Covid Response Was a Global Series of Failures, W.H.O.-Established Panel Says
An interim report is both a bleak recounting of deadly missteps and an early blueprint for repairs We have failed in our collective capacity. Read more...
French politics kills Canadian bid to create one of the world's top supermarket groups
The French government has put an abrupt end to a billion takeover of the country's biggest retailer by Canada's largest convenience store operator. Read more...
Lucy Hale keeps it casual in black and grey look as she takes dog Elvis for a hike in Studio City
Hale recently appeared in the trailer for her upcoming film Son Of The South, which premieres in February, executive produced by Spike Lee and based onBob Zellner's 2008 memoir. Read more...
History in Bloom in Bulgaria
A festival In Kazanlak, Bulgaria, in June will celebrate the Damask rose grown in the country. Read more...
How Climbers Reached the Summit of K2 in Winter for the First Time
It was a prideful journey for the Nepalese climbers, who historically havent received their due. Read more...
Trump Tried to End Federal Arts Funding. Instead, It Grew.
Each year, President Trumps proposed federal budget eliminated funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. But the agency survived, largely by relying on bipartisan support in Congress. Read more...
Ryan Reynolds looks every bit the leading man as he shoots The Adam Project in Vancouver
Reynolds recently took to Instagram with a video ofWalker Scobell, who plays his teenage self, reciting an age-inappropriate monologue from his R-rated superhero flick Deadpool 2. Read more...
Jessica Simpson throws it way back with a baby photo as she wishes her mom a happy 61st birthday
To celebrate her mom's 61st birthday, the Dukes Of Hazzard actress took to Instagram to post an image of her mother at a young age holding baby Jessica as she praised the manager. Read more...
Record number of buy-to-let landlord companies set up in 2020 - beaten only by online shopping firms
A total of 41,700 new holding companies for buy-to-let properties were formed in 2020, according to estate agent Hamptons International - and more than a third of them were based in London. Read more...
How Climbers Reached the Summit of K2 in Winter for the First Time
It was a prideful journey for the Nepalese climbers, who historically havent received their due. Read more...
Demand for business loans during the pandemic lifts Funding Circle
Funding Circle, which matches investors who want to lend cash with firms seeking loans, said total income in the final six months of 2020 was up 26 per cent on the same time a year earlier. Read more...
Sergio Dest on playing with Leo Messi
FC Barcelona defender Sergio Dest speaks about meeting Lionel Messi for the first time and his thoughts on playing alongside Neymar. Read more...
Weddings Finding a Second Wind
When Dr. Mariann Channell and Benson Woo, both widowed, met on Match.com in December 2019 they bonded over jazz and sailing. Both felt fortunate to have found each other. Read more...
Matt Hancock reveals he is isolating after being 'pinged' by NHS app
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he will be staying at home until Sunday after receiving the notification. Read more...
Spectacular fossil of an eight-foot ancient shark unearthed in Germany
Experts from the University of Vienna found an exceptionally well-preserved skeleton of the ancient shark Asteracanthus in theSolnhofen limestones in Bavaria, Germany. Read more...