Artists on climate change: exhibition overcoming the global crisis
last week, the Storm King Art Center opened its public art exhibition on an area of 500 acres in Mountainville, new [...]
May 2018
US presses North Korea over the “historical” plan for the disarmament, as Pompeo welcomes Kim assistant
The North Koreans will have to lay out a disarmament plan in the next few days if a planned summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un is to go ahead on schedule in two weeks’ time, a senior US state department official said on [...]
The longest flight in the world will be launched by Singapore Airlines
The world’s longest commercial flight will be launched in October, Singapore Airlines reported. Passengers will fly non-stop between New York and Singapore, covering a distance of around 9,500 [...]
Soros supported the campaign to push for a new Brexit vote within a year
A campaign to secure a second Brexit referendum within a year and save the UK from “immense damage” is to be launched in days, the philanthropist and financier George Soros has [...]
Italy risks a new financial crisis after the collapse of the coalition
Italy risks careening into a new financial crisis after the Bank of Italy said the country’s leaders could not “disregard” financial constraints and its commitments to [...]
Staff training of Starbucks will not fix racism but the rule change will be
How long does it take to change someone’s mind? A lot longer than it takes to read a newspaper article, for a start. A lifetime isn’t enough, in some cases. And that’s why there has been some scepticism about Starbucks’ decision to close thousands of stores to give staff so-called “unconscious bias” [...]
The truth about blue light: does it really cause insomnia and increased risk of cancer?
Long attached to visions of clear skies and calm seas, the colour blue historically could not be more welcome, refreshing and natural. Yet, because of the proliferation of blue-emitting LEDs in our artificially lit lives, blue light has come to represent bleary eyes, sleeplessness and the poor health associated [...]
Italian President appoints interim Prime Minister before new elections
Italy’s faith in the eurozone is set to be tested in fresh elections in the autumn after the president, Sergio Mattarella, installed an interim prime minister to lead a new government after a bitter falling out with the country’s populist [...]
Discovery to shut down European TV hub as it mulls post-Brexit plan
Discovery is to shut its European broadcasting base in London as the US TV giant behind channels including Animal Planet and Eurosport mulls post-Brexit plans for a new continental [...]
‘Vog’ from Kilauea volcano blankets Marshall Islands, 3700km away
Haze from the Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii blanketed the Marshall Islands 3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles) away on Sunday, as officials warned it would continue moving [...]