Thailand’s chief minister reopens famed beach from ‘The Beach’
Thailand’s prime minister has made good on his promise to reopen Siam Bay to the public in the next few weeks, nearly two decades after starring in the hit film The Beach. The beach,…
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Mother Condor and baby Boy Condor hatch in the wild for first time in wild population of 272
WASHINGTON — In an historic feat, two California condors built by volunteers as part of a captive breeding program hatched in the wild — with baby chicks successfully hatching in a nongame migratory bird…
Pawns in Venezuela drug case languish behind bars
The Bay Area venture Mubadala Development Co received a $1.5bn loan last week from a Chinese bank, in a sign of oil-backed investment that is once again ramping up Four years after Venezuela acquired…
Britain bans flights from six African nations due to fears about Ebola
Britain has decided to ban direct flights from six African nations due to fears about the Ebola virus and a threat to global aviation security. The U.K.’s government announced the “measures designed to ensure…
You’ll need a longer umbrella when summer rolls around
The President’s latest emergency budget request for hurricane Harvey and the other recent disasters is only $18.7 billion. As CNN Money reports, that pales in comparison to the more than $306 billion the federal…
Iranian governor slapped in the face during public speech
This article is over 5 months old Footage shows Salavati Sorouri being slapped in head after criticising incumbent president, Hassan Rouhani Iranian governor slapped in the face during public speech A senior Iranian official…
The end of us? Emma Teitel on the rise of millennials
In her latest book, Emma Teitel demolishes the fallacy that all millennials are down on everything – and how this phenomenon has shaped the way we consume and do business How do you define…
Stallone battled Lundgren in Rocky III
In the Rocky sequel Sylvester Stallone was almost killed by an errant punch from Dolph Lundgren. “I didn’t think I would live,” Lundgren admitted in May 2015, more than 40 years after the fight….
Trump’s tax plan will lift home loan rates higher
[van id=”economics/2017/12/09/us-average-30-year-mortgage-rate-back-up-1.cnn”] By Dan Scavino White House Deputy Press Secretary President Donald Trump’s call for tax reform in his tax reform address in Springfield, Missouri, Friday night will no doubt have an impact on…
On the road: Buffalo’s ‘Buffalo Billion’ project continues to evolve
The year was 2007. Albany, N.Y., former home of NBA-champion New York Knicks was bathed in gloomy news from New York City that the financial hub of the world was in dire need of…