Italian bishops defend crucifixes in school classrooms
The Italian bishops conference have condemned a proposal from Italy's education minister that crucif
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The bustling Sanja Matsuri festival featuring three huge “mikoshi” portable shrines returned in full
Schools hit hard as influenza epidemic extends into May
Influenza outbreaks continue to be reported at schools across Japan, pushing into May an epidemic th
Letter shows future shogun Ieyasu advised to obey Hideyoshi
TSURUOKA, Yamagata Prefecture--A letter penned by a feudal warlord to future shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
Former Microsoft director indicted on embezzlement charges
SEATTLE — Federal prosecutors have charged a former Microsoft sports marketing director with five c
62 disability certificate mix
More than 60 fresh glitches were reported with the government's error-plagued personal identificatio
Japan privacy watchdog warns ChatGPT
Japan's privacy watchdog said on Friday it has warned OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed startup behind th
Letters: Theresa May has shown she can steer Britain to success outside the EU
SIR – Theresa May’s forthright and ambitious Brexit speech marked a major departure from the legacy
Black Players for Change lead protest at MLS is Back tourney
Now that Major League Soccer has re-started, a group of Black Major League Soccer players is using t
Letters: Voters can hand Theresa May a mandate to resist EU cash demands
SIR – John Redwood says that the numerous treaties governing Britain’s membership of the EU make no
Letters: The Government must take responsibility for the crisis in the NHS
SIR – We are NHS doctors who believe that the health service is suffering its worst ever crisis.Most
New Vietnamese nurse dreams of bridging medical gap in homeland
TOYOAKE, Aichi Prefecture--Nguyen Thi Phuong decided she wanted to be a nurse when she was in high s
Top 50 at end of year looms and Oosthuizen needs a big week
NASSAU, Bahamas — Augusta National has not said if it intends to keep the same criteria for its fie
GaaSyy arrested again after threat to smear pair on YouTube
Police in Tokyo effectively treated lawmaker-turned-YouTuber GaaSyy like a gangster on June 24 by se
Tokyo plan likened to putting ‘skyscrapers’ in Central Park
The Jingu Gaien area in central Tokyo is a cultural and historic treasure, a mostly green space set
Letters: Why Ukip voters turned to the big guns of the Conservative Party
SIR – On the Today programme, the BBC took great delight in mocking Ukip. Ukip fared badly in the lo
Priest murdered in Mexico amid continuing wave of violence
A Catholic priest in the Diocese of Cuautitlán Izcalli, México, was stabbed to death inside a church
Letters: What if Theresa May had just stepped back and let a Labour coalition descend into chaos?
SIR – Theresa May has been unwise in trying to form a minority government with the Democratic Unioni
‘BAREFOOT GEN’ TURNS 50: Gen’s life mirrors miseries of war for young atomic bomb survivors
Editor’s note: This is the last of a three-part series on “Hadashi no Gen” (Barefoot Gen), Keiji Nak
Letters: Tough decisions are needed to make the most of finite NHS resources
SIR – We are all aware of the situation in the NHS: long waiting lists, overstretched staff and a la
Pope Francis calls for 'gestures of peace' in wake of mosque attacks
Pope Francis called for gestures of peace to oppose hatred and violence Sunday in the wake of attack
Letters: The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster must be ready to dig deep
SIR – While we at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents are pleased to see the beginning
Stumped by stamps
What is happening at Royal Mail? Just months after barcoded stamps were rolled out nationwide to imp
Letters: Businesses should give staff the chance to charge their cars at work
SIR – You report that electric vehicle charging will put increased strain on the National Grid, and
Lee Ann Liska named President of Vanderbilt Univer
Lee Ann Liska, MBA, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Hospital President of Vanderbilt University