Jean-Jacques Savin set off from the Canary Islands this week for the Caribbean, propelled only by currents and winds, in an orange capsule he built himself.
Author: PALKO KARASZ
Ancient Purebred Horse With Bronze-Plated Saddle Is Discovered in Pompeii
The horse is the latest treasure unearthed from the city buried by pumice and ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
British-Iranian Scholar Returns Home After Detention
The case of Abbas Edalat highlighted the plight of up to 30 dual citizens held as tensions have risen between Iran and the West.
Married Couple Arrested Over Drone Incursions at Gatwick Airport
The man, 47, and woman, 54, were being held on suspicion of disrupting civil aviation services after three days of chaos at Britain’s second-largest airport.
Couple Who Named Their Child After Hitler Are Sentenced for Neo-Nazi Membership
Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, were convicted of being members of National Action, a violent far-right group banned in Britain since 2016.
‘I Can English Understand,’ New Official Says. The Swiss Have Their Doubts.
Guy Parmelin is set to become economy minister, a job that involves negotiating international trade accords.
37 Tombstones Desecrated at Jewish Cemetery in France
The spray-painting of swastikas and other Nazi symbols on Jewish graves near Strasbourg was only the latest in the region amid fears that anti-Semitism is increasing.
Putin’s Stasi ID Is Found in German Archive
Long before he was president of Russia, Vladimir Putin worked as a K.G.B. officer in Dresden in the former East Germany and had access to Germany’s dreaded secret police.
German Activists Use Coca-Cola, and Santa Claus, to Denounce the Far Right
A sign showing Coca-Cola’s jolly Santa Claus with a bottle of Coke in each hand wasn’t what it appeared to be. It drew a boycott online, and soda brands into politics.
Luxembourg to Become the First Country to Offer Free Mass Transit for All
Plagued by traffic jams, one of the smallest countries in Europe will allow people to ride free from 2020.