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Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwe's innovation fair
Sophia, a world-renowned robot, has been the center of attention at an Artificial Intelligence and Innovation fair in Zimbabwe this weekABC News - 11h -
Bonnie Raitt on iconic music career and Kennedy Center honors
Bonnie Raitt reflects on her 50-year career, including iconic hits like "I Can't Make You Love Me" to her recent Kennedy Center honor.CBS News - 11h -
San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
A block in downtown San Francisco has been renamed for acclaimed photojournalist Joe Rosenthal, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic photo of U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese ...ABC News - 1d -
LOOK: UNC AD Bubba Cunningham emulates Bill Belichick's iconic sleeveless look during introduction
The North Carolina AD made Belichick feel right at home in Chapel HillCBS Sports - 1d -
The Stories Behind Hockey’s Most Iconic Photos From the Man Who Took Them
Bruce Bennett has had a front-row seat to some of the most important moments in the sport’s history.The New York Times - 2d -
Those Sure Look Like The Sims' Iconic Plumbobs In This New Movie
The distinctive "plumbob" icons from The Sims appear to be featured in a new movie, set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The film is called Twinless and concerns two friends who meet in a ...GameSpot - 2d -
The case for a global defence bank
Transformative solutions are required to overhaul procurement and expand the pool of available capitalFinancial Times - 2d -
The 10 best global albums of 2024
DJ Love celebrated car horns, Kenyan metalhead Lord Spikeheart traversed trap and doom, while 82-year-old Milton Nascimento joined forces with Esperanza Spalding. • More on the best music of 2024 ...The Guardian - 2d -
The global players in Syria before and after Assad
Global powers who have been involved in the 13-year civil war have a vested interest after Assad's fall.BBC News - 3d -
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The Iconic Abbey Road Audio Experience Is Coming to Cars—and Maybe Your Next Headphones
Abbey Road Studios is where The Beatles and Pink Floyd recorded their most famous albums. Now you can re-create that soundscape in the inside of a Volvo.Wired - 3d -
Why radio icon Delilah does almost all her shopping at thrift stores
The ‘queen of sappy love songs,’ who has 8 million listeners, tells MarketWatch she’d rather put her money to use for charitable purposesMarketWatch - 3d -
Frieder Reimold, journalist who wrote AP’s iconic ‘East Germany opens borders’ bulletin, dies at 80
Frieder Reimold, the former Berlin bureau chief of The Associated Press German-language service who wrote the iconic 1989 bulletin that East Germany had opened its borders, has died aged 80, his ...ABC News - 3d -
Will emergence of HTS in Syria raise level of global terrorism threats?
Intelligence chiefs have to decisively analyse the risk posed by group once affiliated to islamists al-Qaida. When Sir Richard Moore, the head of MI6, warned in a speech given 10 days ago that he ...The Guardian - 4d -
Global chemical arms watchdog warns Syria about unaccounted weapons
The global chemical weapons watchdog has said that it reminded Syria of its obligations to comply with rules to safeguard certain toxic chemicals after rebels entered the capital Damascus over the ...ABC News - 4d -
Omnicom Will Buy Interpublic, Creating Global Ad Giant
The combined agency will be worth over $30 billion once the stock-for-stock deal closes.Inc. - 4d -
When River Plate icon Diaz took over fourth-tier Oxford
Twenty years on from Ramon Diaz's surprising appointment at Oxford United, BBC Sport looks at what happened and how it went.BBC News - 4d -
Global green subsidy race draws investor attention
Europe, the US and China are vying to be the most attractive destination for investment in sustainabilityFinancial Times - 5d -
‘Moana 2’ cruises to another record weekend and $600 million globally
“Moana 2” remains at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it pulled in another record haulABC News - 5d -
Listen: Global News Podcast special - What's next for Syria?
Rebel forces in Damascus say they've ended Bashar al-Assad's ruleBBC News - 5d -
These 3 Things Are Standing in the Way of a Global Plastics Treaty
Global plastic pollution talks have stalled—but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on finances, the proper regulation of dangerous ingredients, and set limits on production.Wired - 5d -
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Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
AP Global Top 20 Pollstar Week of Dec. 9ABC News - Dec. 6 -
How Global Conflicts Helped Reignite Syria’s Civil War
Rebels launched sweeping assaults against the forces of President Bashar al-Assad in northwestern Syria, taking control of large portions of territory, including much of the city of Aleppo. ...The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Trump’s Allies Go Global: ‘Make Argentina Great Again’
At its international conferences, CPAC is giving a stage to right-wing politicians and hunting for ideas for use back home.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Digested week: style icon Daniel Craig and the king’s portrait hardly anybody wants
Former 007 actor is named one of 2024’s most stylish people. Plus, an underwhelming response to free royal portrait offer. A man dies on the sidewalk at the hands of a masked gunman and much of the ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
Regulators sign off on new global rules for insurers
Rules will not require insurance companies to set aside more capital but could raise their reporting costsFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
Global investigation exposes alleged billion-dollar Russian money-laundering network
UK and foreign law enforcement agencies say networks laundered cash and cryptocurrencies for organised crime gangs across the west. Operatives said to be behind a billion-dollar Russian ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
New motorsports leadership executives introduced as Andretti Global moves on without Andretti
The Associated Press has learned that two longtime NASCAR executives have been introduced at Andretti Global as part of the restructuring now that Michael Andretti has stepped asideABC News - Dec. 4 -
Saudi Arabia Is Losing Its Iron Grip on Global Oil Markets
Rising U.S. production and internal OPEC+ pressure limit the kingdom’s sway over prices. Trump is a new wild card.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
Global Airlines Too Slow to Switch to Green Jet Fuel, Study Says
The advocacy group Transport and Environment faults carriers for slow adoption rates, and oil producers for underinvesting in the sustainable aviation gas.Inc. - Dec. 3 -
4 life and investing lessons from NYSE icon Art Cashin, dead at 83
The man known as the dean of the New York Stock Exchange has left the building for the last time, but investors still have the benefit of decades worth of his accumulated wisdom, which he shared in ...MarketWatch - Dec. 3 -
Book Review: Robin Cook sets his latest thriller in the iconic Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital
Robin Cook, the king of medical thrillers, returns with “Bellevue.”ABC News - Dec. 3 -
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China’s share of global electric car market rises to 76%
Market share increases after strong demand within country offsets risks from western tariffs on Chinese-made EVs. Business live – latest updates China’s share of the global electric vehicle ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
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An extraordinary global economy will require extraordinary agility
Policymakers need to adjust their approaches including through pre-emptive negotiations with the incoming US administrationFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Global arms trade soars in 2023 amid deadly conflicts
The top 100 global arms producers increased weapons and military-related sales by 4.3 percent last year, according to new research, as nations react to a more volatile and dangerous geopolitical ...The Hill - Dec. 2 -
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Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution.The New York Times - Nov. 30
