Before This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things was a Taylor Swift song, it was a punch line to a Paula Poundstone joke from the 1980s about how, as a kid, she once knocked a Flintstones glass off a table, making her mother say, "That's why we can't have nice things."
Is China an enigma? If it is difficult to decipher the country on some fronts, there are other elements which are more accessible. While it might be easy to look at its impressive growth in recent decades as diverging from other global players in key areas, there are other areas which are mutually convergent. From the multidimensional panorama of a complex world -- the "multiplex" world, a...
The nation's political parties are to kick off a process to seek amendments to the charter. The main focus is a clause regarding politicians' ethics and a law governing the dissolution of parties to prevent political upheavals.
The Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) has expressed concern over the widening trade deficit between Thailand and China.
One Asset Management (ONEAM) is preparing to launch a new real estate investment trust (REIT) fund with a projected return of 7% as an alternative for investors amidst economic and political volatility both at home and abroad.
"I'm just Glen," Powell tweeted in reference to Gosling's Oscar-nominated turn as Ken in "Barbie."
Recent days have seen two major announcements from Iraq’s oil and gas sector that may only add to the broad-based malaise felt by those who are frequently afflicted with cognitive dissonance when looking at the country. On the one hand, Chinese firms again won most of the 13 contracts for oil fields and exploration blocks awarded by Iraq’s Oil Ministry in the latest bidding round held from the 11th to the 13th of May. When fully developed these will add 750,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 850... Читать дальше...
Liberty said the Home Office has decided to continue with its appeal against a High Court ruling over protest regulations.
Prince Andrew is set to be encouraged to leave his home at the Royal Lodge with the King deciding the historic home's new inhabitants once he has left for good
No, it’s not silly to go to a gym just for the cardio machines.
WORTHINGTON, Ohio (WCMH) – The City of Worthington is trying to make it easier for community members to access automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in case they are needed in emergency situations. For senior softball players whose games take place at McCord Park, the importance of the potentially lifesaving devices hits close to home. “We have [...]
The first vision statement by former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, after 17 years away from Thailand, has garnered interest on several points, including the proposal of a negative income tax (NIT).
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal won’t be making his return from retirement as scheduled at the upcoming BKFC 66 card on Sept. 13 in Hollywood, Fla.
Читать дальше...NEW YORK (PIX11) -- New York City's one-minute idling rule is expanding. Thanks to the Department of Environmental Protection, the rule now applies to vehicles parked near, across, or on the same block as schools and parks. This is a change to an original proposal to include more spaces. Vehicles can idle for up to [...]
The 2024 Summer Paralympic Games are under way.
'In the past year, we have taken a fresh look at our policies and practices to ensure they support our values, drive business results, and take into account the current landscape'
The fee for Ramsdale is £18million, another £1m if Saints stay up and a further £6m in performance-related add-ons. Arsenal have informed Ramsdale that he can leave.
The Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline is looking to help Oklahomans kick the bad habit of tobacco use, offering a limited-time offer of free nicotine replacement therapy.
A U.S. official has said that Donald Trump's team was warned not to take photos at the cemetery before they reportedly did.
La opinión de Juan Ignacio Gallardo Leer
A leaseholder accuses developer Taylor Wimpey of putting a tower block's residents' lives at risk.
Should just remove all clubs that are in Europe from the competition, would make it far more interesting
Football at the elite level is vastly becoming very stale for the neutral
Veteran unscripted agent Paul Barrutia has joined Arise Artists Agency. Barrutia will represent Unscripted on-camera, award-winning talent, including television and digital hosts, content creators, experts, and more, in addition to covering the creative and business interests of production companies, producers, intellectual properties, and media properties worldwide. John Burke (Outdoor Nevada), Jeff Schroeder (Daily Beast Live) […]