A new museum dedicated to the often-silent trauma of German civilians forced to flee Eastern Europe at the end of World War II opens next week after decades of heated debate. Perhaps reflecting what its founders call their delicate "balancing act", the new institution in Berlin carries the unwieldy name of Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion and Reconciliation.
Gaillac (France) (AFP) – Pone, former member of the famous French hip-hop collective Fonky Family, has been stricken with ALS and yet continues to make music thanks to software that follows the movement of his eyes. The eye-tracking system guides a computer mouse allowing him to compose, but also to write and speak via a voice generated by his computer.
Late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers joke about the Biden-Putin summit in Geneva, Switzerland.
Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Five hospitals in the United Kingdom have installed new machines from a Cardiff-based company which melts items made of polypropylene, such as face masks, separating out impurities to make plastic blocks recycled into chairs, buckets or 3D-printed items.
CNN's Chloe Melas interviews "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell about her one woman show, "Is There Still Sex in the City" taking place at Bucks County Playhouse. Bushnell also weighs in on the upcoming HBO Max revival and the 25th anniversary of her best-selling book.
Protesters took to the streets in Tokyo on Saturday calling for this summer's Olympic Games to be cancelled due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19. With weeks to go until the opening ceremony on July 23, polls have indicated most Japanese citizens don't want the games to be held against the backdrop of a global pandemic.
Beach cleanups are popular ways to try to keep waterfronts worldwide clear of garbage. But what about the trash that makes it into the water? A non-profit in Lake Tahoe is diving into that problem. (June 17)
After comedian D.L. Hughley recovered from Covid-19, his experience of the health care system inspired him to write a manual on 'How to Survive America.' "People have this notion that whatever happens to us is our fault."
While moderate Democrat Senator Joe Manchin waves the flag of bipartisanship on voting rights, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell again seems intent on acting like a blockade.
France captain Hugo Lloris said on Friday that he and his teammates should guard against complacency when they take on Hungary after having begun Euro 2020 in impressive fashion.
France can secure a spot in the round of 16 with a win over Hungary, who are expecting a crowd approaching 60,000 in the Hungarian capital. France edged their opening game against Germany 1-0, while Hungary lost thanks to a late three-goal blitz, to Portugal.
Portugal and Germany meet in the same group – nicknamed the ‘Group of Death’ -later on Saturday.
Women may hold up half the sky, but when it comes to designing the public spaces and buildings in which they live, their voices have too often been silenced. A visionary project in Vienna aims to turn that notion on its head, with a suburb in the Austrian capital designed by and for women.
A piece of art by Winston Churchill will go under the hammer at New York auction house Phillips on June 23. "The Moat, Breccles," a signed 1921 oil landscape, has a backstory filled with celebrity, whale teeth, and the world's first ever superyacht.
