President Obama’s goal to close the US naval-based prison at Guantanamo in Cuba moved another step closer as six Yemeni inmates were flown to Oman for resettlement. The Pentagon released the news […]
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Boeing 787 shows off near-vertical take-off
Boeing has released footage of its new 787 Dreamliner plane rehearsing the flying display it will perform at the 2015 Paris Air Show which starts on Monday – including a near-vertical take-off.
Kids Critique: Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Give Me Love’
In our first episode of ‘Kids Critique,’ we take the children to go see iconic Japanese Pop artist, Yayoi Kusama’s latest show at David Zwirner. Known for her use of psychedelic colors, […]
Street art, with romantic twist, replaces Paris “love locks”
On the Pont des Arts in Paris, the controversial “love padlocks” – signed and locked by lovers onto the bridge’s metal grids – have been replaced by street art.
The culture of coming out on YouTube
YouTube Vlogger Raymond Braun talks to CNN’s Maggie Lake of millennials coming-out in YouTube videos.
Documentary: Vietnam’s War Babies
Overseas families adopted thousands of Vietnamese babies after the war. Since then, the number of international adoptions has plummeted due to problems with trafficking and corruption. The government has recently signed an […]
Turning Six Seconds Into Thousands of Dollars
The most popular Vine stars can make as much as half a million dollars a year. The WSJ’s Eva Tam interviews two Canadian Viners, Esa Fung and Ray Ligaya, about how they […]
100 Singers – Jon Otnes
Jon Otnes, Tenor (1919-2004) Heino Gaze, composer: “Alles wegen Musica, bella bella Musica” (Tarantella)* Song from the German comedy film “Die ganze Welt singt nur Amore”, 1956 * Transfered from an old […]
Danish PM claims credit for economic recovery
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt says she can take credit for helping the country out of the financial crisis. Facing re-election next Thursday, she made the comments during a TV debate in […]
Founder Jack Dorsey becomes interim CEO of Twitter
Twitter’s chief executive Dick Costolo is stepping down after five years in the job. It’s one of several recent setbacks for the social media firm, which is facing stiff competition. Al Jazeera’s […]