Peru confronts a fork in the road as it chooses a new president

Two candidates with drastically different visions for Peru's future face off in a presidential run-off vote on Sunday, polarizing an electorate battered by the pandemic.


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Vanessa Bryant slams Nike over 'unauthorized' shoes honoring late daughter Gianna

Vanessa Bryant, widow of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, has accused Nike of releasing sneakers honoring the pair's late daughter, Gianna, without her blessing.


Top German Catholic Church official offers resignation over 'catastrophe of sexual abuse

The head of the Catholic Church in Germany has written to Pope Francis to offer his resignation over what he described as his shared "responsibility for the catastrophe of sexual abuse" by church officials, a letter published Friday reveals.


Toppled statue of slave trader is going back on public display

A statue of colonial slave trader Edward Colston has gone on public display in Bristol, England, almost a year after it was toppled during Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the city.


American teacher was jailed for child abuse in China in 2014. He still says he's innocent -- if only anyone would listen

David McMahon hated the design of his classroom.


Few Israelis wanted a leader to the right of Netanyahu. Naftali Bennett is set to oust his old boss anyway

After the 2019 elections, Naftali Bennett's right-wing party failed to cross the electoral threshold and had no seats in Israel's parliament.


Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich appears on state TV as critics decry his detention as a 'hostage'-taking

Detained journalist Roman Protasevich has again appeared on Belarusian state media, to the concern of government critics who fear the young dissident is being forced to address the nation under duress.


Britain's worst serial killers haunt a city, decades after their grisly crimes

Police excavations at a cafe in the quiet English city of Gloucester revived a half-century-old puzzle: What happened to Mary Bastholm, a carefree 15-year-old girl who went missing in 1968.


The most important Tokyo Summer Olympics story is not related to sports

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