By Agence France-Presse The New Year’s Day earthquake demolished wooden buildings all across Japan’s Noto Peninsula but thanks to decades-old smart architecture, one small fishing village stood strong. A few roof tiles came loose but not one of around 100 structures in windswept Akasaki, on the stick of land’s western coast, collapsed in the magnitude […]
By Agence France-Presse French President Emmanuel Macron could choose a new prime minister as soon as Monday, according to his entourage, as he seeks a new look for a widely criticized government. The position of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has been tenuous ever since an immigration bill pushed by Macron was voted down in parliament […]
By Agence France-Presse Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011 and is now “suicidal” according to his lawyer, appeared in court Monday in his lawsuit against Norway over his prison conditions. As he entered the gymnasium of the Ringerike prison where the five-day trial was being held, Breivik was clad […]