Typhoon Maysak: Forecast to strengthen as it moves toward Japan, the Korean Peninsula
If it makes landfall in the Korean Peninsula, it would be the fourth named storm to do so this year. Unfortunately for parts of Japan and South KorRead More…
Month: December 2020
Salesforce is now on the Dow. That isn’t as weird as you think
Both Salesforce’s (CRM) inclusion and its high weighting might seem odd to investors at first blush. It was chosen over two other trillion-dollar cRead More…
‘Hotel Rwanda’ film hero Paul Rusesabagina arrested
The country’s bureau of Investigation said in a Twitter statement that Rusesabagina was now in their custody after being arrested “through internatRead More…
Chadwick Boseman films dominate Apple and Amazon charts following actor’s death
“42,” where Boseman plays baseball legend Jackie Robinson, is currently No. 3 on Apple’s iTunes chart. Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther” comes in rigRead More…
New bus trip will take you from Delhi to London
(CNN) — Would you travel halfway across the world by bus? Expedition company Adventures Overland is hoping you’ll say yes to its new organized buRead More…
New Zealand spy agency investigating ‘severe’ cyberattack on stock exchange
Finance minister Grant Robertson said the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has been instructed to help New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX)Read More…
Retail bankruptcies in August: Here’s who filed and who might be next
Compare that to July, when multiple well-known mall brands, including Sur La Table, Ascena Retail Group and Brooks Brothers, sought bankruptcy protRead More…
The killer feature that could make the iPhone 12 feel much, much faster
But more than any other new bell or whistle, one new feature could make the iPhone 12 feel significantly zippier: A high-refresh-rate screen.OK, weRead More…
Why Disney is releasing ‘Mulan’ on Disney+ for $30
Consumers were confused. Does that $30 mean you own or only rent the film? Neither, as it happens. If you want to watch “Mulan,” you have to unlockRead More…
Leaders resign after 'Golfgate' scandal highlights hypocrisy
EU Commissioner Phil Hogan, who resigned from his post for breaking Ireland’s coronavirus restrictions by attending a political golf society event Read More…
Bill Gates offered a hilarious gift to Warren Buffett on his 90th birthday
Warren Buffett: His life in picturesWarren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, attends an event in Washington, DC, in 2012. He isRead More…
Lewis Hamilton pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman after F1 Belgian GP win
The defending world champion led all 44 laps at Spa-Francorchamps, with Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in second place and Red Bull’s Max VerstaRead More…
Belarus protests: Putin passes on ‘warm wishes’ to embattled Lukashenko, as tanks are seen in Minsk
In a phone call, Putin passed on his regards on Lukashenko’s 66th birthday, according to a statement posted on the official Kremlin website. The stRead More…
How Shinzo Abe’s exit could threaten regional stability and Japan’s alliance with the US (Opinion)
Tensions in Asia have been on the rise. While the US and China trade war marches on, China has been taking increasingly provocative actions in the Read More…
Coronavirus ‘veterans’ provide relief to sufferers
In one of Israel’s top hospitals, former coronavirus patients are working as volunteers on Covid-19 wards to help provide support to sufferers who Read More…
Nagaland’s tattooed headhunters: Powerful portraits
Written by Oscar Holland, CNNWith proud, wistful expressions, the elderly figures in Peter Bos’ portraits seem gentle enough — kind, even. But theRead More…
Motorbike accident puts an end to Thailand adventures
Bangkok (CNN) — Every time I read a news story about a young traveler in hospital in Thailand struggling to get home following a horrible motorbiRead More…
Teenagers find ‘treasure’ trove of 1,100-year-old coins in Israel
Written by Oren LiebermannJack Guy, CNNTwo Israeli teenagers on summer break unearthed a trove of hundreds of gold coins that date from 1,100 yearsRead More…
The office is dead. Get yourself a backyard shed
Scott Roberts, vice president and head of business development at LinkedIn, decided to build a 12- by-16 foot, year-round, designer shed in his bacRead More…
Teacher donates a kidney to her student’s mother. Now both women are hoping to find a kidney for a neighbor
Byrd, 41, is in her eighth year of teaching at Wilder Elementary in Mansfield, where she taught fifth grader Fisher Croney every year since he was Read More…