Young Abu Bakr Abbas from Kenya had no idea that his time in Qatar for the World Cup and his profession as a fan guide would turn him into a social media sensation. Abbas’s responsibility as a member of the Doha team of guides is restricted to donning a giant hand and pointing in the […] Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo, a soccer player from Portugal, is still experiencing trouble. The “Don” is no longer well-liked by Portugal supporters because they view him as a “burden” and hope that he would be benched the upcoming World Cup. According to a study conducted by the Portuguese daily “A Bola,” 70% of Portuguese people favor […] Read more
Ashraf Hakimi was born on November 4, 1998 in Madrid, in a family of Moroccan origin.. Pictures and videos of Moroccan national team star Hakimi embracing and kissing his mother after the victory and gifting her his shirt spread widely on social media at the end of the “Atlas Lions” match with Belgium in the […] Read more
President Joe Biden will make his first overseas trip as president in June as he heads to the United Kingdom and Belgium for crucial meetings with allied nations, the White House said Friday. This news comes amid Biden’s virtual climate summit with global leaders as he pushes for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. On Thursday […] Read more
With the latest coronavirus relief package behind him, President Joe Biden may turn to another legislative priority this year: taxes. Resetting how much Americans contribute to Uncle Sam could be high on the Democratic president’s list of priorities for this year. Biden promised throughout his campaign that he would limit any tax hikes to people with incomes above $400,000. […] Read more
A Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling on Monday and sentenced him to a year in prison. He can ask to serve that time at home and also plans to appeal. The 66-year-old, who was president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted of trying to bribe a […] Read more
Arne Sorenson, who turned Marriott International into the world’s largest hotel chain after acquiring Starwood Hotels & Resorts in a $13 billion deal in 2016, has died. He was 62 and had been undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, the company announced Tuesday. Sorenson, the third CEO in Marriott’s history and the first outside the founding family, died […] Read more
Wall Street investors largely believe a Joe Biden presidency could mean lower stock-market returns, according to a new survey. As a part of Quarterly Report, we polled more than 100 chief investor officers, portfolio managers and contributors who manage money about where they stood on the upcoming year for stocks under a new administration. The […] Read more
Residents and businesses in the city of Liverpool — known for its tourism, night life and music scene as the birthplace of The Beatles — were put into a strict lockdown Wednesday, with a backlash already underway against the government’s new rules. The city region is now the only part of the country that is […] Read more
The United Nations World Food Program has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger. The world’s largest humanitarian organization was awarded the prize Friday for its “contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger […] Read more
