Sydney or Melbourne? It’s the great Australian city debate, one which pits the commerce, business and money of Sydney against cultural, arts-loving, coffee-drinking Melbourne. While picking one can be tricky, there’s no denying that Australia’s second city, home to 5.2 million people, has a charm all of its own. Ad Feedback Melburnians (never Melbournites) get…
Anyplace can throw up a few lights and call it a holiday celebration, but travelers who really adore Christmas want more. They want a place where Christmas markets beckon, lights dazzle in all directions, holiday feasts offer endless temptations and Yuletide traditions such as Advent are longtime, serious business. Ad Feedback From England to the Philippines, these 15 places around the…
He has won multiple Grammys and racked up nine Billboard Top 10 Hits, but musician Ed Sheeran will soon add another trophy to his collection – becoming the first-ever Western artist to perform a concert in Bhutan. On January 24, 2025, the British singer-songwriter will perform at Changlimithang Stadium in Bhutan’s capital of Thimphu. Ad Feedback…
Google sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday, challenging the agency’s decision to place Google’s payment division under federal supervision. In a copy of the lawsuit provided by Google, the company said the CFPB’s supervision would be a “burdensome form of regulation” imposed based on a “small number of unsubstantiated user complaints.” The CFPB’s…
A New York police officer stands on 54th Street outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot December 4 in New York. Stefan Jeremiah/AP Companies are closing headquarters, scrubbing their websites of top executives’ photographs and increasing armed security details for key leaders following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian…
Fireworks explode as protesters clash with police outside the Georgia parliament during a demonstration in Tbilisi, early on December 1, 2024. Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP/Getty Images TBILISIReuters — Protesters rallied in Georgia’s capital for a fourth straight night on Sunday and there were signs that opposition was spreading across the country to the government’s decision to suspend talks on joining…
ParisCNN — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier submitted his resignation Thursday, after losing a vote of no confidence that triggered the collapse of the government and deepened the country’s political turmoil. Barnier formally handed in his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, who accepted it. He will remain in office in a caretaker capacity until a…
Paris— French lawmakers said they had introduced a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday, setting up a vote that could see the far right topple his government within days. The motion was presented after Barnier attempted to pass part of his government’s budget for 2025, which includes 60 billion euros…
Well, if there’s one thing our favorite electric vehicle startups have all shared, it’s a penchant for innovation — from luxury hatchbacks with third-row seats and SUVs with “falcon-wing” doors, to trucks with gear tunnels and supercar suspensions, to 500-mile sedans powered by 500-plus-hp motors tiny and light enough to fit in a roll-aboard suitcase….
The person waiting for United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson calmly approached him outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel, video shows. The shooter raised a gun and fatally shot Thompson at close range. Even as the weapon appeared to jam, the shooter remained composed, standing over Thompson and firing again before walking away, leaving behind bullet casings inscribed with messages,…