Max Verstappen welcomes his countrymen’s overwhelming presence at Spa but insists it doesn’t add an extra element of pressure on race day. The Belgian Grand Prix is akin to a second home race for the Red Bull driver, thanks to the Netherlands’ geographic proximity and to the fact that Verstappen was born in Belgium, in…
Renewable energy boomed in 2015, a year that saw fossil fuel prices plummet and ended with a historic climate agreement hammered out in Paris. In fact, investments in renewables such as wind and solar were more than double the amount spent on new coal and gas-fired power plants in 2015, according to the Renewables Global…
Protesters who had blocked the road outside one of the world’s largest arms fairs were cleared of charges on Friday, with the judge finding “credible and largely unchallenged evidence” of wrongdoing at the weapons expo. In mid-September while the DSEI (Defence Security Equipment International) was underway in London, the five men and three women were…
Human rights advocates are condemning the use of incendiary weaponry—including phosphorous bombs—in airstrikes conducted by the Syrian regime and the Russian government on the cities of Aleppo and Idlib on August 7. “It was so bright you could see the buildings as if was daylight. It was absolutely abnormal. Honestly, words cannot describe it.”—Syria Civil…
An interesting question is, what are you waiting for? Global warming is the biggest problem we’ve ever faced as a civilisation — certainly you want to act to slow it down, but perhaps you’ve been waiting for just the right moment. The moment when, oh, marine biologists across the Pacific begin weeping in their scuba…
Click:伦敦生活 Bolivian President Evo Morales called on leftist governments in South America to counter U.S. plans to control the region with a “democratic revolution.” “In some countries it should be like a wake-up call where [governments] must start permanent conferences to relaunch democratic and cultural revolutions for Latin America and the Caribbean [region],” Morales said…
In the 11 weeks since Audrina Patridge gave birth to her baby girl, Kirra, the Hills alum’s Instagram account has been a destination for all things adorable. There’s no better way to cure the Monday blues than by taking a casual browse through the new mom’s baby archives. On Sunday, the new mom dazzled her…
Factory workers in Turkey resorted to creative and desperate measures in recent days to draw attention to their fight for the wages they have earned working for Zara, the Spanish clothing retailer with stores around the world. Shoppers in Zara stores all over Turkey have found notes inside clothing, reading in Turkish, “I made this…
Golf legend Arnold Palmer touched many lives during his 87 years, and Justin Timberlake was one of them. After learning that the beloved golfer had passed away on Sunday, Timblerlake took to social media to share a touching tribute to the man he says made him love the game of golf. In the caption of…
Lady Gaga isn’t known for her safe fashion choices. In fact, we don’t think the talented songstress has made a “safe” fashion choice in her life, whether on the red carpet or the city streets. So, it really came as no surprise when she was spotted out and about in New York City on Tuesday donning…