BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington rebuffed an Iraqi request on Friday to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened U.S.-Iranian tensions following the U.S. killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad. Iraq looks set to bear the brunt of any further violence between its neighbor Iran and the United States, its leaders caught in a
0 Comments
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The idea of imposing a wealth tax on the richest Americans has elicited sharply divergent views across a spectrum of politicians, with President Donald Trump branding it socialist and progressive Democratic presidential contenders Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders prominently endorsing it. FILE PHOTO: The Charging Bull or Wall Street Bull
0 Comments
In his 1989 classic Back To The Future II, filmmaker Robert Zemeckis attempted to predict what the world might look like 30 years ahead and in fashion terms, he wasn’t massively far out. Self-lacing Nikes, automatically heated jackets, virtual reality shades – sure, they might still be in the prototype stage or not work as
0 Comments
Australian commercial radio stations are pulling potentially “insensitive” songs from their playlists as the nation grabbles with the ongoing bushfire emergency.   Southern Cross Austereo’s national Hit and Triple M networks this week yanked songs from their rotation which contain lyrics relating to fire or burning. “Out of respect for the devastation impacting so much of
0 Comments
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan votes in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, which will set the course for the democratic island’s ties with its giant and autocratic neighbor China, which claims Taiwan as its territory. FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen waves to supporters from a vehicle during a campaign rally ahead of the election
0 Comments
(Reuters) – Britain on Friday said it was advising against all travel to Iran as information suggested a Ukrainian airliner that crashed on Wednesday had probably been shot down by Iran. “Given the body of information that UIA Flight 752 was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, and the heightened tensions, we are now
0 Comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders remain the top candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination as potential voters appear increasingly interested in picking a winner this year instead of someone who shares their interests, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic presidential
0 Comments
Photography courtesy of MoschinoHello, year of the rat! By Sarah Mariotti Date January 9, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter Welcoming the Chinese New Year means many things. When it comes to fashion, according to ancient tradition from the Northern and Southern dynasties, there is deep significance in new clothing. The Spring Festival is a time for fresh
0 Comments
Play with fire and your designer bag might get burned. Disagreeing with Teresa Giudice can run a comparable risk—less flame, similar concept. Teresa was up in arms during yesterday’s new episode, which saw the Real Housewives of New Jersey maven picking sides without admitting it in the aftermath of Danielle Staub and Margaret Josephs‘ explosive hair-pulling, purse-incinerating
0 Comments
The fires in Australia are ravaging the continent with no clear end in sight, and millions of dollars in donations are pouring in from around the world to help volunteer firefighters and wildlife preservationists. Flume has already donated $100,000 of his own money, Fisher has raised the same with his sold out ‘Dance for Disaster
0 Comments