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Questions arose after a gunman in Christchurch, New Zealand, live-streamed a video of himself opening fire at a mosque earlier...

Maryland University Trusts Drones With Organ Delivery

10/28/2019 Newsmaker

Drones are being taught to deliver food and medical supplies to customers. Now, doctors and scientists at the University of...

Technology Remaking How We See Ancient Art of Theater

10/28/2019 Newsmaker

When James Corden kicked off the Tony Awards this year, his opening number was a full-throated endorsement of the live...

Facebook Launches News Section, Will Pay Publishers

10/28/2019 Newsmaker

Over the course of its 15-year history, Facebook has variously ignored news organizations while eating their advertising revenue, courted them...

Pentagon Awards Microsoft $10B Cloud Computing Contract

10/28/2019 Newsmaker

The Pentagon awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract , snubbing early front-runner Amazon, whose competitive bid drew criticism...

Tens of Thousands March in Barcelona Urging Spanish Unity

10/28/2019 Newsmaker

Tens of thousands of people are marching in Barcelona to protest the separatist movement in the northeastern Catalonia region that...

Police, Catalan Separatists Clash as Day of Protest Ends in Violence

10/28/2019 Newsmaker

Clashes between police and militant elements in a thousands-strong crowd of demonstrators transformed part of central Barcelona into a battleground late on Saturday as...

UK Opposition Parties Suggest Dec. 9 Vote in Brexit Gambit

10/28/2019 Newsmaker

Two British opposition parties want to hold elections even earlier than Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed as they try...

47 US States Back Antitrust Probe Into Facebook

10/22/2019 Newsmaker

New York Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday that a state-level antitrust investigation into the social network now has the...

Ukrainian Journalist Held by Russia-Backed Separatists Sentenced to 15 Years

10/22/2019 Newsmaker

A court established by Russia-backed separatists who hold parts of eastern Ukraine has sentenced journalist Stanislav Aseyev, an RFE/RL contributor,...

Diplomat Provides House With ‘Disturbing’ Account on Ukraine

10/22/2019 Newsmaker

Former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor, a diplomat who has sharply questioned President Donald Trump’s policy on Ukraine, has provided lawmakers...

Kurdish Fighters Say They Have Withdrawn From Northern Syria

10/22/2019 Newsmaker

Syrian Kurdish forces said Tuesday they have totally withdrawn from northern Syria ahead of the end of a cease-fire in...

Vatican Denies Risk of Default Over Structural Deficit

10/22/2019 Newsmaker

A top Vatican administrator is denying the Holy See risks default over its structural deficit, saying claims in a new...

Russia, Turkey Leaders Hold Talks on Fate of Syria Border

10/22/2019 Newsmaker

The presidents of Turkey and Russia met in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi on Tuesday, hours before a...

Swiss File Their 1st Charges in Petrobras-Odebrecht Scandal

10/22/2019 Newsmaker

Swiss prosecutors have filed their first indictment in investigations related to Brazilian construction company Odebrecht and state-run oil giant Petrobras,...

British PM Johnson Faces 2 Crucial Brexit Votes in Parliament Tuesday

10/22/2019 Newsmaker

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for the country to leave the European Union faces two key votes in the...

Is Russia’s Vladimir Putin Color-Blind?

10/22/2019 Newsmaker

Apparently persuaded by groundless conspiracy theories of foreign meddling, the Kremlin and Russia’s security agencies seem impervious to calls for...