Norwegian Prime Minister talks Ukraine, climate change during Minnesota visitSeptember 17, 2023 6:26 PMBy Ellie RothThe prime minister participated in a discussion with Senator Amy Klobuchar at the Norway House in Minneapolis, as part of an extended visit to Minnesota.
Survivors of Libya's deadly floods describe catastrophic scenes and tragic lossesSeptember 15, 2023 3:21 PMBy Fatima Al-Kassab "They have seen death, not just in their families but within themselves as well," a Libyan doctor tells NPR. "Their souls are crushed, their hope is lost. How can you come back from such a thing?"
Fernando Botero, Colombian artist famous for rotund and oversize figures, dies at 91September 15, 2023 2:16 PMBy John Otis Colombian artist Fernando Botero has died at the age of 91. “I don’t paint fat women,” he once told Spain’s El Mundo newspaper. “I am interested in volume, the sensuality of the form.”
Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quakeSeptember 15, 2023 4:03 AMBy Lauren Frayer The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.
Fewer North Korean defectors reach South Korea, and questions grow about unificationSeptember 15, 2023 4:01 AMBy Se Eun Gong Just 67 North Korean defectors arrived last year. Inter-Korean dialogue and exchange have ground to a halt. Seoul's Unification Ministry has a new, hawkish head who wants to change the agency's role.
Venice may be put on the endangered list, thanks to human-created climate changeSeptember 12, 2023 2:30 PMBy Chloe Veltman The impacts of climate change including related disasters, such as wildfires and sea level rise, are increasingly raising a question about how best to save cultural heritage.
Lufthansa to start offering service between Twin Cities, FrankfurtSeptember 12, 2023 11:37 AMBy Andrew KruegerLufthansa plans to start offering flights between the Twin Cities and Frankfurt next year. Airport officials said the route will begin June 4. Lufthansa will fly the Twin Cities-Frankfurt route year-round, five days a week.
Cascades of red wine flood a city's streets in Portugal after huge tanks ruptureSeptember 12, 2023 11:11 AMBy Bill ChappellA viral video from the scene shows a "river of wine" coursing down a hilly street, sluicing over curbs. The wine escaped from two tanks at a distillery up the hill.
Biden denies improved ties with China's adversaries is meant to contain BeijingSeptember 10, 2023 10:28 AMBy Washington Desk The remarks came after the U.S. elevated relations with Vietnam to the level of a comprehensive strategic partner, the highest level of international partnership.
Play3min 29secA powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 2,000 peopleSeptember 9, 2023 9:32 AMBy Ruth Sherlock Hundreds have also been injured in the 6.8-magnitude earthquake on Friday night devastated homes in villages across the Atlas Mountains, as well as historical sites inside Marrakech city.