Who Owns This Country?
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What a Musical Life Leaves Behind
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story What do we lose when we lose a pianist? The question is on my mind today, the anniversary of the death of the German pianist and conductor Lars Vogt, who succumbed…
A Sunset Toast to Jimmy Buffett
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story When I heard on Saturday that Jimmy Buffett had died, I wrote a condolence e-mail to his longtime friend Thomas McGuane, the novelist. McGuane, who is married to Buffett’s sister Laurie,…
Austrian actor gets 2-year suspended sentence over possessing, producing child porn
VIENNA — An Austrian court on Tuesday found actor Florian Teichtmeister guilty of possessing and producing tens of thousands of files of child sex abuse images and sentenced him to a two-year suspended prison sentence. Teichtmeister previously pleaded guilty to…
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in southeast Poland on decline with only 1 new case reported
WARSAW, Poland — Just one new case of Legionnaires’ disease was reported Tuesday in southeast Poland in an area close to the Ukraine border, an indication the spread of the disease has been curbed following chlorine disinfection of the water…
India replaces ‘India’ with ancient name ‘Bharat’ in dinner invitation to G20 guests
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has replaced the name India with a Sanskrit word in dinner invitations sent to guests attending this week’s Group of 20 summit, in a move that reflects his Hindu nationalist party’s efforts…
Syria’s US-backed Kurdish forces hope to end weeklong clashes with militia in the ‘next 24 hours’
DEIR EL-ZOUR, Syria — Syria’s U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led forces on Tuesday pushed deeper into the last stronghold of Arab tribesmen who have taken up arms against them in eastern Syria. A spokesperson said they hoped to end the dayslong clashes…
UN food agency drops aid to another 2 million in Afghanistan due to cash shortfall
ISLAMABAD — The U.N. food agency said Tuesday it must drop another 2 million hungry people from food assistance in Afghanistan this month due to a massive funding shortfall. The action means that 10 million people will be cut off…
Thailand’s new government takes office as Cabinet members take oath in front of king
BANGKOK — Thailand’s new government officially took office on Tuesday, almost four months after the country’s general election, as new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin led the 34 members of his Cabinet to take their oaths of office in front of…
Severe rainstorm triggers flooding in central Greece, 1 man dies
ATHENS, Greece — Police ordered vehicles off the streets of three regions in Greece Tuesday as a severe storm hammered the center of the country and some of its islands, turning streets into flooded torrents. Traffic was banned in the…