The funeral of renowned Italian ballerina Carla Fracci took place at the San Marco church in Milan on Saturday. Hundreds of people gathered outside the church to bid the star a final farewell, with applause ringing out as the hearse carrying her coffin arrived for the service.
Fourteen-year-old Aiden Fucci is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey. The initial charge of second-degree murder in connection with Bailey's death was upgraded to first-degree murder due to the nature of the crime, officials announced.
The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, have been found buried on the site of what was once Canada's largest Indigenous residential school – one of the institutions that held children taken from families across the nation. (May 29)
The iconic Sagrada Familia basilica reopened in Barcelona on Saturday after a protracted period of closure due to COVID-19. The second most-visited church in Spain is still operating with limited visiting hours. Despite this, more than 1,000 tickets are being sold online every hour.
Michael Smerconish discusses why we need to care about whether Coronavirus began by jumping naturally from wildlife to people or whether it escaped from a lab.
Governments should tighten their supervision over cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, which can easily become tools for crime and be manipulated by private entity for personal gains, according to senior economists and current affairs commentator.
A ferry in eastern Indonesia caught fire early on Saturday with nearly 200 people on board, forcing passengers and crew to jump into the sea but causing no casualties, officials said. (May 29)
Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta is staging world dance premieres at Britain's Birmingham Royal Ballet to welcome audiences back after the "nightmare" of the pandemic lockdowns. The ballet's 47-year-old director says that he wants to connect with the audience again, after a lockdown period that "has been a nightmare for everyone".
CNN's Michael Smerconish discusses the political reaction to new questions about Covid-19's origin after a report found that researchers at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill in November 2019, about a month earlier than China had reported to WHO that the first patient with Covid-like symptoms was recorded.
Cali (Colombia) (AFP) – Three people have died during anti-government protests in the Colombian city of Cali, authorities said, as the country marks a full month of social unrest that has claimed dozens of lives.
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – In Gaza, a week since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was announced, many residents come out to enjoy the beaches. The truce ended 11 days of devastating Israeli bombardment of Gaza, killing 248 Palestianians, and rockets and other fire into Israel from the coastal strip that killed 12.
Emma Stone is the latest actress to portray Disney's most vile villain. Rick Damigella delves into the character's history.
