A player who had just become Premier League side Cardiff City’s record transfer is thought to have been on a plane that has gone missing over the English Channel. Those searching for Emiliano Sala ‘fear the worst’. Police on the British Channel Island of Guernsey said on Tuesday morning that they had resumed the search for the PA 46 Malibu ... Read More »
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US Ambassador Richard Grenell says months of pressure from the United States led Germany to ban Iran’s Mahan Air. But German officials say they’ve cut off the carrier as part of their own security policy. US Ambassador Richard Grenell is claiming a diplomatic victory after German officials decided to ban the Iranian airline Mahan Air from operating within the ... Read More »
2019 Oscar nominations: ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘Roma’ to vie for best film
The Oscar nominations were announced today in Hollywood, with blockbusters like “A Star of Born” and “Black Panther” up for a swag of major awards. But “Roma” and “The Favourite” topped the nominations with 10 each. Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for films in 24 categories, nominations for the 91st Oscars saw Ryan Coogler’s superhero ... Read More »
Brazil’s Bolsonaro inherits Davos keynote on overseas debut
President Bolsonaro said he would present a new, investment-ready Brazil to the Davos elite. He told the forum he’d try to walk a line between business interests and environmental protection. Brazil’s newly sworn-in nationalist President Jair Bolsonaro was due to give the first keynote speech to the globalist audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday. Bolsonaro ... Read More »
Regretful Brexit backers lobby for another vote
LONDON: Britons who have changed their minds since voting to leave the European Union in 2016 are among those uniting to call for another chance to reverse the decision. These ‘Remainer now’ voters, former Brexit supporters, are adding their voices to the chorus of calls for a second referendum amid political paralysis in Britain over the issue. Gary Maylin, 38, ... Read More »
Russia detains model claiming Trump secrets
MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday detained a Belarusian model who claimed she had evidence of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office, sources told . Anastasia Vashukevich, known by her pen-name Nastya Rybka, was held for questioning at a Moscow airport on Thursday evening after she was deported from Thailand as part of a group convicted of participating in a ... Read More »
Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, Remains safe after crashing into vehicle
Queen Elizabeth II’s husband Prince Philip emerged safe after a vehicle he was driving was involved in a traffic accident results two people injured near the monarch’s Sandringham Estate Thursday, according to Buckingham Palace and police. “The Duke of Edinburgh was involved in a road traffic accident with another vehicle this afternoon,” a palace spokesman said. “The Duke was not ... Read More »
Novel based on Jew ‘catcher’ Stella Kübler stirs controversy
It tells the fictionalized true story of a woman who gave up her fellow Jews to the Nazis. Critics have condemned the novel Stella by Takis Würger, published this week in Germany, as “Holocaust kitsch.” “We have a new literature debate,” wrote Hannah Lühmann of the Die Welt newspaper when reflecting on the bombshell publication of Stella, a novel by ... Read More »
Bundesliga: Five major Rückrunde talking points
With the tides turning, the 2018/19 campaign is gearing up to be a defining one for the Bundesliga. At the halfway stage, DW looks at the big questions set to be answered in the second half of the season. With its reputation enhanced thanks to entertainment value alone, the tides are turning in the Bundesliga. No longer is Bayern Munich’s ... Read More »
Germany launches its Bauhaus centenary
Throughout 2019, hundreds of events will celebrate the legacy of the Bauhaus school of design. German President Steinmeier kicked off the centennial by honoring the great minds driving the major cultural movement. The Bauhaus is “one of the most important and worldwide most effective cultural achievements of our country,” said Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday, at the event kicking ... Read More »