Black Friday is here, but will the crowds follow? – BUSINESS NEWS – ZM NEWS CORPORATION
Retailers are banking on a big return to stores and malls over the signature holiday shopping weekend, but supply chain tangles may send more of those dollars online People visit Macy’s Herald Square in New York City in the early morning of Black Friday 2020. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) Antonio Rojas hasContinue Reading
U.S. lawmakers meet with Taiwan’s president in a surprise visit : NPR
Republican Nancy Mace is one of five U.S. lawmakers on a one-day surprise visit to Taiwan, the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto embassy, announced. Mic Smith/AP hide caption toggle caption Mic Smith/AP Republican Nancy Mace is one of five U.S. lawmakers on a one-day surprise visit to Taiwan,Continue Reading
‘Afghan Girl’ From 1985 National Geographic Cover Takes Refuge in Italy
Sharbat Gula, who became an international symbol of war-torn Afghanistan after her portrait at a refugee camp was published on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985, was evacuated to Rome after her country fell to the Taliban, the Italian government said Thursday. Ever since the U.S. pulled outContinue Reading
Hondurans weary of corruption look for change in election
For many Hondurans, Sunday’s election will be about removing a party whose successive administrations are widely seen as deepening the country’s corruption over the past 12 years, driving tens of thousands to flee the country By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press November 26, 2021, 3:27 PM • 5Continue Reading
Leonardo da Vinci bear sketch fetches over $12M
Written by Megan C. Hills, CNN This article was updated with the final sale price and other details following the auction’s conclusion. A tiny sketch of a bear by Leonardo da Vinci sold for over $12 million on Thursday, setting a new auction record for a drawing by the renaissanceContinue Reading
Australian Open 2023: Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas in Melbourne final
Novak Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open and a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam men’s title by using all of his talent and nous to see off Stefanos Tsitsipas. Serbia’s Djokovic started strongly and dug deep in the second set on his way to a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5)Continue Reading
‘A Serious, Violent Incident.’ Promotion of an ‘Anti-Trans’ Paperback Stirs Criticism of Amazon, American Booksellers Association
The American Booksellers Association apologized on Wednesday for including what the nonprofit trade organization described as “an anti-trans book” in a recent promotional shipment to members. “This is a serious, violent incident that goes against ABA’s policies, values, and everything we believe and support. It is inexcusable,” the ABA saidContinue Reading
European and Asian nations suspend flights to southern Africa
A number of European and Asian nations have suspended flights from southern Africa after authorities announced a new coronavirus variant has been found. The United Kingdom said Thursday it is temporarily suspending flights from six countries. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, also said Friday that allContinue Reading
The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Kicked Up Anti-Muslim Bias In India
Marwa Fatafta’s Twitter mentions were flooded. As violence escalated in Israel–Palestine earlier this month, Fatafta, who is Palestinian and works as a policy analyst for an online think tank focusing on Palestinian human rights in Berlin, had been posting pictures and stories about families killed in the Gaza Strip toContinue Reading
Priti Patel, Britain’s hardline home secretary, exposes the fault lines of a divided country
On the issue of immigration — and on Brexit, social justice, law and order and far more besides — her name serves as a Rorschach test for a divided society, reflecting acclaim and anger from each side of the nation’s cultural schism. To her admirers on the right, she isContinue Reading