Month: May 2019

Rifts grew between the United States and its closest allies on Wednesday as Britain and other European governments refused to back its claim that Iran is planning to mount attacks against US and allied assets in Syria and Iraq. The US State department said it was withdrawing all non-emergency staff from diplomatic missions in Iraq…

A farmer in Nebraska saved his own life by cutting off his leg with a pocket knife as he was being sucked into a piece of machinery. Kurt Kaser, 63, was transferring corn from one bin to another when his left foot got stuck in the equipment As his leg was being pulled in and…

The 1986 "Rabbit" sculpture by American pop artist Jeff Koons sold for $91.1 million (£71m) in New York on Wednesday, a record price for a work by a living artist, Christie’s auction house said. The playful, stainless steel, 41 in (104 cm) high rabbit, regarded as one of the most celebrated works of 20th-century art, was sold…

Sudan’s ruling military council and protest leaders today said they were on the verge of a deal to form the country’s first civilian government since Omar Bashir’s dictatorship was overthrown last month. The Transitional Military Council and representatives of the Forces for Freedom and Change were expected to begin talks on the proportion of military…

The owner of fashion houses including Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent has announced it will no longer use models under the age of 18. Kering, the French fashion giant, said the measure would be for both catwalk shows and advertising campaigns. It was announced by François-Henri Pinault, chairman and chief executive of the Kering group,…

Many Spaniards’ late-morning ritual of a coffee and chat with colleagues in a bar is under threat from new workplace regulations that allow employers not to pay for such breaks. Spain’s Socialist party government has introduced a law obliging all companies to register their employees’ entry and exit times in a bid to prevent worker exploitation…

Italy’s Matteo Salvini has been criticised for spending so much time posing for selfies, posting on Facebook and attending rallies that he is hardly ever in the office. So far this year he has spent just 17 full days behind his desk at the interior ministry, according to analysis by La Repubblica newspaper. The paper…

They have been derided as “big babies” who are too choosy about the jobs they will consider, and now Italy’s millennials have been accused of fleeing the rigours of life in the army. Young people are failing to adapt to the discipline of military life and leaving in droves, according to Salvatore Farina, the Italian…

Click:Solar Tracker Slew Drive Two British teachers have been detained in Oman for attempting to rescue “abused dogs”, according to family. Jennifer Green, 33, and a female friend who were working as English language teachers for the British Council in the Omani capital Muscat, are accused of stealing the dogs from their owner. Click Here:…

 Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in cities across Brazil on Wednesday to rally against education spending freezes in the biggest demonstrations yet against President Jair Bolsonaro, who called marchers "useful idiots and imbeciles." Brazil’s National Student Union called for protests against what it called spending cuts, after the Education Ministry said it was freezing nearly…