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Trump Seeks More Sway in Picking Kennedy Center Honorees
The president, who recently had himself installed as the center’s chairman, has called a meeting of its board to approve changes that would give him more input in the process.The New York Times - 2d -
Trump shock pushes neutral Swiss to seek closer defence ties
New defence minister calls for closer links to Nato and EU neighboursFinancial Times - 2d -
Investors seek to profit from Russia as Trump pursues rapprochement
Hedge funds and brokers eye the country’s corporate bonds and the roubleFinancial Times - 1d -
UK trade minister seeks to fend off threat of US tariffs
Britain’s digital services tax set to remain point of dispute at Washington meetingFinancial Times - 13h -
Bet on Nigerian recovery draws investors seeking to dodge trade wars
Africa’s most populous country among former crisis-hit economies attracting foreign inflowsFinancial Times - 8h -
Germany's likely next leader seeks approval for huge defense and infrastructure package
Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is asking lawmakers to allow the country to put “whatever it takes” into defense and to authorize an enormous fund for investment in its creaking ...ABC News - 2h -
What will a tripolar world look like?
It will not go down well for US markets or for relations with traditional alliesFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
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Inside the world of turbocharged turnkey homes
Designers and developers are creating a superstrata of ready-to-move in property, with elevated stagings of collectible art and designFinancial Times - 5d -
How America weaponised the world’s economy
Two books chart how Washington has come to depend on both its economic might and the dollar’s dominance in tackling rogue states and geopolitical rivalsFinancial Times - 3d -
World Of Tanks Studio's Next Game Will Enter Early Access In April
Wargaming, the developer behind World of Tanks , confirmed that its new mech shooter Steel Hunters will enter early access on April 2.. Steel Hunters was revealed at The Game Awards 2024. It's ...GameSpot - Mar. 11 -
Reflecting on five years since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world
On this day five years ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, shutting down daily life, crippling the economy and reshaping public health. More than 1.1 million ...CBS News - 6d -
‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals
Swings between drought and floods striking from Dallas to Shanghai, while Madrid and Cairo are among cities whose climate has flipped. Climate whiplash is already hitting major cities around the ...The Guardian - 6d -
G7 meetings kick off as world reacts to Trump's tariffs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is representing the U.S. during the Group of 7 meetings in Canada. This comes as President Trump's tariffs cause concern around the world. Touria Izri, a Global News ...CBS News - 4d -
Injury-hit Socceroos ring changes for crunch World Cup qualifiers
Australia coach Tony Popovic rang the changes Friday for the Socceroos' crunch World Cup qualifiers, calling up six uncapped players and turning to two others who have not seen international action ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Britain's Matt Weston is the slider to catch at men's skeleton world championship in Lake Placid
Matt Weston’s lead in the men’s skeleton world championship grew to 1.65 seconds going into the fourth and final run later Friday at Mount Van HoevenbergABC News - Mar. 7 -
Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup podiums record, taking 3rd place in slalom race
Mikaela Shiffrin set an all-time World Cup record Sunday with her 156th podium finish though she let victory slip away in a slalom.NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Lovelace Studio uses AI to help players build survival craft sandbox worlds
Lovelace Studio is using generative AI to build Nyric, a tool that can help bring gaming worlds to life for player builders who work in harmony.VentureBeat - 3d -
Callum Walsh, Dana White's first boxing experiment, has the rest of the combat world seeing green
Callum Walsh rang in St. Patrick's Day with a thunderous knockout in New York City. Is Dana White's pet project a harbinger of things to come in the boxing world?Yahoo Sports - 21h -
Trump’s Shipbuilding Plan Could Cause Turmoil for Ocean Cargo Industry
The administration seeks to finance American shipbuilding through steep port fees.Inc. - Mar. 7 -
European telcos find growth elsewhere as Brussels mulls deregulation
Vodafone and Orange seek scale in emerging markets as continental growth stallsFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
China unveils plan to ‘vigorously boost’ weak consumption
Policymakers seek to spur demand as economy battles deflationary pressureFinancial Times - 1d -
Around the world in 60 hours: Nigerian aims to set travel record with ‘low-mobility’ passport
Alma Asinobi wants to break Guinness world record for shortest time to visit seven continents. In 2019, Alma Asinobi, a Nigerian postgraduate architecture student, gave herself an ambitious goal ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Germans hold 1-2-3 spots midway through 2-man world bobsled championship, with US in medal hunt
Take the season’s biggest races in the sliding sports of bobsled, skeleton and luge, meaning either the Olympics or the world championships, and there have been 59 instances of sliders from one ...ABC News - Mar. 8 -
FIFA, Infantino can have a World Cup halftime show: Just end it in 15 minutes
I don't mind FIFA adding a Super Bowl-style halftime show during the 2026 World Cup final -- as long as they don't mess with the most important thing in soccer: halftime can't be longer than 15 ...ESPN - Mar. 9 -
Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump have taken the 2026 World Cup for themselves | Leander Schaerlaeckens
The tournament will be leveraged for the glorification of a leader to a degree not seen since Benito Mussolini dominated the 1934 World Cup in Italy. Two men held a press event in the Oval Office ...The Guardian - 6d -
They crossed the world to reach the US. Now deported under Trump, they're stuck in Panama
Over the past week, Panama's government has released dozens of migrants from around the world who were deported from the U.S. The migrants fled conflict, religious persecution, poverty and ...ABC News - 5d -
“It’s not ideal he’s in newspapers” – Thomas Tuchel explains Jack Grealish absence from England World Cup Qualifiers Squad
Thomas Tuchel has pointed to the noise around Jack Grealish off the pitch to explain the Manchester City forward’s exclusion from England’s World Cup qualifiers squad.Grealish was snubbed by Garet...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Swiss ski star Odermatt stands 3rd in World Cup GS after 1st run, is close to securing overall title
Overall World Cup leader Marco Odermatt built a big first-run advantage over rival Henrik Kristoffersen in a giant slalom Saturday as the Swiss ski star was on the brink of securing his fourth ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout, 17, runs fastest 200m time in the world this year
Australian 17-year-old Gout Gout continued to demonstrate why he is the most exciting talent in sprinting right now, running the fastest 200-meter time in the world this year on Sunday.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
“Need to see it as” – Maresca excited for Club World Cup as he reveals how Chelsea must view it
Enzo Maresca is excited for the Club World Cup this summer, with the Blues taking the tournament very seriously.The new 32 team tournament takes place in America this summer between June 14th and ...Yahoo Sports - 22h -
Once named world’s ugliest animal, blobfish wins New Zealand’s fish of the year
Made up of blobby tissue and living deep in the ocean, the distinctive species beat the longfin eel and pygmy pipehorse in the annual contest. It was once crowned the “world’s ugliest animal” and ...The Guardian - 8h -
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Helen Schreider, Intrepid World Traveler, Is Dead at 98
She and her husband were the first people to travel the length of the Americas in an amphibious vehicle. But he was recognized for their accomplishments long before she was.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
The Trump Doctrine: The World Is a Zero-Sum Game
Whoever pays the most into the pot is the loser. Whoever gets the most is the winner.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
The household item turning runners into world record holders
When Grant Fisher stepped off the track at Boston University on Feb.NBC News - Mar. 8 -
Motorsports Isn’t Just a Man’s World Anymore
Driving history is littered with sons of famous fathers following in dad’s footsteps. Now F1 Academy driver Lia Block is making a name for herself.The New York Times - Mar. 9 -
How JD Vance sees the world - and why that matters
In a speech to allies and in that infamous Oval Office row, the vice-president came out punching - but what is he fighting for?BBC News - 6d -
Is this the world’s most highbrow gap-year tour?
Like a modern Grand Tour, the John Hall Venice course promises to open (wealthy) young minds to Italy’s artistic treasuresFinancial Times - 6d -
Rubio emerges as major Trump World player
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is finding himself in a sometimes uncomfortable spotlight in his high-risk, high-reward place as a Trump administration Cabinet official. Rubio is not a ...The Hill - 6d
