Mega-cities are popping up all around the world as Earth’s population increases. It currently stands at just over 8 billion, and it’s expected to keep growing. And while India is now the most populous country with nearly 1.5 billion people, it’s not home to the world’s largest city. That title belongs to Japan, where around…
The team behind perennial favorite Yardbird is back with a new izakaya called Always Joy following the closure of the group’s snack bar Ronin. The focus is on using fresh, daily ingredients in a menu of shared plates that are always changing. Like Ronin, there’s an emphasis on contemporary Japanese cuisine, but this latest iteration…
Donald Trump sent the US stock market plummeting again, this time with social media snark and derisive playground nicknames aimed at the Chair of the US Federal Reserve. The president, under increasing pressure for singlehandedly destabilizing global markets with his trade war, has turned his attention to interest rates in a bid to avoid what…
Good morning. European futures gain on optimism over a US pause to consumer tech tariffs. Euro-area inflation expectations dip slightly. And central London has lost 11,000 workers. Listen to the day’s top stories. European stock futures rose after Donald Trump paused additional import duties on consumer electronics, though he later said the US will place…
The U.K. prime minister and his top security adviser worked intensively to rescue the broken relationship between Kyiv and Washington, drafting a truce plan that might one day pave the way for peace. Mar 12 9 mins read Source link
Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who’s been mediating peace talks between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, called for the withdrawal of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels from the city of Goma and for Rwandan troops to leave Congolese territory. M23 invaded Goma with support from Rwanda’s army on Monday and the rebels now control a large part…
“We understand that this country’s political leadership can’t imagine that anyone could act freely and independently without some kind of personal gain,” Maštalír said. The protest rallies, which happened simultaneously in more than 30 Slovak towns, were organized by the “Slovakia is Europe” NGO in response to a sharp foreign policy turn toward Moscow by…
Last month, when the once-popular app Foursquare finally shuttered, I knew I’d never delete it. I’d been using it on and off for well over a decade, first to share location check-ins with friends, and later as a Yelp-like city explorer. My usage had waned in recent years, but Foursquare had been a part of…
A Hong Kong court delayed a hearing on Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.’s restructuring agreement with lenders, as the state-linked builder awaits a decision later this month on a UK case involving a debt plan for all creditors. Sino-Ocean earlier said that a group of loan lenders holding 86.2% of its debt had voted in favor…
A luxury house at Bisney Crest in Pok Fu Lam of Hong Kong sold for nearly HK$204 million ($26 million), according to a sales document from the government website. The house spans 5,767 square feet (536 square meters), with four bedrooms and a private lift, according to the project’s sales brochure. Source link