A Thai court ordered the release on bail of an American academic whose detention on charges of insulting the monarchy had alarmed U.S. officials, a legal aid group representing him said on Thursday. The authorities confiscated the passport belonging to the academic, Paul Chambers, and placed an ankle monitor on him as they decide whether…
It would appear the environment and society remain relevant, whatever you might hear in some other quarters. At least, that’s one conclusion to be drawn from the news that European specialist VC Revent has closed a €100 million ($109 million) Fund II to invest in “planetary and societal health” startups. Launched out of Berlin in…
For the past two months, Dallas Mavericks fans have missed watching Luka Dončić play in their building. For one night at least, they got to see him on the American Airlines Center floor again. Sadly for them, it was in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform. The five-time All-Star led the Lakers into Dallas and stomped…
EXCLUSIVE: Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky has argued that the UK government is more worried about “poking the U.S. presidential bear” than protecting British TV storytelling. The BAFTA-winning dramatist has been a forceful advocate for a streamer levy to support local scripted content amid a funding crisis, but is sceptical that British ministers share his…
Following President Trump’s decision to pause punishing tariffs on dozens of countries, markets in Asia reacted predictably: Stocks soared in the countries that were spared. In trading on Thursday, benchmark indexes rose more than 9 percent in Taiwan and Japan and 6 percent in South Korea. All three Asian economies were among the U.S. trading…
The Islamic State has shown renewed vigor in Syria, attracting fighters and increasing attacks, according to the United Nations and U.S. officials, adding to the volatility of a country still reeling since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. The group is still nowhere near as strong as it was a decade ago, when it controlled…
CEO Philipp Schroeder said US trade policies and market instability have impacted the company’s IPO timeline.
HIGH SCHOOL SCORES Wednesday’s Results BASEBALL City Section Banning 3, Carson 1 Birmingham 7, Taft 2 Chavez 7, Grant 2 Collins Family 25, Downtown Magnets 7 Contreras 9, Mendez 6 Crenshaw 11, Hawkins 6 El Camino Real 4, Cleveland 3 Fairfax 7, Jefferson 2 Franklin 10, Eagle Rock 5 Jordan 22, Washington 7 LACES 4,…
Madonna & Elton John have formally quashed their decades-long beef. Madonna made the first move & she posted about it on her social media. Elton has had so many beefs though – I remember, he got into it with Tina Turner and they hated each other for years too. I don’t think they ever buried…
European markets are on track to rise sharply when trading begins Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course on tariffs after the European market close, sending global markets higher. In a volatile week for markets that has been marked by sharp moves higher and lower, the pan-European Stoxx 600 ended the prior session down…
