicates British throne to marry Wallis Simpson
Today in History Today is Monday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2023. There are 20 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 11, 1936, Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield...
Thousands demonstrate against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a rise in incidents
BERLIN (AP) — Several thousand people demonstrated against antisemitism in Berlin on Sunday as Germany grapples with a large increase in anti-Jewish incidents following Hamas' attack on Israel two months ago. Police estimated that around 3,200 people gathered in the rain in the...
Germany's Scholz confident of resolving budget crisis, says no dismantling of the welfare state
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday he is confident that his troubled government will find a good solution to a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month, and promised his center-left party there will be no dismantling of the country's welfare state. ...
At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense; 'It's go time' to save planet in peril
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Teams of veteran negotiators fanned out Friday at the United Nations climate conference with orders to get the strongest, most ambitious agreements possible, especially on the central issue of the fading future of fossil fuels for a dangerously warming planet. ...
Unionized DHL Express workers strike at critical Cincinnati air cargo hub
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 1,100 unionized DHL Express workers walked off the job at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), a critical logistics hub for the package delivery company, during the busiest time of the year. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters,...
Germany's train drivers stage a 24-hour strike as contract negotiations stall
BERLIN (AP) — Travelers in Germany faced delays and disruptions Friday after a union representing train drivers launched a 24-hour strike over contract negotiations with the main national railway operator. The strike by the GDL union began at 10 p.m. local time Thursday for...
US figure skater Ilia Malinin lands quad axel to take lead at Grand Prix Finals in Beijing
Ilia Malinin had no intention of trying to land the quadruple axel, the most difficult jump in figure skating, while the 19-year-old American sensation was trying to qualify for the Grand Prix Finals. Once he took the ice Thursday for the marquee conclusion to the Grand Prix season,...
Freezing rain causes accidents that leave 3 dead in Germany while Munich airport resumes flights
BERLIN (AP) — Freezing rain and cold weather buffeting Germany were blamed for traffic accidents that left three dead on Tuesday while Munich Airport temporarily suspended flights. One student was killed in a crash involving a school bus in the Erzgebirge mountains in the eastern...
EPL sells domestic TV rights for record $8.45B in next 4-year cycle
LONDON (AP) — The Premier League sold its domestic TV rights for 6.7 billion pounds ($8.4 billion) for the next four-year cycle, for what the competition said on Monday was the largest sports media rights deal ever concluded in Britain. The new contract covering the period from...
