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Abracadabra! German executives turn to magic to up their game 20 Jan 2019 - 08:18 am

Pullach im Isartal, Germany, Harold Voit takes out his wallet, extracts a wad of 50-euro bills and gazes at it calmly as the...

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver dies at 83 18 Jan 2019 - 01:05 am

NEW YORK: Mary Oliver, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose rapturous odes to nature and animal life brought her critical acclaim and popular affection,...

Banksy in Tokyo? City launches probe 17 Jan 2019 - 10:36 am

Tokyo: Tokyo is trying to verify if a drawing of a rat holding an umbrella that has been sprayed near a monorail station...

First human rights TV channel vows to "give a voice to voiceless" 16 Jan 2019 - 11:38 pm

LONDON: The world's first television channel dedicated to human rights was launched in London on Tuesday with a promise to deliver hidden stories...

Millennial Money: Don't let Instagram envy get you into debt 16 Jan 2019 - 11:38 pm

When was the last time scrolling through Instagram made you feel better? If you're like me, the puppy photos on your feed momentarily...

Gillette ‘masculinity’ ad draws activist praise, right-wing ire 16 Jan 2019 - 08:49 pm

Gillette made a risky bet with a new ad referencing the #metoo movement and questions around "toxic masculinity.” If the intention was to...

Where do the Kurds fit into Syria's war? 14 Jan 2019 - 05:25 pm

BEIRUT: The future of Kurdish-led swathes of northern and eastern Syria has been thrown into doubt by President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw...

Rich kids see parents’ values more important than wealth: Survey 11 Jan 2019 - 11:32 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: More than 90% of the children of millionaire families in the US want to inherit their parents’ values more than their...

In 2019, immigration novels are especially timely 09 Jan 2019 - 09:35 pm

NEW YORK: Not long before Election Day, 2016, Samira Ahmed completed the first draft of her novel, "Internment," a dystopian narrative about the...

New York's Met welcomed record 7.4 million visitors in 2018 05 Jan 2019 - 03:33 pm

New York: New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art welcomed almost 7.4 million visitors in 2018, figures showed Friday, a new record for the...

Barbie will soon be 60 -- and is still going strong 02 Jan 2019 - 02:47 pm

El Segundo: She is turning 60 this year and still doesn't have a single wrinkle. Blonde or brunette, slender or curvy, black or...

Hello, 2019: Revelry, reflection as world greets new year 01 Jan 2019 - 11:19 am

Fireworks, concerts, spiritual services and political addresses abounded to mark the transition to 2019 as revelers around the globe bid farewell Monday to...

Military Santa tracker live despite US government shutdown 25 Dec 2018 - 11:04 am

Washington: The US government shutdown may have temporarily dimmed Washington's National Christmas Tree but never fear, Santa Claus still came to town --...

France's Louvre planning Pierre Soulages retrospective next year 24 Dec 2018 - 02:18 pm

Paris: France's master of black Pierre Soulages announced Monday that he will be the subject of a vast retrospective at the Louvre museum...

Humans are beating robots to the jobs on Japanese Farms 24 Dec 2018 - 11:54 am

The country that brought robots to car factories looks set to stay resolutely old school in agriculture as it seeks to attract more...

Italian toy story: retired mechanic carves old favourites 24 Dec 2018 - 10:11 am

Cuneo: With his portly frame, bushy white beard and twinkling eyes, Italian toymaker and puppeteer Mario Collino could be a stand-in for Father...

After delays, Egypt's new mega-museum set to open in 2020 23 Dec 2018 - 04:00 pm

CAIRO: On the Giza Plateau outside Cairo, thousands of Egyptians are laboring in the shadow of the pyramids to erect a monument worthy...

Inside the elephant at the heart of 'Circus 1903' 23 Dec 2018 - 12:10 pm

London: A roll-call of acrobats, contortionists, jugglers and trapeze artistes will be captivating London audiences this Christmas season in a show that celebrates...