Cooperation a winning proposition for all

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,

China’s Mr. Big won’t cave in to Trump for nothing

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

Trump’s billionaires take the great leap forward

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

A guide to who stood where at Trump’s inauguration

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 tests US earnestness for cooperation

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

Hong Kong-Dollar peg makes less sense than ever

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

India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world’s largest religious gathering

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

Come home, Ghana told the African diaspora. Now some Black Americans take its citizenship

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

Trudeau taps out: How Trump’s taunts and tariff threats added to domestic woes confronting Canada’s long-standing PM

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

Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting – can do to an economy

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

Latest spy series installment offers nothing new

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

S. African retrospective exhibition honors the colorful work of artist Esther Mahlangu

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

In a bruising year, we sought out fantasy, escapism — and cute little animals

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

The best movies of the year: a list

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

Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

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.

Macao SAR embarking on new stage of development

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

Nostalgia led to the invention of the first Christmas card

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

‘Tis the season for roasting chestnuts. But in the US, native ones are almost gone

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

Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time

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,

They fled war in Sudan. But they haven’t been able to flee the hunger

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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