Rights to Jorge Luis Borges’s work go to his wife’s nephews
Widow of great Argentinian writer did not leave a will, which put the rights in limbo A court has granted the rights to the works...
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Olivia Chow wins election as Toronto’s first Chinese-Canadian mayor
Progressive political leader vowed to raise low property taxes and support people facing unaffordable housing A woman who arrived in Canada as a 13-year-old immigrant...
Canada’s wildfire carbon emissions hit record high in first six months of 2023
This year’s wildfire season is already worst on record as nearly 600m tonnes of carbon dioxide has been released since early May Wildfires raging across...
Urgent action needed to protect ‘dying’ Kenyan domestic workers in Gulf, say rights groups
Deaths and alleged abuse of Kenyan women in Saudi Arabia fuels demands for Nairobi to act on human rights Rights groups have expressed concern that...
Current heatwave across US south made five times more likely by climate crisis
Latest ‘heat dome’ event over Texas and Louisiana, plus much of Mexico, driven by human-cause climate change, scientists find The record heatwave roiling parts of...
Destruction of world’s pristine rainforests soared in 2022 despite Cop26 pledge
An area of primary rainforest the size of Switzerland was felled last year suggesting world leaders’ commitment to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030 is...
Wagner mercenaries will not be withdrawn from Africa, says Russia
Sergei Lavrov moves to reassure sub-Saharan allies after recent armed mutiny led by Yevgeny Prigozhin Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Sergei Lavrov, the Russian...
UK aid should not fund private hospitals in developing countries, says Oxfam
Development charity says patients denied treatment or held hostage until fees paid in private facilities in India and Kenya Private hospitals in India and Kenya...
UK urged to speed evacuation of hundreds of British children in Sudan
Merseyside charity worker whose children are stuck in Khartoum says Foreign Office delays have trapped many in conflict zone A British charity worker has called...
Temple visits rise in China as jobless young people seek spiritual assistance
Number of visitors up 367% at start of year with about half born after 1990, according to travel websites In the search for a job...
