As Japan Ages, Menus Adapt to Finding the Gourmet in Purées
YOKOHAMA, Japan — The 94-year-old man had come for lunch at a Chinese restaurant, and he was determined to make the most of his squid and leek stir-fry.
Head of Spain’s Far-Left Party Survives Leadership Challenge
MADRID — Pablo Iglesias, the head of Spain’s far-left Podemos Party, defeated a challenge in a leadership vote on Sunday, giving him a strong mandate to stick with the radical line that has made Podemos one of Europe’s main anti-establishment parties.
Netanyahu’s Meeting With Trump to Set Tone for U.S.-Israel Relations
JERUSALEM — As President Trump appeared to shift closer to the political center on several contentious policies on Israel, Prime Minister
Russian ruble strengthens to 20-month high
At the opening bell on the Moscow Exchange, the ruble was trading at 57.96 against the dollar and 61.8 against the euro, which is the best for the Russian currency since July 2015.
Smuggler caught at Indian airport with 1.2kg of gold bars in rectum
The 36-year-old from Tamil Nadu in southern India arrived in Hyderabad Airport on Saturday on a flight from Singapore. After his discomfort was noticed, he was taken for questioning. Eight gold bars, weighing 800g in total, were found hidden in LED lamps in his luggage, the New Indian Express reported.
U.N. chief says Fayyad “right man” to be Libya envoy despite U.S. objection
DUBAI U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he believed former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad was the “right person” to be the world body’s envoy to Libya after the United States raised objections to the choice.