Just two weeks after the new US administration was sworn in and already some countries are lamenting that being Washington’s adversary may be safer than being its ally,
President Xi Jinping has a nickname in China. Instead of calling him directly by name, people commonly use Da Da, or Mr. Big. After all, he is the
With tech stocks and crypto currencies soaring, so much new wealth is being created that we sometimes forget $500 billion dollars is a lot of money, even in
The crowded dais in the Capitol Rotunda on Inauguration Day featured four of the world’s five wealthiest men, five U.S. presidents, tech titans and business moguls, and
TikTok “temporarily” suspended its services in the United States on Saturday, following the Supreme Court’s ruling that a law requiring the app to sever ties with its Chinese
Whenever the Federal Reserve turns more hawkish and the cost of dollar funding soars, debate over whether Hong Kong should change its currency’s peg resurfaces. The fixed exchange rate
Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj yesterday to kickstart the
Flipping through a family album, Keachia Bowers paused on a photo of her as a baby on her father’s lap as he held the 1978 album
After weeks of speculation over his future, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his intention to resign on Jan. 6, 2025. His departure will bring an end
When the Taliban fell from power in Afghanistan in 2001, women were once again allowed to go to school after being banned since 1996. I, along with World
Washington does enjoy a spy story. It seems that a frisson of excitement spreads through the political circle in the US capital at the thought of peepers prying
A boldly patterned BMW stands at the entrance of the Wits Arts Museum in the vibrant Johannesburg neighborhood of Braamfontein. Its bright geometric shapes are part
I’ll get you, my pretty! And your little pygmy hippo, too! Forgive us the shameless attempt to link the fantasy hit “Wicked” to the delightful Moo
As much as theaters are humming right now, with “Wicked” and “Moana 2” bringing moviegoers by the droves, it’s been a fairly bruising movie year. In
The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927.
In his speech commemorating the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland on Friday, President Xi Jinping spoke highly of the special administrative region’s achievements in socioeconomic
It’s a common seasonal refrain: “Christmas just isn’t like it used to be.” This is not a new complaint. History shows that Christmas traditions
It’s been a very long time since vendors sold the American chestnut on city sidewalks. It’s no longer the variety whose smell some people associate
For the artistic and cultural elites of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory moment. Every two years, hundreds of artists,
For months, Aziza Abrahim fled from one village in Sudan to the next as people were slaughtered. Yet the killing of relatives and her husband’s disappearance
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