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The weekend school dormitory blaze that killed 19 minors in central Guyana was started by a disgruntled pupil angry at having her mobile phone confiscated, a government source told AFP on Tuesday.

Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel were named Tuesday winners of the International Booker Prize with the novel "Time Shelter" -- a first for a book in Bulgarian.

Real Valladolid earned an important 3-1 victory over champions Barcelona to boost their La Liga survival hopes on Tuesday.

Switzerland's justice authorities said Tuesday that 230 complaints had been filed over a decision by financial regulators to cut the value of high-risk Credit Suisse bonds to zero, to facilitate the stricken bank's takeover by UBS.

The world is failing to protect civilians as the number of people caught up in conflicts and their humanitarian aftershocks skyrocketed last year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday.

Ron DeSantis is to announce his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination in a livestreamed Twitter chat with the platform's billionaire owner Elon Musk on Wednesday, touting his ultra-conservative record as governor of Florida as a blueprint for the nation.

Real Valladolid earned an important 3-1 victory over champions Barcelona to boost their La Liga survival hopes on Tuesday.

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior has been freed from suspension Tuesday after his red card against Valencia, in a match during which he suffered racist abuse from home supporters at their Mestalla stadium.

Wall Street stocks tumbled Tuesday on increased fears over a potential US debt default after the latest round of negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough.

Super Typhoon Mawar packing potentially catastrophic winds is heading for a direct hit on Guam, a US territory in the Pacific that is a crucial US military outpost.

Bolivia's president has asked Pope Francis for files on sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests in the South American country following revelations of alleged large-scale exploitation of children.

A weary, honest admission that one of the greatest careers in NBA history could be over?

Grammy-nominated Nigerian musician Seun Kuti, the son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, was released from prison on bail on Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a police officer.

The White House says some progress was made in the latest round of talks with Republican negotiators to avert a catastrophic US debt default before a June 1 deadline.

"Αν κάποιος κάνει ένα ταξίδι, μπορεί να πει μια ιστορία", είχε πει κάποτε ο Γερμανός ποιητής Matthias Claudius το 1775. Ακολουθώντας ακριβώς αυτή τη ρήση, οι δημοσιογράφοι μας ταξίδεψαν, κρυφά και απαρατήρητοι, στο Ντουμπάι των Ηνωμένων Αραβικών Εμιράτων, όπου βρήκαν ένα πραγματικό κόσμημα της κορυφαίας ξενοδοχειακής βιομηχανίας, χωρίς καν να υποψιαστούν ότι το αντικείμενο του δημοσιογραφικού ενδιαφέροντος, το "Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah", είχε ελεγχθεί πολύ προσεκτικά από τους δημοσιογράφους μας, οι οποίοι έχουν δει εκατοντάδες ξενοδοχεία σε όλες τις ηπείρους του πλανήτη μας.Κατ' αρχάς, υπάρχουν ξενοδοχεία στο Ντουμπάι και υπάρχουν ξενοδοχεία, το ένα πολυτελέστερο από το άλλο, εδώ είναι γενικά δύσκολο για τον ταξιδιώτη να ξεχωρίσει την ήρα από το στάρι, ενόψει της άφθονης προσφοράς!  ΕΔΏ ΜΠΟΡΕΊΤΕ ΝΑ ΔΕΊΤΕ ΤΟ ΒΊΝΤΕΟ

Thousands of Israelis on Tuesday protested the allocation of funds to ultra-Orthodox Jews in the government's proposed state budget.

"Если кто-то отправляется в путешествие, он может рассказать историю", - сказал немецкий поэт Матиас Клаудиус в 1775 году. Следуя именно этому высказыванию, наши журналисты незаметно и неузнанными отправились в Дубай в Объединенных Арабских Эмиратах, где обнаружили настоящую жемчужину высшего гостиничного бизнеса, даже не подозревая, что объект журналистского интереса, "Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah", был очень тщательно осмотрен нашими журналистами, повидавшими сотни отелей на всех континентах нашего земного шара.Прежде всего, следует сказать, что в Дубае есть отели, а есть гостиницы, одна роскошнее другой, здесь вообще трудно путешественнику отделить мякину от пресловутой пшеницы в виду обилия предложений!  ЗДЕСЬ ВЫ МОЖЕТЕ ПОСМОТРЕТЬ ВИДЕО

More than 100 members of the US Congress and the European Parliament called Tuesday for the removal of an oil industry executive tapped to lead the next UN climate change conference.

독일 시인 마티아스 클라우디우스는 1775년 "누군가 여행을 떠난다면 그는 이야기를 들려줄 수 있다"고 말했습니다. 이 시인의 말처럼 우리 기자들은 아무도 모르게 은밀하게 아랍에미리트 두바이로 여행을 떠났고, 그곳에서 세계 각지의 수백 개 호텔을 둘러본 우리 기자들이 취재 대상인 '힐튼 두바이 팜 주메이라'를 매우 철저하게 점검했다는 사실을 의심하지 않고 최고의 호텔 산업의 진정한 보석을 발견했습니다.우선, 두바이에는 호텔이 있고 다른 호텔보다 더 고급스러운 호텔이 있으며, 여기에는 일반적으로 여행자가 풍부한 제안을 고려하여 밀과 쭉정이를 분리하기가 어렵습니다!  여기에서 동영상을 볼 수 있습니다.

1775年、ドイツの詩人マティアス・クラウディウスは、「誰かが旅に出れば、その人は物語を語ることができる」と言ったと言われています。まさにこの言葉に従って、私たちのジャーナリストは、こっそりと、誰にも知られることなく、アラブ首長国連邦のドバイを旅しました。そこで彼らは、一流ホテル業界の真の宝石を見つけました。ジャーナリストの関心の対象である「Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah」は、地球上のすべての大陸で何百ものホテルを見てきた私たちのジャーナリストによって、非常に徹底的に検査されたことを疑うことすらありません。そもそも、ドバイにはホテルがあり、豪華なホテルがあり、旅行者がその中から麦と籾を分けるのは難しい！  動画はこちらでご覧いただけます。

New HIV infections in the United States fell by 12 percent in 2021 compared to 2017, continuing a decline driven by fewer cases in younger people, especially gay and bisexual men, official estimates showed Tuesday.

Scandal-ridden former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli on Tuesday went on trial on charges of money laundering, clouding his chances of standing in next year's election.

Real Sociedad put one foot into next season's Champions League with a 1-0 win over 10-man Almeria on Tuesday in La Liga.

Separatists in Cameroon's restive anglophone region which has suffered years of fighting between the state and insurgents have kidnapped around 30 women who were protesting against violence, officials said on Tuesday.

Chennai skipper M.S. Dhoni said on Tuesday that he will take time before IPL's December auction to decide on his playing future after he led Super Kings to their 10th final in the T20 tournament.

Republican Ron DeSantis is to announce his hotly-anticipated challenge to Donald Trump for the party's 2024 White House nomination on Wednesday, touting his ultra-conservative record as governor of Florida as a blueprint for the nation.

Los Angeles Lakers team chief Rob Pelinka said Tuesday he hoped LeBron James would continue his NBA career but said the NBA superstar had "earned the right" to retire.

Netflix on Tuesday expanded its crackdown on users sharing passwords with people beyond their immediate family as it seeks to shore up revenue at the leading streaming television service.

A frustrated-looking Donald Trump appeared in a New York court via video-link Tuesday to be informed by a judge that he cannot post certain evidence in his criminal case on social media.

Wes Anderson's new film puts Westerns, theatre, 1950s Americana and an alien into a blender for another of his atypical -- and star-packed -- concoctions that he says is about "reckoning with forces beyond your control".

Belgian cycling star Remco Evenepoel took a swing at his critics on Tuesday as he announced he was back in training nine days after abandoning the Giro d'Italia with Covid even though he was in the lead.

Ravindra Jadeja starred with bat and ball as Chennai Super Kings beat holders Gujarat Titans by 15 runs on Tuesday to enter the IPL final that could be skipper M.S. Dhoni's farewell.