Amsterdam Schiphol Airport proposes a ban on private jets
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South Korea planned a 69-hour work week. Millennials and generation Z had other ideas
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Shorter work weeks to boost employee mental health and productivity may be catching on in some places around the world, but at least one country…
Kenzaburo Oe: Japanese Nobel Prize-winning writer dies at 88
Hong Kong/Tokyo CNN — Japanese Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe, a writer who was renowned for a strong pacifist stance that weaved its way into much of his work, has…
Armenia-Azerbaijan: Vital supplies dwindle as ‘eco-activists’ blockade a breakaway region guarded by Russia
CNN — In the village of Tegh, Armenia, stationary vehicles clog the mountainous route to a border crossing where a mysterious diplomatic logjam has brought traffic to a halt. This…
Spare: Key takeaways from Prince Harry’s book
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Joseph Ratzinger, former Pope Benedict XVI, shaped Catholic doctrine but faced criticism over sexual abuse crisis
CNN — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose death at 95 was announced Saturday, was a powerful intellectual force who shaped the Catholic Church’s theology for more than a quarter century…
Bali bomber Umar Patek apologizes for nightclub attacks that killed 202
An Indonesian bomb maker convicted for his role in the deadly 2002 Bali nightclub attacks has apologized to the victims’ families, after his release from prison was met with outrage…
Afghanistan: Women stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul
Afghan women were stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul Wednesday after the Taliban’s morality ministry said that there would be restrictions on women being able to access public parks.…
Amsterdam climate protests: Activists block private jet runway at Schiphol Airport
CNN — Hundreds of climate activists breached a runway Saturday at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to try to stop private jets from taking off, in the latest demonstration by protesters aimed…
Russia nightclub fire: At least 13 killed in in city of Kostroma
CNN — At least 13 people were killed Saturday in a nightclub fire in the Russian city of Kostroma that officials believe was possibly started by a clubber letting off…