This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Karl-Anthony Towns delivered a double-double of 24 points and 15 rebounds as the New York Knicks warmed up for the NBA Cup quarter-finals with a hard-fought 113-108 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Towns was back in the lineup after missing the Knicks' loss to Detroit on Saturday with a sore right knee. A defeat that ended New York's ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 05:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A 26-year-old man was arrested Monday over the targeted killing of a health insurance executive on the streets of New York, with investigators charging him with possession of fake IDs and a gun. Investigators continued to interrogate Luigi Mangione in connection with last week's brazen murder, which triggered a nationwide manhunt and global ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-07 14:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Nasdaq and the S&P hit fresh records on Friday after the November US jobs report came in better than expected, with the Dow edging down. The world's biggest economy gained 227,000 jobs in November, up from a revised 36,000 in October, according to the Department of Labor. "It's kind of being viewed as a Goldilocks jobs print," Tom Cahill ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-26 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Franco-Japanese drama Drops of God, adapted from the cult manga on oenology written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Shu Okimoto, was honored Monday in New York at the International Emmy Awards. The series, consisting of eight episodes, won the prestigious Best Drama Series award, marking a major achievement for this production, which aired ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 2024-11-26 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
New York Auction Magritte Painting
The Empire of Light by René Magritte undoubtedly ranks among the most fascinating pictorial series of the 20th century. An emblem of the singular artistic approach of the Belgian surrealist master, it embodies his relentless quest to challenge our certainties about reality and its representation. Created over three decades, from 1940 to 1960, the ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-25 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Barbara Taylor Bradford, the celebrated author whose debut novel A Woman of Substance became an instant classic, died peacefully at her home on Sunday following a short illness. She was 91 years old. According to her spokeswoman, she was surrounded by loved ones in her final moments, and a private funeral will be held in New York. Over her ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 05:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The judge in Donald Trump's criminal hush money case on Friday delayed his sentencing indefinitely, in what the president-elect's team called a "decisive win" as he prepares to return to the White House. Trump, who was to have been sentenced on November 26, fought to block that proceeding before he succeeds Joe Biden in ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Most Asian markets gained Friday after a bounce on Wall Street, while bitcoin continued its march higher to move within touching distance of the $100,000 mark. Rising geopolitical tensions tempered the atmosphere and pushed oil higher after Russia hit Ukraine with a new-generation intermediate-range missile and sent a warning to the West. The ...
Madeleine Cadoux, 2024-11-21 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
New York Magritte Painting Auction
René Magritte’s Empire of Light has set a world auction record for the Belgian surrealist artist, selling for $121.16 million at Christie’s in New York on Tuesday. This record-breaking sale highlights the resilience of the high-end art market. Created in 1954, the painting had been estimated at $95 million, surpassing Magritte’s previous ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-20 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Prosecutors who secured a historic criminal conviction of Donald Trump signaled Tuesday they would accept a new delay for sentencing, as the judge deliberated how best to proceed against the US president-elect. Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts in May after a jury found he had fraudulently manipulated business records to cover up an alleged ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-19 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Canadian authorities recently foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler, a former justice minister who has been a strong critic of Tehran, Cotler's organization said Monday. The 84-year-old was justice minister and attorney general from 2003 to 2006. He retired from politics in 2015 but has remained active with many associations ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 2024-11-12 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The images of photographer JML, who recently signed his book JML NYC 02-23 at the Grand Palais in Paris during the Paris Photo exhibition, capture the timeless essence of human connections, filling empty spaces with meaning and seizing fleeting beauty. With his Leica, Joseph Michael Lopez frames moments that evoke memories and inspire the ...