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Jazz legend John Coltrane's son hits the high notes

Jazz legend John Coltrane's son hits the high notes

Ravi Coltrane has a tough task: honour his father John and fellow legend Miles Davis without imitating them, he tells AFP, beer in hand during an interview in Poland. The younger Coltrane has teamed up with multiple Grammy winner Terence Blanchard for a series of concerts across Europe marking the

Pragmatism, not patriotism, pushes young Lithuanians to military service

Pragmatism, not patriotism, pushes young Lithuanians to military service

Outside a high school classroom in Vilnius, several students look apprehensive as they discuss their looming futures -– university, the job market and, for many of them, serving in the military. In their final year of high school, all are on the brink of Lithuania's newly-reformed draft policy,

Polish doctors jailed for denying woman abortion

Polish doctors jailed for denying woman abortion

A Polish court on Tuesday sentenced three doctors to prison sentences over the 2021 death of a pregnant woman, which sparked nationwide protests and renewed scrutiny of the country's restrictive abortion laws. The woman, Izabela, whose last name has not been made public, died of sepsis in 2021

Polish bishop goes on trial for paedophilia cover-up

Polish bishop goes on trial for paedophilia cover-up

A Polish bishop went on trial Wednesday for allegedly covering up paedophilia by priests in his diocese in a landmark case for the deeply Catholic country. The Bishop of Tarnow Andrzej Jez is the first member of the hierarchy to face criminal charges for failing to inform authorities of abuse