Polish art project marks sites of vanished Jewish cemeteries
An ethnologist and photographer are trying to recover a lost chapter of Poland’s past by marking the sites of now vanished Jewish cemeteries with transparent ‘headstones’ and taking photographs of them.
Colombia seeking deals with protest leaders, but some demands ‘unconstitutional’
Colombia’s government is willing to discuss the country’s problems with leaders of demonstrations against the social and economic policies of President Ivan Duque, but some protest demands are “unconstitutional”, a presidency official said.
North Korea may seek ‘new path’ after U.S. fails to meet talks deadline
North Korea said on Tuesday the United States had ignored a deadline for nuclear talks and it no longer felt bound by its commitments, which included a halt to nuclear testing and inter-continental ballistic missile tests, and may “seek a new path”.
India to auction rare art belonging to diamond magnate arrested in UK
The seized assets of Indian diamond magnate Nirav Modi, arrested in Britain last year over fraud allegations, will be auctioned within the next two months, the Mumbai-based Saffronart auctioneers said on Tuesday.
Russia steps up airport screening of Chinese travelers over coronavirus fears
Russian airports have stepped up screening of travelers arriving from China to try to identify people infected with the new coronavirus, airport officials said on Tuesday.
China’s Chongqing city confirms five cases of new coronavirus
China’s Chongqing city has confirmed five cases of infection from the new coronavirus, the city’s health authority said on Tuesday.
Rescuers dig for trekkers missing in Nepal avalanche
Rescuers began digging through several feet snow at two mountainside locations in Nepal on Tuesday where four South Korean trekkers and three Nepali guides are thought to be trapped, officials said.
U.S. decries Iran threat to withdraw from global nuclear treaty
A U.S. envoy said on Tuesday that Iran would be sending a “very, very negative message” if it quits the 1970 global nuclear non-proliferation treaty after European countries accused it of violating a separate 2015 deal with world powers.
Dutch prosecutors say father confined children and abused them in remote farmhouse
A father facing charges of sexual abuse in a Dutch court had held six of his nine children captive for nearly a decade at an isolated farmhouse, telling them “bad spirits” would enter their bodies if they talked to outsiders, prosecutors said on Tuesda…
Greta says planting not enough after Trump backs trillion tree plan
Greta Thunberg said planting trees was not enough to address climate change on Tuesday, in an apparent rebuke to a planting pledge in Davos by U.S. President Donald Trump.
