Activists adamant on taking back the Parthenon sculptures taken by the British in the 19th Century are calling on the Greek Government to take advantage of the UK leaving the European Union (EU) to take back the art. The demands have sparked fears Greece could hold Britain hostage over the […]
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Let our news meet your inbox. SIGN UP Talk about ringside seats! We’ve known about Saturn’s rings since 1610, when Galileo turned his telescope skyward and took a close look at the sixth planet from the sun. But never before have we had a view of the rings like this: […]
Five Texas prisons have evacuated nearly 6,000 inmates since Saturday due to catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. At approximately midnight on Tuesday in Fort Bend County, 1,400 inmates at the Jester 3 and Carol S. Vance prison units began boarding buses to be moved out of affected areas. They […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump touched down in Texas Tuesday to survey recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey, even as heavy rain continues to pound flooded cities like Houston. Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, Chief of Staff John Kelly and other administration officials, landed on Air Force One in […]
Deep Springs College, which has remained all-male for a century, will accept women after a six-year legal battle. The two-year college receives 180 to 250 applications a year for about a dozen spots in the 30-student body. Each receives a full scholarship valued at $50,000. The three pillars of its […]
More than 100 migrants have arrived on the Italian island of Linosa which only has 400 residents. Locals said they have been “abandoned” by the government with migrants now making up a third of the population. The group of migrants, from Tunisia and Algeria aged between 18 and 24-years-old arrived […]
Mr Sarkozy, who was forced to drop out of the presidential race last autumn after centre-right voters picked his former prime minister François Fillon as their presidential candidate, also urged the new president to put forward a draft treaty proposal to cement his position as one the bloc’s brightest young […]