Philadelphia Independent - round-the-clock news in 6 languages from Philadelphia, the US and the world

Pennsylvania -

IN THE NEWS

Ukrainians assail Russian war film at Venice fest

Ukrainians assail Russian war film at Venice fest

Ukrainian politicians and cultural figures on Friday slammed a screening of a Russian-Canadian filmmaker's war documentary as propaganda, a claim the director denied.

Read more
Boeing's beleaguered Starliner coming home empty

Boeing's beleaguered Starliner coming home empty

Boeing's beleaguered Starliner left the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, bound for Earth without the astronauts who rode up on the spaceship after NASA deemed the risk too great.

Read more
Brazil's Lula fires minister accused of sexual harassment

Brazil's Lula fires minister accused of sexual harassment

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday fired his human rights minister, Silvio Almeida, following claims that he sexually harassed several women, including a cabinet colleague.

Read more
Sinner into US Open final as Fritz, Tiafoe battle to end American drought

Sinner into US Open final as Fritz, Tiafoe battle to end American drought

Jannik Sinner became the first Italian man to reach the US Open final on Friday while Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe battled to become the first American man in a Grand Slam final in 15 years.

Read more
Bossa nova 'Mas Que Nada' star Sergio Mendes dead at 83

Bossa nova 'Mas Que Nada' star Sergio Mendes dead at 83

Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes, who helped catapult bossa nova onto the global stage in the 1960s with hits including "Mas Que Nada," died in Los Angeles at the age of 83, his family said Friday.

Read more
Sinner into first US Open final as ailing Draper wilts

Sinner into first US Open final as ailing Draper wilts

World number one Jannik Sinner on Friday became the first Italian man to reach the US Open final by defeating an ailing Jack Draper in straight sets.

Read more
Boeing's troubled Starliner spaceship returning to Earth without crew

Boeing's troubled Starliner spaceship returning to Earth without crew

Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner left the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, bound for Earth without astronauts after NASA deemed the risk too great.

Read more
Carsley won't sing 'God Save the King' before debut as England interim boss

Carsley won't sing 'God Save the King' before debut as England interim boss

England interim manager Lee Carsley does not plan to sing the British national anthem before his first game in charge against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.

Read more
Vienna cemetery celebrates 150 years with graveyard concerts

Vienna cemetery celebrates 150 years with graveyard concerts

Hundreds of revellers flocked to Vienna's Central Cemetery on Friday to attend a graveyard concert commemorating the famous site's 150th birthday, doing justice to the local expression "Death must be a Viennese".

Read more
England captain Kane sets sights on Ronaldo's enduring career

England captain Kane sets sights on Ronaldo's enduring career

England captain Harry Kane plans to follow Cristiano Ronaldo's example by extending his career as long as possible.

Read more