SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court sentenced the billionaire chief of Samsung to five years in prison for bribery and other crimes in a stunning downfall for the heir to South Korea’s biggest family fortune and a global consumer electronics empire. The Seoul Central District Court said Friday […]
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Pensioner and mother-of-two Lioba Bichl has worked hard her entire life. Holding down a successful career as a hairdresser, the now 75-year-old also managed to juggle her busy work schedule with raising two children. But now she has hardly any money to survive, and confronted German Chancellor Angela Merkel in […]
The eurozone’s biggest economy achieved a record surplus between January and June this year of €18.3billion (£16.8bn) largely driven by an improving jobs market and export-driven growth, according to the latest figures released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The surplus was higher only in the second half of 2000 […]
Both the UK and the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiators hope to quicken the pace of talks over fears there will not be “sufficient progress” by the October deadline. Earlier this month, Mr Barnier warned the chances of progressing to the next stage are diminishing – and insisted talks must […]
Some of the junior high students in Travis County, Texas, break into nervous laughter at the mere mention of sex. Some shyly ask questions. But most fall silent when Julie Maciel, a health educator, tells them how terrifying it is to become pregnant as a teenager. Maciel, of Austin, had […]
On a visit to Bucharest, Emmanuel Macron urged Romania to take part in discussions about reforming the controversial passport-free movement across most of the bloc. The Schengen zone, which is an area of free movement between country borders, has been blamed for migrant chaos in Europe and a heightened terrorist […]
The horrifying incident occurred in southern Russia, near Crimea, earlier this morning. Officials said 20 people had been saved but some men were still missing. Eight people have been injured, with five in a serious condition. They said rescuers equipped with scuba equipment are searching the water for any survivors. […]