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'Silk' Review: Unspooling a Global Commodity
For thousands of years, moth larvae have been farmed for silk. Industries and economies still rely on the precious fibers.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Global delegates negotiate plastic pollution treaty
Representatives from across the world are gathering in Ottawa, Canada, to negotiate a potential treaty to limit plastic pollution. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter has the latest on the talks.CBS News - Top stories -
Conservation is saving species, global study says
A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.BBC News - Top stories -
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
AP Global Top 20 Pollstar Week of 04/29/24ABC News - Entertainment -
The Sancerre success story
How the tiny, friendly French region became a global sensationFinancial Times - Business -
TSMC Shares Fall After Downgrading 2024 Global Chip Outlook
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing fell sharply as investors’ worries about the chip maker’s cautious outlook for the industry eclipsed its upbeat first-quarter financial results.The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
Football’s unlikeliest global brand: how Fleetwood made it big in the UAE
Despite relegation to England’s fourth tier, Cod Army have cast net to be like ‘City Football Group but on a much smaller scale’. Fleetwood United’s celebrations on becoming second division champions in the United Arab Emirates could not be ...The Guardian - World -
Harley-Davidson’s stock skids as global motorcycle shipments fall
The motorcycle icon beat analyst estimates, but its shares fell 15.4%.MarketWatch - Business -
Global heating and urbanisation to blame for severity of UAE floods, study finds
World Weather Attribution group says intensified El Niño effects caused torrential rain, but rules out cloud seeding as cause. Fossil fuels and concrete combined to worsen the “death trap” conditions during recent record flooding in the United ...The Guardian - World -
Apollo Global to Buy U.S. Silica in $1.85 Billion Deal
U.S. Silica Holdings has agreed to be taken private by Apollo Global Management in a deal that gives the industrial minerals company an enterprise value of roughly $1.85 billion.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Apollo Global to Buy U.S. Silica in $1.85 Billion Deal
U.S. Silica Holdings has agreed to be taken private by Apollo Global Management in a deal that gives the industrial minerals company an enterprise value of roughly $1.85 billion.The Wall Street Journal - World -
US no longer viewed as most influential global power in Africa: Survey
The United States is no longer viewed as the most influential global power in Africa, having been surpassed by China in a new survey from Gallup. The survey found that median approval ratings of the U.S. slipped from 59 percent in 2022 to 56 ...The Hill - Politics -
Apollo Global to Buy U.S. Silica in $1.85 Billion Deal
U.S. Silica Holdings has agreed to be taken private by Apollo Global Management in a deal that gives the industrial minerals company an enterprise value of roughly $1.85 billion.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Investors bet global central banks will be forced to delay rate cuts
Market expectations for loosening in Europe and UK pushed back as US grapples with a hot economyFinancial Times - Business -
Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish expected to leave the company
Paramount Global's Chief Executive Bob Bakish is expected to be ousted from the media giant, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The move comes as Paramount considers its future.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires
Finance chiefs say higher taxes for the super-rich are key to battling global inequality and climate crisis. Billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministersWhen the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ...The Guardian - World -
French president will outline his vision for Europe as an assertive global power amid war in Ukraine
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French president will outline his vision for Europe as an assertive global power amid war in Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to outline his vision for Europe to become a more assertive global power at the backdrop of war in Ukraine and other security and economic challenges in a speech on Thursday, ahead of pivotal European ...ABC News - World - Ukraine -
Global battery rollout doubled last year – but needs to be six times faster, says IEA
Energy watchdog warns pace must accelerate to hit targets after new batteries increased capacity by 130%. The rollout of batteries across the global electricity industry more than doubled last year but will need to be six times faster if the world ...The Guardian - World -
Antony Blinken meets with China's President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials in BeijingABC News - World - China -
Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish, according to people familiar with the situation.
Paramount Global’s board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish, according to people familiar with the situation.The Wall Street Journal - World -
‘Dismissing global warming? That was a joke’: Jeremy Clarkson on fury, farming and why he’s a changed man
The former Top Gear presenter claims his controversialist persona was just a caricature, and he’s really a reformed character living the good life. But do old habits die hard?. “Are you happy?” I ask Jeremy Clarkson. A few times on Clarkson’s ...The Guardian - World -
Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Problem Was He Smelled Really Good’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
'Terrestrial Verses' Review: Stories of Struggle in Iran
This modest but methodical film comprises a series of vignettes in which Iranian people confront the constrictions of their society.The Wall Street Journal - World - Iran -
The Tragic Pregnancy Stories Filling the Abortion Campaign Airwaves
President Biden, once reluctant to talk about abortion, is sharing the microphone with women in battleground states.The Wall Street Journal - World - Abortion -
‘Ours was a love story, not an attempted murder story’: Rachel Eliza Griffiths on the day her husband, Salman Rushdie, was stabbed
They had only been married for 11 months when the world-famous novelist was attacked by a frenzied knifeman. His wife remembers the intense drama of hearing the news, and the traumatic aftermath. I woke early and alone on the sunny morning of ...The Guardian - World -
‘My favourite stories are love stories’: Emily Henry on her enemies-to-lovers relationship with romance fiction
With four million copies sold and three books in adaptation, the Beach Read author is riding high. She talks about hope, TikTok tropes and escapism. A few weeks after Emily Henry’s second romance novel, You and Me on Vacation, was published in May ...The Guardian - World -
Monster Beverage cut to sell because it’s ‘no longer…a high growth story’
Analyst Bill Chappell says Wall Street is ‘overoptimistic’ about energy drink maker’s gross margin recoveryMarketWatch - Business -
How Karen McDougal’s Story of an Affair With Trump Became a Commodity
Karen McDougal sold the rights to her story. Donald J. Trump and the publisher of The National Enquirer decided what would happen to it.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Stormy Daniels’s Attempt to Sell Her Story Began the Road to Trump’s Trial
After a tape emerged of Donald J. Trump discussing how he groped women, she quickly struck a deal.The New York Times - Top stories -
Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Problem Was He Smelled Really Good’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
In Hush Money Trial, Pecker Says Trump Thanked Him for Burying Stories
David Pecker, former publisher of The National Enquirer, testified that Donald J. Trump thanked him for burying stories.The New York Times - Top stories - Donald Trump