At 16, an Indiana girl earned 5 cents a day working at a café; her family later bought it
Times of India •

At 16, an Indiana girl earned 5 cents a day working at a café; her family later bought it

South Bend's Sunny Italy Cafe, established in 1926, is celebrating its centennial anniversary. This historic eatery has remained under family ownership for a full century. The restaurant is renowned for its authentic, scratch-made Italian dishes and traditional recipes. Generations of Notre Dame students and local residents have frequented the establishment. Its enduring legacy highlights a un...

New Panama Canal chief says El Nino could force further transit cuts

New Panama Canal chief says El Nino could force further transit cuts

SCMP •

The number of ships sailing through the Panama Canal could be cut further due to drought caused by the El Nino weather pattern, the new administrator of the waterway said on Monday. Panama has declared a nationwide emergency over El Nino, a phenomenon developing over the Pacific Ocean that is affecting worldwide weather patterns and pushing up global temperatures. This year’s El Nino is expected t...

New Panama Canal chief considers more cuts in transits due to El Nino

New Panama Canal chief considers more cuts in transits due to El Nino

SCMP •

The number of ships sailing through the Panama Canal could be cut further due to drought caused by the El Nino weather pattern, the new administrator of the waterway told Agence France-Presse on Monday. Panama has declared a nationwide emergency over El Nino, a phenomenon developing over the Pacific Ocean that is affecting worldwide weather patterns and pushing up global temperatures. This year’s ...

Only the beginning? German far right's breakthrough shakes Europe to its core

Only the beginning? German far right's breakthrough shakes Europe to its core

France 24 •

Not enough to win outright but enough to shake Germany and Europe to their core: the far-right Alternative  für Deutschland trounced the ruling conservatives in the impoverished former East German state of Saxony-Anhalt. We ask about the consequences of voting for an anti-immigrant, pro-Russian party that wants schools to teach less about the ills of Hitler and more about the glory of Bismarck.

Only the beginning? German far-right's breakthrough shakes Europe to its core

Only the beginning? German far-right's breakthrough shakes Europe to its core

France 24 •

Not enough to win outright but enough to shake Germany and Europe to their core: the far-right Alterniv für Deutschland trouncing the ruling conservatives in the impoverished former East German region of Saxony-Anhalt. We’ll ask about the consequences of voting for an anti-immigrant, pro-Russian party that wants schools to teach less about the ills of Hitler and more the glory of Bismarck.

In 1952, Mary Tsingou programmed a Los Alamos experiment that helped change modern physics

In 1952, Mary Tsingou programmed a Los Alamos experiment that helped change modern physics

Times of India •

In the 1950s, Mary Tsingou Menzel played a pivotal role in solving a complex physics problem using one of the earliest computers. Initially recognized only in a footnote for her computational work, her contributions to the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam problem have since gained fitting recognition. A true trailblazer in computational physics, she worked silently yet effectively in the realm of national securit...

Police used batons and pepper spray on far-right protesters in Portsmouth unrest

Police used batons and pepper spray on far-right protesters in Portsmouth unrest

The Guardian •

Minister condemns groups behind Hampshire disorder and says officers were injured as they repelled ‘aggression’Batons and synthetic pepper spray were used to repel hundreds of masked, black-clad vigilantes in Portsmouth on Sunday, it has emerged, as the policing minister said officers had been injured as they repelled organised “aggression”.After police contained the weekend’s second disruptive de...

Trial opens in Mexico over alleged murders of Australian, US surfers

Trial opens in Mexico over alleged murders of Australian, US surfers

SCMP •

The suspected murderers of two Australian surfers and an American at a Mexican surfing hotspot went on trial Monday, two years after their killings in a suspected robbery. Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33, respectively, and 30-year-old American friend Jack Carter Rhoad were on a surfing trip to Mexico’s Pacific coast when they were shot dead in Baja California state. Th...

Alleged killers of Australian, US surfers go on trial in Mexico

Alleged killers of Australian, US surfers go on trial in Mexico

SCMP •

The suspected murderers of two Australian surfers and an American at a Mexican surfing hotspot went on trial on Monday, two years after their killings in a suspected robbery. Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33, respectively, and 30-year-old American friend Jack Carter Rhoad were on a surfing trip to Mexico’s Pacific coast when they were shot dead in Baja California state....

'Polarised Brazil': Lula remains a 'strong candidate' despite the challenges of incumbency

'Polarised Brazil': Lula remains a 'strong candidate' despite the challenges of incumbency

France 24 •

François Picard is pleased to welcome Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos, Director of King’s Brazil Institute at the School of Global Affairs, King’s College London and Associate Professor in Brazil and Latin American Studies. According to Aruska, Brazil’s approaching elections can be viewed through competing prisms: macroeconomic performance and political confidence are moving on different tracks. Wh...

'Polarised Brazil': Lula remains a ‘strong candidate’ despite the challenges of incumbency

'Polarised Brazil': Lula remains a ‘strong candidate’ despite the challenges of incumbency

France 24 •

François Picard is pleased to welcome Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos, Director of King’s Brazil Institute at the School of Global Affairs, King’s College London and Associate Professor in Brazil and Latin American Studies. According to Aruska, Brazil’s approaching elections can be viewed through the following prism: macroeconomic performance and political confidence are moving on different tracks....

Tunisians tell the story of their summer of shortages

Tunisians tell the story of their summer of shortages

France 24 •

Frequent water and power cuts, long queues for bottled water, poultry farms destroyed by the heat: these have been the scenes across Tunisia this summer as millions of people were affected by shortages in electricity and water. Our Observers say this is the result of years of underinvestment in infrastructure while the Tunisian president, for his part, blames "deliberate and planned acts of sabota...

Policing minister makes statement on ‘intimidating and thuggish’ anti-migrant protests – as it happened

Policing minister makes statement on ‘intimidating and thuggish’ anti-migrant protests – as it happened

The Guardian •

Sarah Jones tells MPs ‘those responsible should expect to face the consequences’Healey says Andy Burnham set out in his statement to MPs last week what he thought had gone wrongThe fundamentals of our economy [were] hollowed out through a series of past policy decisions, political power was centralised, weakening the relationships between the people, the businesses and the institutions who can mak...

UK to adopt tougher stance on Israel with illegal settlements trade ban

UK to adopt tougher stance on Israel with illegal settlements trade ban

The Guardian •

Ed Miliband to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move likely to draw fierce criticism from US and IsraelEd Miliband will announce what he has described as a broad reset of the UK’s relations with Israel on Tuesday, promising the government will take a more active approach in supporting the Palestinian cause.In an intervention that is expected to draw fierce critic...

UK set to adopt tougher stance on Israel with illegal settlements trade ban

UK set to adopt tougher stance on Israel with illegal settlements trade ban

The Guardian •

Ed Miliband to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move likely to draw fierce criticism from US and IsraelEd Miliband will announce what he has described as a broad reset of the UK’s relations with Israel on Tuesday, promising the government will take a more active approach in supporting the Palestinian cause.In an intervention that is expected to draw fierce critic...