Latest worldwide news
Why is this guy a top thinker? | | In the past, author and NYU professor, Clay Shirky's predictions haven't always come true, but it appears he was on the money in 2011. Foreign Policy Magazine named Shirky one of their "Top 100 Global Thinkers," for his musings on social media's impact on revolutions, which we saw come to full fruition in the Arab Spring. |
Jaw jaw better than war war | | There are 34 years of reasons to be skeptical, but also reasons to appreciate the significance of the call between President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, writes David Rothkopf. |
Working poor hit hard by Colorado flooding | | EVANS, Colo. (Reuters) - Victoria Varela shook her head in disbelief as she surveyed the wreckage of the trailer she had fled minutes before flood waters rushed through her mobile home park in the hardscrabble town of Evans, Colorado destroying everything in its path. |
Why Rouhani deserves praise | | The media circus over Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to New York has evoked euphoria at one end of the spectrum, and rank alarmism at the other. It's worth taking a moment to pick out a few important points |
Son of general jailed | | A Beijing court sentenced Li Tianyi, the son of a famous Chinese "singing general" in the People's Liberation Army, to 10 years in jail on Thursday over a gang rape that unleashed public outrage at the behavior of China's "princelings," or children of the political elite. |
New delays hit Obamacare rollout before October 1 launch | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday announced new delays in rolling out President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, saying small business and Spanish-language health insurance enrollment services would not begin on October 1 as planned. |
Drug 'Molly' is taking a party toll in the United States | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Artist and therapy student Anna and her friends marked a birthday in New York recently with a familiar ritual They pumped up the electronic music, danced, and celebrated with a special guest called Molly. |
Taking food from poor cruel | | Donna Brazile says Americans are known to lend a hand to those who are in trouble. Food stamp cuts just kick people when they're down. |
Dream Advance to Conference Finals | | Erika de Souza scored 10 of her 18 points during a decisive fourth quarter and the host Atlanta Dream beat the Washington Mystics, 80-72, in the decisive Game 3 of their W.N.B.A. first-round series. |
Social safety nets = happiness | | Benjamin Radcliff says across the Western world, the happiest people live in countries with generous social safety nets. |
Pub cuts prices for campaign | | CNN's Jim Boulden reports on a British revolt involving pints and pub grub -- all in the name of slashing taxes. |
Could Germany's nuclear gamble fail? | | As Germany's switchover from nuclear power to renewable energy gathers pace, concerns are mounting over the cost to country's prosperity and its already squeezed consumers. |
City Room Week in Pictures for Sept. 27 | | Watch a slide show of photographs from the past week in New York City and the region. Subjects include unlawfully painted bike lanes in Manhattan, oyster planting in the Bronx, and environmentalists in the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. |
| |
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий