Sotheby’s to be taken private by French billionaire Patrick Drahi
Art auction house Sotheby’s said on Monday it would be taken private for $2.66 billion by a company owned by Altice Europe founder Patrick Drahi....
UK announces $215 million food, water and medical help for Afghanistan
Britain on Monday announced a new 170 million-pound ($215 million) five-year aid package of urgent food, water and medicine assistance for people in Afghanistan....
Mexico to finish National Guard roll-out for migration plan this week: minister
Mexico will complete deployment of National Guard forces on its southern border with Guatemala this week as part of a new immigration control plan agreed...
Algerian court orders detention of partner of Germany’s VW: state TV
A judge at a court in Algiers on Monday ordered the detention of Mourad Eulmi, head of the family-owned firm SOVAC, a partner of Germany’s...
Fashion house Chanel parades its independence as its profits rise
Luxury fashion group Chanel, whose star designer Karl Lagerfeld passed away in February, reported higher annual sales and profits on Monday and once again reaffirmed...
Stonewall uprising veterans still astounded 50 years after making history
Time has claimed many of the street fighters who rebelled against the police raid of a New York City gay bar 50 years ago, in...
Sudan’s Bashir charged with corruption, in first appearance since April – Reuters Africa
Sudan’s Bashir charged with corruption, in first appearance since April Reuters Africa Ousted Sudan leader Bashir makes first appearance since coup BBC News Scepticism as Sudan moves...
Thousands of asylum seekers left waiting at the US-Mexico border – The Conversation – US
Thousands of asylum seekers left waiting at the US-Mexico border The Conversation – US Record number of African migrants coming to Mexican border Yahoo News A New...
Ethiopian workers found to be earning lower than “poverty wages” – The Reporter Ethiopia
Ethiopian workers found to be earning lower than “poverty wages” The Reporter Ethiopia Economists of UK-based institutions have found out that Ethiopian semi-skilled and unskilled workers...
Israel launches ‘Trump Heights’ on Golan
Israel has unveiled “Trump Heights”, a new community named after U.S. President Donald Trump on a contested frontier with Syria. Emily Withers reports....