Ecuadorian President calls 'crisis cabinet' after prison violence leaves dozens dead

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso has called a "crisis cabinet" after at least 68 inmates were killed in prison clashes on Saturday, according to an official statement of the President's office.


Schools in New Delhi to close for a week amid severe air pollution crisis

Schools in India's capital Delhi -- often ranked as one of the world's most polluted capitals -- will be physically closed for a week from Monday as severe air pollution blankets the city, the chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, said Saturday.


Elon Musk ends the week selling another $1.2 billion of Tesla shares

Another day, another billion dollars.


UK risks trade war with EU over Brexit deal on Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is once again at the center of post-Brexit tensions between the United Kingdom and the European Union, after both sides fired up the rhetoric in recent days before promising to intensify talks.


UK tourism is crashing. Here's why

It's a country that has just endured national fuel shortages, isolated food shortages, and its government voted this fall to dump untreated sewage onto its famous coastlines. Oh -- and it has the second highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world.


Iceland takes aim at Mark Zuckerberg in new tourism video

A tourism ad released by "Inspired by Iceland" parodies Facebook's announcement of its name change to Meta.


The fashion icon who popularized the mini skirt

There's an exchange in Sadie Frost's debut documentary, "Quant," that succinctly captures the essence of the film's subject -- one of the 1960s' most renowned fashion icons -- and the garment she's best known for.


Why giant companies are suddenly splitting into pieces

Breaking up is the newest craze for ginormous global companies. Johnson & Johnson, Toshiba and GE announced plans to split into multiple entities this week. The trend may have only just begun.


Provocative art exhibition opens in Italy amid Chinese embassy protests

At a museum in Brescia, northern Italy, Shanghai-born artist Badiucao is making final adjustments to an exhibition that has enraged Chinese officials.


Alibaba posts record sales for Singles Day, but growth is slowing

Alibaba reported another year of record sales figures for Singles Day, the world's largest annual shopping event.