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Danes stumped by Trump’s trip cancellation
WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN: US President Donald Trump declared Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s dismissal of his idea to buy Greenland “nasty” and an affront to the US yesterday, a day after shocking Danes by cancelling a Copenhagen visit over the rebuff. Danes
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Amazon on fire, smoke can be seen from space
In the middle of the day on Monday, the sky above São Paulo, Brazil went dark. The city, along with parts of the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Paraná, was blanketed by smoke from wildfires raging in the Amazon,
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Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne-Moss reunite for a fourth Matrix movie
Warner Bros. has just announced a fourth film in the Matrix series, with original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss set to reprise their iconic roles as Neo and Trinity, respectively. Lana Wachowski is set to write and direct the
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Sony pulls Spiderman out of the MCU over profit-sharing dispute
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has pulled out of producing future Spider-Man movies, due to disputes between Sony — which still holds the rights to the character — and Marvel’s parent company Disney over revenue sharing from films starring the
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Brent oil up to $60, buoyed by US inventory drawdown
Prices for Brent oil soared above $60 a barrel for the first time in over a week today amid data that showed a larger-than-expected drawdown in US crude inventories, but ongoing worries about a global economic recession capped gains. Brent
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US will act if Iranian tanker tries to deliver oil to Syria
UNITED NATIONS/ATHENS: The United States will take every action it can to prevent an Iranian tanker sailing in the Mediterranean from delivering oil to Syria in contravention of US sanctions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned yesterday. Greece said earlier
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Trump: I have to take on China despite impact on economy
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said yesterday he had to confront China over trade even if it caused short-term harm to the US economy because Beijing had been cheating Washington for decades. Trump’s strongly worded comments came hours before his
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Victim-blamers have empathy, but mostly for perpetrators
WASHINGTON: You may have seen it among your own friends when a high-profile #MeToo case trigger responses that assign some or all the blame on a victim of sexual harassment, with men more likely than women to side with an
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Tiger leaves door open to playing on Presidents Cup team
US Presidents Cup captain Tiger Woods said yesterday that he may select himself to play for the team in December but he would need to see how sharp his game is before making the call. Woods was not among the
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Iran tanker heads to Greece, US warns against helping vessel
DUBAI: An Iranian tanker at the centre of an angry confrontation between Iran and Washington sailed for Greece yesterday after it was freed from detention off Gibraltar, as Washington called the release unfortunate and warned Greece and Mediterranean ports against
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