Gulf States Pay Off $15.5 Million Syrian Debt to World Bank
The move was the latest victory for Syria’s new government as it attempts to stabilize the nation after a long civil war and decades of dictatorship.
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Loneliness Is Inflaming Our Bodies—And Our Politics
Loneliness Is Inflaming Our Bodies—And Our Politics Medical research shows that social isolation is a serious chronic stressor. You can say something similar about its impact on our political system By Kim Samuel Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images Hannah Arendt has been on my mind a lot lately. The 20th-century German-Jewish political philosopher escaped the Nazi Holocaust,…
AI video startup Moonvalley lands $53M, according to filing
Roughly a month after Moonvalley, a Los Angeles-based startup developing AI tools for video creation, said it secured $43 million in new funding, the company has raised more, according to a filing with the SEC. The filing, submitted Thursday, reveals that Moonvalley actually landed (so far) around $53 million total from a group of 14 unnamed…
MLB DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy baseball picks, lineups, advice for Friday, May 16, 2025
Major League Baseball is introducing “Rivalry Weekend” as a new concept this year by having some of the best rivalries in the sport go head-to-head at the same time. Friday marks the beginning of the inaugural Rivalry Weekend that includes interleague contests like the Cubs vs. White Sox, Yankees vs. Mets and Dodgers vs. Angels,…
Kristen Stewart Talks Challenge of Making ‘The Chronology Of Water’
Kristen Stewart touched down at the annual beachfront Cannes bash of Breaking Through The Lens (BTTL) on Friday, ahead of the world premiere of her feature debut The Chronology Of Water in Un Certain Regard. Adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir of the same name, the film the stars Imogen Poots as a woman who goes…
Prosecutor Accused of Sexual Misconduct Takes Leave From I.C.C.
The International Criminal Court confirmed that its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, will step down pending the results of an investigation into allegations against him.
Could a $125 billion investment fund halt global deforestation?
An initiative led by Brazil will pay countries to preserve tropical forests Luiz Claudio Marigo/Nature Picture Library/Alamy At the COP30 climate summit in November, a group of countries led by Brazil will launch a bold new initiative that will pay tropical countries to maintain forest cover. Instead of relying on donations or selling carbon credits,…
Why companies are ghosting the SGX
The SGX exodus grows as firms eye delisting amid weak liquidity and valuations, and LiveIn quits Malaysia over “severe” financial mismanagement.
Hyeseong Kim has arrived. The Dodgers need to make sure he’s here to stay
His smile has brightened the locker room, his bat has energized a once-impotent segment of the lineup and his speed has transformed their offense. Hyeseong Kim belongs in the major leagues. Manager Dave Roberts was asked the other night about the “difficult decision” the Dodgers will have to make on Kim when utilityman Tommy Edman…
bitchy | The Sussexes’ dinner party included Paramount’s CEO AND the Peltz-Beckhams
This Beckham story has become THE gossip of the week for the British tabloids and perhaps the entirety of the British media. Even the Telegraph got into it, and the Telegraph is supposed to be a staid, sober newspaper. But they got one of their royal reporters, Vicky Ward, to write “How the Royals were…