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Wealthy German family gives millions to Holocaust survivors
One of Germany's richest families, which owns Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Pret A Manger and other international brands, is giving millions to support Holocaust survivors as it seeks to atone for its use of forced laborers during the Nazi era and its enthusiastic support of Adolf Hitler, The Associated Press has learned.
UK voters decide who they want to resolve Brexit impasse
U.K. voters were deciding Thursday who they want to resolve the stalemate over Brexit in a parliamentary election seen as one of the most important since the end of World War II.
Outdated, dangerous childbirth practices persist in Europe
When Clara Massons was in labor with her son, a midwife climbed onto her bed and pushed down on Massons' belly, explaining that she was helping to deliver her baby. For the next few hours, the midwife and a doctor took turns pressing down during contractions, using an old, now controversial technique for troubled deliveries.
Police arrest protesters amid curfew in India's northeast
Police arrested dozens of people and enforced curfew on Thursday in several districts in India's northeastern Assam state where thousands protested legislation granting citizenship to non-Muslims who migrated from neighboring countries.
Aid groups: City of Hodeida top dangerous place in Yemen war
Several international aid groups warned on Thursday that the flashpoint Yemeni city at the heart of last year's peace agreement signed in Sweden remains the most dangerous place in the war-torn, impoverished Arab country.
India's Parliament passes contentious citizenship bill
Indian lawmakers approved legislation granting citizenship to non-Muslims who migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, even though critics said it undermines the country's secular constitution.
Meet the scholar who diagnosed 'surveillance capitalism'
A year ago, Shoshana Zuboff dropped an intellectual bomb on the technology industry. She hasn't stood still since.
China reportedly threatens tiny Faeroe Islands over Huawei
Danish media are reporting that the Chinese government threatened to cancel a trade deal with the tiny Faeroe Islands if the country does not agree to use internet networks supplied by Chinese tech company Huawei.
New Zealand police to recover bodies from White Island on Friday morning
New Zealand Police will recover the bodies from the White Island on Friday morning, announced National Operations Commander, Deputy Commissioner John Tims on Thursday afternoon.