Tag: Social affairs
Rome judge orders arrest of Vatican suspect in London deal
ROME — A Rome judge ordered the arrest Monday of an Italian businessman living in London who is a prime suspect in the Vatican’s...
US nominates NY lawyer to monitor United Auto Workers union
<p>DETROIT — The U.S. attorney's office in Detroit is recommending that a federal judge name New York lawyer Neil Barofsky to monitor the United...
Bulgarian Muslims hold circumcision festival despite virus
RIBNOVO, Bulgaria — On the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims from the southwestern corner of Bulgaria flocked to the sleepy mountain...
Tulsa hires Arizona State assistant Nelp as women’s coach
<p>TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa has hired Arizona State assistant Angie Nelp to coach its women’s basketball team.</p>
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DeSantis attacks YouTube for yanking his pandemic video
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attacked YouTube and its parent company Google on Monday, accusing the tech giant of censorship for...
Dubai parts with curtain covers for restaurants in Ramadan
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai is parting with a longstanding requirement that restaurants be covered by curtains in the daytime during Ramadan to...
Weinstein challenges extradition to face California charges
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A lawyer for convicted movie producer Harvey Weinstein on Monday challenged Weinstein's extradition to California to face charges of assaulting five...
Huge gatherings at India’s Hindu festival as virus surges
<p>NEW DELHI — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered by the Ganges River for special prayers Monday, many of them flouting social distancing...
Kanye agrees with Kim on joint custody in divorce response
LOS ANGELES — Kanye West agrees with Kim Kardashian West that they should have joint custody of their four children and neither of them...
Greece pins hopes on mandatory home testing, opens schools
<p>ATHENS, Greece — High schools have reopened in Greece to students in the final three grades with the mandatory use of test kits for...