May makes fresh push for Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May huddled with her ministers yesterday as she plotted a renewed bid to convince MPs to back her EU divorce deal after securing a delay to Brexit from European leaders in Brussels. The premier faces daun
Giant floating mouse-like sculpture arrives in HK harbour
A massive inflatable floating sculpture reminiscent of Mickey Mouse was towed into Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour yesterday, as a crowd of curious locals looked on. The 37-metre (121-foot) piece called KAWS:HOLIDAY -- about the len
May pleads to save Brexit plan
A dogged but isolated Prime Minister Theresa May was headed back to Brussels yesterday to beg for more time to deliver her Brexit plan, in defiance of the MPs who twice rejected the withdrawal deal. May’s fellow European Union le
Oil slick heading to French coast
An oil slick was heading towards the French coastline yesterday after an Italian cargo ship sank in the Atlantic carrying 45 containers of “dangerous materials”, authorities said. “According to our forecasts, fragment
Startups pitch their business models
Flat6Labs Bahrain hosted its Second Demo Day at The National Theatre of Bahrain where eight startups from its second cycle pitched their businesses. The second cycle received over 200 applications from more than 40 countries which were
Look Away: A voyeuristic, unflinching decent into teenage madness
Poor Maria (India Eisley) isn’t quite the Carrie White of her wealthy, every-town USA high school, but she inhabits the same circle of Hell, the one filled with girls who aren’t cute enough or self-confident enough or socia
Turkey tumbles into recession
Turkey’s economy entered its first recession in a decade, official data showed yesterday, just weeks before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government faces local elections where growth and inflation will be key issues for
Abbas appoints Shtayyeh as PM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed longtime ally Mohammad Shtayyeh as prime minister on Sunday, a senior official said, in a move seen as part of efforts to further isolate Hamas. Abbas asked Shtayyeh, a member of the central
