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Last week, Israel’s Labor party appeared headed for extinction, with polls indicating it wouldn’t win enough votes in upcoming elections to enter parliament. But following the election of progressive lawmaker Merav Michaeli as its new leader, the party is showing signs of life.
Source: apnews.com
In a country where over 80% of residents live in public housing, a government commitment to sustainable urban design could have huge implications. And when it's a tropical country where convenience and air conditioning are a way of life, the impact could be greater still.
Source: cnn.com
Ford and Google aim to develop a more flexible and personalized shopping experience that takes advantage of the surge in online car buying. The Android-based operating system, meanwhile, will be able to monitor a vehicle once it’s out on the road, warning owners if there’s a mechanical problem developing — while also advising them if it’s time for service, even automatically setting up a dealer appointment.
Source: nbcnews.com
GFriend’s member posted two photos of herself posing with a mannequin dressed as a Nazi soldier.
Source: cnn.com
Andre Ruzhnikov accuses director Mikhail Piotrovsky of ‘destroying the authority of the museum’.
Source: theguardian.com
Christie’s auction house said Monday that the Moroccan landscape “Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque” — a gift from Churchill to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt — is being sold by Angelina Jolie next month with an estimated price of 1.5 million pounds to 2.5 million pounds ($2.1 million to $3.4 million).
Source: apnews.com
The article claimed Prince Harry hadn't been in touch with his military connections and ducked out of his last appearance as an honorary Marine.
Source: thesun
In 1989, photographer Colin Baxter visited the glacier during a family holiday and took a picture of the frozen landscape. Colin's son, Dr Kieran Baxter, returned to the exact location 30 years later. It had dramatically retreated, with scientists estimating it had shrunk by about 400 square kilometers.
Source: bbc.com
Don Crisman, Tom Henschel and Gregory Eaton have tickets in hand and say they will be there, as they have every year since the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in 1967. The trio, who range in age from 79 to 84, are among an ever-shrinking group of fans who have witnessed every Super Bowl in person.
Source: apnews.com
Vietnam's ruling Community Party has re-elected its 76-year-old chief Nguyen Phu Trong for a rare third five-year term.
Source: bbc.com
As the US's new administration works to expand the nation's pool of eligible Covid-19 vaccinators and health systems recruit community members who can lend a hand, some volunteers are receiving a coveted bonus for their time: a shot in the arm.
Source: cnn.com
The Wurdi Youang Aboriginal site could be 10,000 years old, making it the world’s first astronomical observatory.
Source: bbc.com
A rare but dangerous coronavirus-linked inflammatory syndrome that primarily affects children and teens is behind the death of a 17-year-old from South Carolina, health officials in the Palmetto State announced on Friday.
Source: foxnews.com
Travellers to Iran from Europe will be required to self-quarantine for two weeks after testing negative upon arrival, a health official said on Saturday.
Travellers from other regions, including neighbouring countries, will have to have tested negative before arrival in the country, Alireza Raisi, spokesman for the national coronavirus task force, said on state TV.
Source: reuters.com
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen Friday proposed a ban on Muslim headscarves in all public places on Friday, seeking to build on a record recent poll putting her almost neck-and-neck with President Emmanuel Macron.
Source: france24
Filming on the ITV show was originally due to start this month, but was pushed back three weeks ago due to the third English lockdown and rising cases.
Source: bbc.com
Saturday's hunger strike will coincide with the death anniversary of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.
Source: nbcnews.com
British sprinter wins in Karlsruhe after 15 months out. Asher-Smith equals 60m personal best with 7.08sec time.
Source: theguardian
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