Hitler's watch sells for $1.1m in controversial sale
The Huber timepiece, which sold to an anonymous bidder, shows a swastika and has the initials AH engraved on it.
Jewish leaders condemned the auction ahead of the sale at Alexander Historical Auctions in Maryland.
However the auction house - which has sold Nazi memorabilia in ...
The Manchin pressure campaign: CEOs, labor bosses and Bill Gates
When Joe Manchin balked at the clean energy incentives in Democrats’ expansive spending bill two weeks ago, the corporate C-suites and union boardrooms jumped into action.
With hundreds of billions of dollars of incentives for manufacturing, electric vehicles, nuclear po...
The China factor: US strategic turning point in the Middle East - opinion
President Biden’s recent Middle East visit might come to mark a strategic turning point. Viewed through the lens of great power competition with China, the Middle East is no longer a distraction for the US but rather a priority. Instead of exiting the Middle East, the US sees it m...
Man killed in East Jerusalem shooting
A 40-year-old Arab man was shot to death in East Jerusalem on Friday.
Emergency services arrived at the scene and took him to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem where he was pronounced dead. Police have opened an investigation into the matter which they believe to be criminal in n...
Wildfire spreads to hotel in Turkey
Local authorities evacuated the hotel, which also serves as a tourism training school, as well as other residential buildings.
No injuries were reported and the blaze was later brought under control, officials said.
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Twitter and Elon Musk trial confirmed for October 17
As Bloomberg reported earlier today, the ongoing feud between Twitter and the world’s wealthiest man will come to a head in the Delaware Court of Chancery from October 17-20.
The ongoing saga has taken many twists and turns since Elon Musk’s $44 billion offer was a...
$2,245.62 a second: ExxonMobil scores enormous profit on record gas prices
Exxon's profit, excluding special items, came to $17.6 billion in the second quarter, nearly double what it made in its very profitable first quarter as oil and gas prices started to soar in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Second-quarter profit was up 273% from the same per...
The best movies on Disney+ right now (July 2022)
Disney+ could have had a very boring July if it hadn’t sprung the surprise addition of Deadpool, Deadpool 2, and Logan on us during Comic-Con. These R-rated flicks definitely change the game for Disney’s streaming service, but i...
Robot Dogs Are Being Tasked To Hunt For Lost $175M Of Bitcoin In Wastelands
According to an interview with Insider, James Howells made the unfortunate mistake of throwing away his bitcoins before the currency had its boom, and he is now willing to pay US$11 million to hire robot dogs to scour the wastelands of Newport, Wales, trash pil...
Wildfire in southwest Turkey spreads to hotel; no one hurt
The blaze started in the Icmeler resort area, close to the Aegean Sea port city of Marmaris, in Mugla province.
Everyone at the hotel and surrounding structures was safely evacuated, Marmaris Mayor Mehmet Oktay told TV station HaberTurk. Video footage showed one side of...
France
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Living in France: How to open a bank account
2022-07-24 11:05:55pm 118 ...While the global, connected world means that setting up bank accounts is easier than ever before, new arrivals might ...
Policy
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Death Toll Rises to 53 Inmates in Colombian Prison Fire
Minister of Justice Wilson Ruiz said on Tuesday that most of the inmates died...
Economy
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Why it is too early to say the world economy is in recession
Everyone is a pessimist these days. Barely a day goes by without an economist...
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Roman Polanski rape case nearing an end? California court orders key document unsealed
A California appellate court Thursday ordered the unsealing of a key document in the ca
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'The Gray Man' review: Even Ryan Gosling and evil Chris Evans can't save Netflix's so-so spy film
With “The Gray Man” (★★ out of four; rated PG-13; in theaters
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Netflix's Resident Evil: 'Dead impressive' or 'a shonky adaptation'?
It's the newest entry in the long-running video game franchise, providing the lates
Health
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Why the Omicron offshoot BA.5 is a big deal
After the Omicron tidal wave washed over the United States in January and the smaller rise in cas
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BA.5 is causing more Covid-19 reinfections, data suggests, but they don't appear to be more frequent
But on average, these reinfections do not seem to be happening more rapidly, according to a new a
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US considers over-the-counter birth control pills for first time
The announcement comes just weeks after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to
World
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Hitler's watch sells for $1.1m in controversial sale
The watch is believed to have been given to Hitler in 1933 A watch said to have belonged
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Russia condemned after missile strike on Ukrainian port hours after grain deal
Russia has been widely condemned after missiles hit Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa ju
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A despicable attack on Shinzo Abe — and a nation
Japan is a democracy, so the murder of a former prime minister is an attack on us all
Books
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The 20 best books of 2022 so far, according to Amazon editors
At the end of every year, we look forward to the awards and "best of" lists that annual
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Author Bernardine Evaristo: 'This is a history-making moment'
The Booker prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo says she fears that publishers&rsqu
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Charlotte Carter books brought back to life by Bristol artist
Lucy Turner, from Bristol, was commissioned to create new covers for books by Charlotte Carter.
Astrology
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Zodiac Signs and Astrology Signs Meanings and Characteristics
There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own speci
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Year of the Tiger: Everything you need to know about the Chinese zodiac
Chinese New Year is celebrated by almost two billion people across the globe, synonymous wit
Editor Picks
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Inside France: Summer weather crisis, turning off the lights and singing Macron
which looks at what we have been talking about in France this week.
Inside Fran
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$2,245.62 a second: ExxonMobil scores enormous profit on record gas prices
Exxon's profit, excluding special items, came to $17.6 billion in the second quarter, nearly
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Pakistan's financing needs fully met for this year, says central bank chief
Fears have risen about Pakistan's stuttering economy as its currency fell nearly eight per ce
