Music
Minnesota Orchestra crosses divide between South Africa's grand halls and shantytowns
A quarter-century after the end of apartheid, South Africa is still grappling with massive income and wealth gaps that fall along racial lines.
Music
In teaching young South African talents, Minn. Orchestra musicians find their own inspiration
While encouraging young South African talents, Minnesota Orchestra musicians are finding inspiration of their own.
Music
Musicians make a grim pilgrimage to Mandela's prison cell: 'I know I don't have that strength'
A former prisoner led the grim trek through Robben Island, where South Africa's future president spent 18 years.
Music
Touring involves a 1,000-mile, high-stakes truck ride with precious cargo
Some of the instruments also need their own kind of visas to travel.
Music
Minnesota Chorale joins voices with South African singers: 'It's magic all the way'
Minnesota Chorale loosens up, while the South Africans get a lesson in German.
World
Drone footage shows extent of Genoa bridge collapse
Excavators began clearing large sections of the collapsed highway bridge in the Italian port city on the Mediterranean Sea, searching for people still missing three days after the deadly collapse.
World
Israel delivers more than 10 tons of Palestinian mail – 8 years late
The mail will take at least four weeks to deliver, a process that would begin after the Eid al-Adha holiday later this month.
World
Paris introduces outdoor urinals with scenic views
Parisian leaders are trying to tackle a problem that is evident to anyone who has ever tried to catch a glimpse of a historic site in the historic city.
Italian bridge collapse sends cars plunging, killing 26
A 51-year-old highway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa collapsed in a driving rain Tuesday, killing at least 26 people and injuring 15 others as it sent dozens of vehicles tumbling into a heap of concrete and twisted steel.
World
Video shows deadly bridge collapse, aftermath in Italy
A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed in Genoa, Italy, during a sudden, violent storm, killing at least 25.
Inspired
Kids with physical challenges thrill with modified toy cars
The cars had been modified for a handful of kids who have difficulties standing or walking independently, to give them a chance to be mobile and independent.
Music
At a historic concert in Cape Town, music echoes the words of Nelson Mandela
During a rousing, sold-out start for the Minnesota Orchestra in South Africa, the former president's words were sung by a soaring soprano.
Music
'Music became a weapon against apartheid,' Mandela's daughter says as orchestra previews its program
"We're not in Kansas anymore, are we?" joked the evening's host, Brian Newhouse of Classical MPR, after the drums had quieted and the applause died down.
Shooting in Canadian city leaves 4 dead, including 2 police
A shooting in a small Canadian city Friday that left four people dead, including two police officers who were responding to a call of shots fired, struck a nerve in a country that has been roiled in recent months by several instances of mass violence.
World
Rare week-old rhino frolicks at British Zoo
Baby rhino Malindi, born last week at Chester Zoo in the UK, was seen playing outside on Wednesday for the first time since his birth.
Japan medical school confirms altering scores to limit women
A Tokyo medical school apologized Tuesday after an internal investigation confirmed that it altered entrance exam scores for years to limit the number of female students and ensure more men became doctors.
World
Deadly tanker blast collapses Italian overpass
A tanker truck carrying flammable material exploded Monday on a highway overpass near the northern Italian city of Bologna, killing at least two people and injuring up to 70 as it partially collapsed the raised roadway, police said.
Law ending sperm donor secrecy helps Australian find her dad
For Peter Peacock, fate arrived in the form of a registered letter.
Business
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Timetables that dictate industry actions are not as flexible as negotiating tactics, analysts say.
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