Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sworn in as Brazil’s president for a third term on Sunday, with security measures tightened following an alleged bomb plot by supporters of leader Jair Bolsonaro. The inauguration in Brasília, exactly two decades…
After months of apartment hunting in San Juan, Valentina Valldejuli and her partner, Rafael, Pivoted from searching local real estate websites to browsing Facebook Marketplace. Valldejuli was born and raised in Puerto Rico and has lived his entire life in…
The requirement for Covid-19 testing for passengers traveling from China highlights growing concerns about the potential for new strains of the virus to go undetected due to the country’s growing outbreak. While the US imposed requirements for travelers from China…
Cristiano Ronaldo has signed for the Saudi Arabian football club in a move that brings his career at the top level of the game to an end and highlights the oil-rich country’s growing ambitions in sports. Ronaldo, 37, has joined…
If you can’t make New Year’s resolutions, Mark Cuban has you covered. On Sunday, the Dallas Mavericks owner told Bill Maher on the “Club Random” podcast that everyone over the age of 30 should read it every day. Otherwise, he…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to increase his nuclear arsenal in the new year to stifle hostile actions by the US and South Korea, in a privacy-setting address where he has left little room for a return…
As an unprecedented coronavirus outbreak swept through China in December, President Xi Jinping remained silent on the health crisis in the world’s most populous country. But during his annual pre-recorded New Year’s speech broadcast by state television on Saturday, China’s…
US Chief Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Elena Kagan pose for a group portrait at the Supreme…
US Chief Justice John Roberts stressed the importance of court security in his annual report released on Saturday, saying “the justice system cannot and should not be afraid.” However, Roberts did not mention the threats federal judges have faced this…
For most investors, 2022 has been a year to forget. Falling equities are bad enough, but with bonds also suffering from inflation and an aggressive response from central banks, fund managers often can’t hide. Flinty hedge funds can bet on…