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| World Cup legends heading to Russia in new role In 2018, one of the best strikers in history will once again appear at the FIFA World Cup, only this time he will be sat on the bench instead of performing on the pitch. Henry won the World Cup in 1998 and competed at a further three tournaments, in 2002, 2006 and 2010. Now he is assistant manager of ...
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| Why Do Cartoon Villains Speak in Foreign Accents? When the sociolinguist Calvin Gidney saw The Lion King in theaters two decades ago, he was struck by the differences between Mufasa and Scar. The characters don't have much in common: Mufasa is heroic and steadfast, while Scar is cynical and power-hungry. But what Gidney noticed most was how ...
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| Former UBS analyst casts Wall Street research in harsh light It's around this time of year that inboxes fill up with reports from Wall Street analysts trying to demonstrate complete mastery of their sectors. This year in particular, as new rules take effect on how analysts are paid, they are extra keen to show that their work has real value. But as investors scroll through ...
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| Oil at 2.5-year high above $68, post-crash peak in sight Brent crude oil rose above $68 a barrel for the first time since 2015 on Thursday, closing in on its highest level since prices tanked 3.5 years ago. Rising political tensions in Iran, strong global economic growth and Opec-led production cuts have all combined to spur oil higher, with signs the market is ...
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| Thousands turn out for pro-government rallies in Iran Supporters of Iran's government have taken to the streets for a third day to rally against the unrest that has gripped the country since late December. The protests in support of the government, which began after Friday prayers, followed the most significant anti-government outpouring since the 2009 ...
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| Trains cancelled, classes suspended in China snowstorms A park ranger removes snow on a tree at the Lyvzhou Park in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 4, 2018. Many places across China saw snowfall from Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan). BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The first snow of the new year hit large parts of central and eastern China ...
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| Q&A: Edward Snowden on rights, privacy, secrets and leaks in conversation with Jimmy Wales WikiTribune founder and CEO Jimmy Wales recently interviewed former CIA employee Edward Snowden, whose revelations in 2013 exposed global surveillance programs, many run by the U.S. National Security Agency with the cooperation of other governments and telecommunications companies.
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| Global debt level hits $233 trillion record high in Q3 2017:IIF Global debt levels soared to a record high of $233 trillion in the third quarter of 2017, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said on Thursday, though it noted that robust economic growth meant debt-to-GDP ratios were declining. The Washington DC-based financial industry body said while total debt ...
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| Tourist killed in Egypt hot air balloon crash Sharif Wadie, the assistant health minister in charge of emergency services, said there were no other fatalities but did not elaborate on the extent of the passengers' injuries. The nationalities of the injured were not immediately clear. Egypt's civil aviation ministry said 21 hot air balloons had taken off and ...
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| Darlanne Fluegel, Actress in 'To Live and Die in LA' and 'Running Scared,' Darlanne Fluegel, who starred in such 1980s films as Once Upon a Time in America, Tough Guys, To Live and Die in L.A. and Running Scared, has died. She was 64. Fluegel died Dec. 15 at her home in Orlando after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, her daughter, Jenna Carey, told The Hollywood ...
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