Mattia Muggittu says he feels like David v Goliath as energy drink firm disputes branding on his first bottlesA small wine producer in Sardinia accused by the maker of the Red Bull energy drink of copying its logo has said he feels as if he is in a Dav…
First Significant Aid Arrives in Northwestern Syria After Quake
The U.N. convoy was carrying shelter material and non-food items to the opposition-held region.
Nicola Bulley: police issue dispersal notices after social media speculation
Extra powers granted to allow removal of people taking photos and video at scene of 45-year-old’s disappearancePolice have been granted extra powers to remove social media influencers from the scene where Nicola Bulley went missing in Lancashire.A disp…
Ancient millets offer new hope for crop sustainability, says UN
As nations grapple with war, drought, and a changing climate, the U.N.’s Food and Agricultural Organization sees an opportunity to promote millets, a hardy, drought-resistant grain cultivated for millennia before it was replaced by wheat and corn.
Far-right party banned from upcoming election in Greece. The Greek National Party has been disqualified on the grounds that its leader has been convicted of a serious criminal offense for being a former leading member of Golden Dawn, a political party of neo-Nazi origins.
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‘It’s heartbreaking’: In Syria’s rebel zones, volunteers dig mass graves for quake victims
As rescue workers continued to search for survivors of the earthquake that happened on February 6, residents of Syria’s northwestern opposition-controlled territories were forced to start digging mass graves to bury victims. In this virtually cut-off …
Catholic church defends school’s firing of teacher because she’s gay
The Archdiocese said Maggie Barton “intend[ed] to persist in violating [of] the standards she previously agreed to uphold”
Two-Year-Old Rescued From Rubble 79 Hours After Earthquake In Turkey
A two-year old boy was rescued on Thursday from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the southern city of Antakya, 79 hours after a massive earthquake struck the area this week, killing more than 19,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
Minnesota factory workers subdue armed person at plant
Authorities say workers at a boat factory in Minnesota subdued an armed person who was later taken into police custody.