A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas to raise awareness for autism. Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, who is autistic, executed a painting featuring a multi-colored ribbon — the symbol for autism — surrounded by emojis, covering 12,304 square meters. That’s a lot bigger than… Read More
Brazilian nun, the world’s oldest person, has died at 116
Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian nun and teacher who was the world’s oldest person, died on Wednesday just weeks short of turning 117, her religious congregation said. Canabarro died at home of natural causes, said her Teresian nun congregation, the Company of Saint Teresa of Jesus. She was confirmed in… Read More
Martin Scorsese to release documentary made with late Pope Francis
Martin Scorsese is a producing a documentary made with Pope Francis that will chronicle the late pontiff’s work with cinema in the global educational movement he founded before his death. “Aldeas — A New Story” will feature conversations between Pope Francis and Scorsese, including what the filmmakers say are the… Read More
U.S., Ukraine ink crucial rare earth minerals deal
It was a bumpy road. But the United States, led by President Donald Trump, and Ukraine signed a much-anticipated rare earth minerals deal late Wednesday. The deal could have a major impact on both country’s respective economies, and help bolster the peace process between Ukraine and Russia. The cornerstone piece… Read More
Former Sen. David Perdue named ambassador to China amid tariff battle
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China are locked in a tariff showdown that threatens to redefine diplomatic relations between the world’s two largest economies. Perdue, a Republican who served one term as a U.S. senator from Georgia,… Read More
Liberal Party wins Canadian election, capping stunning turnaround
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won the federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled, in part, by anger at U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric. Carney’s rival, populist Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, was voted out of his seat in Parliament, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projected… Read More
Vatican says conclave to elect new pope will start May 7
Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the secret voting for two days to help them get to know one another better and find consensus on a candidate before they are sequestered in the Sistine Chapel. The… Read More
Donald Trump among world leaders to attend funeral of Pope Francis
Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but the group of poor people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis’ humble persona and disdain… Read More
Marco Rubio blasts “fake news” Russia report
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff issued a joint statement Wednesday blasting a Politico report that claimed the Trump administration is considering lifting sanctions against Russia. “This is false,” Rubio and Witkoff said in their statement. “Neither of us have had any… Read More
Pope Francis’ doctor says late Pope died ‘without suffering, at home’
Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pontiff’s final moments in a pair of newspaper interviews, saying the pontiff had his eyes open and was breathing with oxygen, but unresponsive after being stricken by illness early Monday morning. “He died without suffering, at home,’’ the doctor said. Dr. Sergio Alfieri coordinated… Read More
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