After the U.S. invasion of Grenada, Pres. Reagan had to make a difficult phone call to his good friend, P.M. Thatcher.
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Listen to five tracks from The New Basement Tapes
Recording is complete for Lost On The River: The New Basement Tapes (http://TheNewBasementTapes.com/), an album project from Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens (Carolina Chocolate Drops) Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), […]
China and South Korea agree free trade deal
China and South Korea have reached an agreement on a free trade deal between the two countries. It covers 17 areas including online commerce although the rice and the car industries will […]
East Germany’s Brands are still alive
Products from the former East Germany are not only nostalgic for those who lived in DDR.
Palestinians break through West Bank barrier to mark Berlin Wall anniversary
A group of Palestinian activists dug a hole through the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank on the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. A small group of […]
80% Catalans say Yes to independence in symbolic ‘referendum’
An overwhelming majority of Catalans have said “yes” to independence and secession from the central Spanish government in Madrid in a highly-anticipated but symbolic referendum poll on Sunday. Some 80.72 percent voted […]
Putin presents Russian-designed dual-screen YotaPhone 2 to Chinese president Xi
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has presented a Russian-produced smartphone YotaPhone-2 to Chinese President Xi Jinping at their meeting in Beijing.
China’s Xi and Japan’s Abe finally meet for landmark meeting
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held formal talks on Monday for the first time since the two leaders took office, a breakthrough in ending a two-year row […]
10 days in North Korea
Welcome to North Korea where you have to follow your guide’s instructions and only take pictures of what we say. To some the people are repressed, though they prefer to describe themselves […]
Dior Boutique in SoHo designed by Peter Marino
He may not be a household name, but renowned architect Peter Marino has played a key role in shaping the image of some of the world’s top luxury brands, designing stores for […]