Oscar Holland, CNN Artist Margaret Keane, known for her distinctive paintings of wide-eyed figures, has died aged 94. Keane, whose husband infamously took credit for her work before losing a high-profile legal battle — a story immortalized in director Tim Burton’s film about her life, “Big Eyes” — passed away on Sunday at her home
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By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops are fighting to encircle the last bulwark of Ukraine’s resistance in an eastern province as funerals are to be held for those who were killed by a Russian strike on a shopping mall in central Ukraine earlier this week. Moscow’s push to take control
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are high, and drivers are paying more at the pump. But the OPEC oil cartel and allied producing nations may not be much help as they decide Thursday how much more crude to send to world markets. That’s because the 23-member OPEC+ alliance, which
Continue Reading By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are high, and drivers are paying more at the pump. But the OPEC oil cartel and allied producing nations may not be much help as they decide Thursday how much more crude to send to world markets. That’s because the 23-member OPEC+ alliance, which
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and his fellow NATO leaders departed a highly consequential summit Thursday that left the defense alliance larger, more muscular and more focused. Yet after a pair of high-profile summit meetings in Europe this week, questions persist about Biden’s ability to convince both his fellow leaders and the American
Continue ReadingCNN, HOST TV, NATO TV, UKRAINE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE, UKRAINE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE, FB, ZELENSKY, TWITTER, @GERASHCHENKO_EN, NATO TV, Ukraine President’s Office, Ukraine State Emergency Service, FB/Zelensky, Twitter/@Gerashchenko_en By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and his fellow NATO leaders departed a highly consequential summit Thursday that left the defense alliance larger, more muscular and more
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, CNN The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, voted Thursday to dissolve itself, triggering new elections. On Friday, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will officially take over as caretaker prime minister under the terms of a coalition agreement made between outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Lapid last year. Because Lapid — a former journalist
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business China’s huge manufacturing and service industries just saw their first month of growth since February, according to surveys published Thursday, as Covid restrictions were eased in many cities. But the shadow of further lockdowns still looms over the world’s second biggest economy as Beijing sends mixed messages about the best
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping has left mainland China for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, arriving in Hong Kong Thursday ahead of the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from British to Chinese rule. Xi is expected to spend two days in the financial hub and attend a
Continue ReadingStacker compiled data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project to see which governments have had the most violent reactions to protesting civilians around the world since January 2021.
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There are few better ways to get to know a new place while traveling than to go for a run. Thistle has identified 10 of the most scenic running paths worldwide.
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Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday ahead of the 25th anniversary of the British handover and after a two-year transformation bringing the city more tightly under Communist Party control. It is Xi’s first trip outside of mainland China in nearly 2 ½
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese beverage giant Kirin Holdings plans to transfer its stake in Myanmar Brewery to the joint venture in a share buyback transaction That will leave its partner Myanma Economic Holdings Plc. in 100% control of the company. Kirin said the share buyback agreement took into account
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese beverage giant Kirin Holdings plans to sell its stake in Myanmar Brewery to the joint venture, leaving its partner Myanma Economic Holdings Plc. in 100% control of the company. Kirin said the share buyback agreement took into account its employees and other stakeholders and would
Continue Reading SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Thousands of Hindu devotees have begun an annual pilgrimage to an icy cave in Indian-controlled Kashmir amid massive security in the Muslim-majority region. The pilgrimage is taking place after two years of suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic. Worshippers began their arduous trek early Thursday through forested mountain passes with a
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A year after migrants started crossing into the European Union from Belarus to Poland, Polish authorities announced that the construction of a new steel wall along its border with Belarus has been finished. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki marked the completion of the
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press YAHIDNE, Ukraine (AP) — On the outskirts of a Ukrainian village stand the remnants of a small school that was partially destroyed in the early weeks of the Russian invasion. Surrounded by tall pine trees, the school’s broken windows offer glimpses of abandoned classrooms that are unlikely to see students
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