Saudi Arabia has suspended all work at its embassy in Yemen and evacuated its staff “due to the deterioration of the security and political situation” there, state news agency SPA reported on Friday, citing an official at the foreign ministry. Earlier on Friday, Germany and Italy said they had closed …
Fire Engulfs Japan Rocket Test Site
Large plumes of smoke billowed from the launch site at Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, after a malfunction during an engine test. Source link
At least one dead and three injured near Vilnius
At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early hours of Monday.The Boeing 737, operated for DHL by the Spanish cargo airline Swiftair, crashed near a house as it was on its final approach for landing, local authorities said.All 12 people have been safely evacuated from the property, police said.The cause of the crash is still unclear but the defence minister said there were no initial signs it was sabotage or terrorism. The aircraft departed from DHL's hub at Leipzig Airport in Germany just…
Russia Launches New Intermediate-Range Missile at Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said the attack was in response to Ukraine’s recent use of American and British weapons to strike deeper into Russia. Source link
AIG Profit Misses Estimate; To Buyback Addl $2.5 Bln Stock – RTT News
Fox BusinessAIG Profit Misses Estimate; To Buyback Addl $2.5 Bln StockRTT NewsAmerican International Group Inc (AIG: Quote) on Thursday reported a plunge in fourth-quarter profit, hurt by debt charges, workers' compensation expense, and reserves provision. The insurer's operating earnings, which exclude one-time items, came in …AIG's …
To fix or not to fix: Jeffry Frieden’s “Currency Politics”
by Joseph Joyce To fix or not to fix: Jeffry Frieden’s “Currency Politics” The decision by the Swiss National Bank to abandon its peg to the euro serves as an example of the relatively limited life spans of fixed exchange rate regimes. While the fragility of exchange rate commitments has …
App will dub ‘McFarland, USA’ in real time, a first for major Hollywood movies
A smartphone app that aims to let moviegoers hear any Hollywood film dubbed into their language at the theater in real time will translate Disney Studios’ McFarland, USA later this month, making it the first major Hollywood studio release to widely use the technology. The studio on Thursday announced its …
King of the Netherlands opens Late Rembrandt exhibition at the Rijksmuseum
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands officially opened the Late Rembrandt exhibition at the Rijksmuseum today. The Rijksmuseum’s Director and General Manager Wim Pijbes and Head of Visual Arts Gregor Weber accompanied King Willem-Alexander on a tour of the exhibition highlighted by masterworks including the Portrait of Jan Six …
Who Are the Top10 Most Expensive Living Chinese Artists at Auction?
Cui Ruzhuo, 丹枫白雪 (Landscape in Snow) (2006), sold at Poly Auction in Hong Kong on April 7, 2014, for $23,725,710.Photo: artnet. Zeng Fanzhi, The Last Supper (2001) sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on October 5, 2013, for $23,269,070.Photo: artnet. Jin Shangyi, 百开团扇镜心 Tajik Bride (1983) sold at China Guardian…
Art history’s greatest kisses
Since 10,000 BC sculpture and painting have raised pulses with erotic and passionate embraces. Jason Farago picks the very best.
Can You Tell The Difference Between Christian Grey And A Serial Killer?
“Fifty Shades of Grey,” a terrible movie based on a terrible book, gives the world one of the least sexy characters of all time: Christian Grey. Just how unsexy is Mr. Grey? Jamie Dornan, who plays the controversial billionaire-cum-dom, manages to make his serial killer character on …
Rallying Cry: Teach Everyone To Code! (But Should We?)
“My advice? Don’t teach everyone how to code. Teach them how to identify and understand needs, as well as how to visually express logic. Teach them how technology works, so they can understand the realm of possibility and then envision game-changing innovations. And then create an environment where …
Celebrating Theater in London and New York
An exhibition planned for London and New York will celebrate 40 years of theater in both cities.
‘Deutschland 83’ and ‘Shkufim’ Are Among Exciting International Series
For the first time, the Berlin film festival showcased a range of television shows that are now being aired in international markets.
From Suzanne Duchamp to Trash in Queens: A Stroll Through New York
Last night there was a standing-room-only crowd at the Swiss Institute in SoHo to hear artist Jamian Juliano-Villani talk about her work. Just back from opening her first solo museum show, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, she flipped … Read More
Oil just spiked
The oil market is moving. WTI crude just jumped by a dollar to $52.88 per barrel, which is 3{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} higher from yesterday’s close. More to come…Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: Nationwide’s Super Bowl commercial about dead children is about corporate profits … in a way that …
Greek economy shrinks 0.2 percent quarter-in-quarter in fourth quarter of 2014 – Reuters
ReutersGreek economy shrinks 0.2 percent quarter-in-quarter in fourth quarter of 2014ReutersATHENS (Reuters) – Greece's economy contracted slightly in the last quarter of 2014 compared to the previous three-month period, a flash estimate by the European Union's statistics service Eurostat showed on Friday. The estimate on gross domestic product, ……
Why Target Canada discounts are so meagre during liquidation sale
They expected door crashers and deep price cuts, but a little more than a week into Target Canada’s liquidation sales, some shoppers are complaining about what they didn’t expect: meagre discounts.
U.S. carriers meet voluntary deadline for unlocking mobile phones
Unlocking a mobile phone from a single U.S. carrier has caused consumers headaches in recent years, but seven major carriers on Wednesday met a voluntary, industry-created deadline to set conditions for unlocking to occur. The Federal Communications Commission congratulated the carriers in a blog .
Spider-Man Joins The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Do you hear that? That light pop-pop-pop noise? That’s the sound of every comic book and comic book movie fan’s head exploding, in unison, from sheer joy. No longer are the Marvel Cinematic Unive… Read More >