German Railway Company Says Greta Thunberg’s Photo Misleading
BERLIN (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg and Germany’s national railway company created a tweetstorm Sunday after she posted a photo of herself sitting on the floor of a train surrounded by lots of bags.
Mighty Bernie at Bat? Sanders Makes Pitch for Minor Leagues
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Take Bernie out to the ball game?
Songkran for UNESCO List: Gov’t Eyes Joint Submission With China
BANGKOK — After the UN recognized Thai massage as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the government said Friday it would submit traditional Thai New Year festival to the list next year.
Google Says Thais Curious About Free Money, N95 Masks, Hong Kong
The guilty pleasures of a nation, in this case Thailand’s love for lakorn, shopping, and celebrity dramas cannot be hidden when mass amounts of Internet searches are recorded and examined, as it was when Google revealed its top results for Thailand in 2019.
Descendant of Nanjing Massacre Survivor Hosts Talks in Japan
TOKYO (Xinhua) — Ge Fengjin, son of Ge Daorong, a survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, held a testimony meeting here on Wednesday night to convey the truth about the Nanjing Massacre in 1937 and remind people to never forget history.
Trump Criticizes Climate Activist Thunberg After Time Honor
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday, a day after she was named by Time as its Person of the Year, calling her selection “ridiculous.”
Father of 2011 Tsunami Victim to Carry Tokyo Olympic Flame
SENDAI — A father who lost his 12-year-old daughter in the massive tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in 2011 said Thursday he will take part in the torch relay for next summer's Tokyo Olympics.
House Panel Presses Toward Historic Trump Impeachment Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee pushed deliberately toward a historic vote Thursday night to approve articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, splitting sharply along party lines in a grueling session that stretched late into the evening.
Court Rules Toilet Use Limit for Transgender Gov’t Official Illegal
TOKYO — A court ordered the government on Thursday to pay damages to a transgender official, ruling that it was illegal for her workplace to impose restrictions on her use of women's toilets.
UK Edges Closer to Brexit as Tories Close in on Majority
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is likely to win a solid majority of seats in Parliament, an exit poll suggested late Thursday — a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to fulfill his plan to take the U.K. out of the European Union next month.
