As citizens of Boston slowly come to terms with Monday’s horrific attack, tributes have continued to pour in from around the globe.
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Coked-Up British Bankers Caused the Financial Crisis, Says UK Professor
What destroyed the global economy? The financial sector’s culture of moral flexibility, risk-taking and recreational drug use, says one academic.
70 Years Later, German Prosecutors to Hold Nazi Death-Camp Guards to Account
The events of the Holocaust seven decades ago are starting to fade from living memory, but the wheels of justice are still turning
Amid Nuclear Dispute, a Chinese Beer Business Fails in North Korea
It is not that easy for the Chinese to cater to North Korea’s growing beer demand
WATCH: Vietnam’s ‘Dragon Bridge’ Is Six Lanes of Fire-Breathing Fun
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you: that dragon-looking bridge is really breathing fire from its monstrous steel frame.
India Warns of Possible Elephant Attacks at Polling Stations
Do pachyderms really hate democracy?
‘Ding Dong! the Witch is Dead’: BBC Responds as Anti-Thatcher Campaign Pushes Song Up the Charts
The bitter row over Margaret Thatcher’s legacy continues — and this time it’s spilling onto the BBC’s Top 40 radio program.
A Home for the Really Rich: Singapore Mansion Listed for $242 Million
A mansion in the heart of Singapore’s central shopping district has just gone on the market – for the low, low price of $242 million.
U.K. Retailers Begin Rationing Baby Formula in Response to Chinese Demand
Local supermarkets in the United Kingdom have begun limiting sales on how much baby milk powder can be purchased in store, in response to fears that they are being illegally exported to China
Even in Death, Margaret Thatcher Divides Britain as Hundreds Celebrate
Not everyone is mourning the Iron Lady’s passing.
Saudi Arabia Denies Report of Man Sentenced to Be Surgically Paralyzed
A Saudi man has been sentenced to paralysis for literally stabbing a friend in the back.
Paris Employs Four Sheep to Keep the City’s Grass Mowed
Instead of using lawn mowers, Paris is using something more environmentally sustainable to care for its green spaces: four large Breton ewes