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Former President Barack Obama issued a statement on Monday condemning the military coup in Myanmar. Source:: World News
Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday evening that the US will send an additional $310 million to Central America “for humanitarian relief and to address…
Two students who were kidnapped from a university in northern Nigeria last Tuesday have been killed, making it a total of five Greenfield University students…
Photographer Jeffrey Milstein’s new book, “Paris: From the Air,” features rarely seen, often straight-down views, which he captured while hanging out of a helicopter above…
The pandemic is raging, quarantine rules are changing by the day, and there’s still uncertainty over when we might vacation again, but one thing remains…
It took 93 years for the Academy to name an Asian woman as Best Director. And until this year, only five women, all White, had…
Over the last 10 years, as Syria fell deeper into the abyss, the country has burned and President Bashar al-Assad has clung to power. An…
China wants to lead the global recovery from the pandemic and become more influential on the world stage than ever before. It might just have…
China wants to lead the global recovery from the pandemic and become more influential on the world stage than ever before. It might just have…
One of the last Sandro Botticelli portraits left in private hands sold at auction for more than $92 million USD (after fees) at Sotheby’s New…
America has been the king of the box office for, well, forever. Not anymore. Source:: World News
One of the last Sandro Botticelli portraits left in private hands sold at auction for more than $92 million USD (after fees) at Sotheby’s New…
If you’ve been tempted to pick up one of the dilapidated houses offered for sale in Italy for little more than $1 but had second…
Once upon a time, the locals peddled rice on Bangkok’s Khao San Road. Lots of it. Source:: World News
For years, the Kremlin has publicly dismissed Alexey Navalny as an irrelevant blogger with little popular support. But the geographical spread of mass protests over…
Source:: World News
The COVAX initiative is aiming to deliver up to two billion doses of coronavirus vaccine to poorer countries by the end of 2021. CNN’s Ivan…
If you’ve been tempted to pick up one of the dilapidated houses offered for sale in Italy for little more than $1 but had second…
Alibaba is coming off what was likely a big quarter for its e-commerce business. But China’s most famous tech firm is still poised to face…
Myanmar’s military coup is a tragedy for a people who have enjoyed fragile freedom after decades of darkness under dictatorship. It also marks the failure…
For years, the Kremlin has publicly dismissed Alexey Navalny as an irrelevant blogger with little popular support. But the geographical spread of mass protests over…
In between a surging pandemic and a global scramble for vaccines, the fate of this year’s Olympic Games has become shrouded in uncertainty. Source:: World…
In between a surging pandemic and a global scramble for vaccines, the fate of this year’s Olympic Games has become shrouded in uncertainty. Source:: World…
Mukesh Ambani has spent years trying to turn his inherited oil business into a tech empire. In 2020, that pivot really kicked into overdrive. Source::…
Mukesh Ambani has spent years trying to turn his inherited oil business into a tech empire. In 2020, that pivot really kicked into overdrive. Source::…
As of noon today, Donald Trump is entitled to an annual pension of $221,400 and perks worth far more than that. Source:: World News
The federal government didn’t act aggressively enough in 2009 to fight the Great Recession. And the economic recovery was weaker as a result. Source:: World…
Paris Fashion Week opens its schedule of menswear shows today hot off the heels of neighboring fashion city Milan, which just brought its own fashion…
The European Union has joined a growing number of international voices calling for a probe into Ugandan election abuses and violence that left more than…
China says that it is a “victim” of misinformation after Twitter restricted the account of the Chinese embassy in the United States. Source:: World News
US President Joe Biden is inheriting a tense and messy relationship with China from his predecessor. Source:: World News
For years, believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory had been waiting for the moment when a grand plan would be put into action and secret…
With its vast mountain ranges, sandy beaches and towering forests, Cape Town is a place where the natural world dominates, imploring visitors to stop and…
When New Yorker staff writer Rachel Syme bought an old-school typewriter, she thought it might be fun to send friends and family letters they could…
In a year that many of us spent indoors or hidden behind a mask, the way we think about beauty has changed more profoundly than,…
India and China’s fast-growing tech sectors have been caught in the crossfire of an intense geopolitical standoff this year. While both will suffer from the…
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, transportation officials around the world have been looking for ways to keep passengers and crew safe on board planes.…
There’s nice, and then there’s Canadian-nice, which sometimes involves driving a total stranger, her two kids, a pair of elderly dogs and a cat named…
Ah yes, “ze Autobahn”. Few other landmarks represent Germany more than its freeway system. Cologne’s cathedral is distinctively West German, and the TV Tower in…