Tag: Global
The Wanda Group, a Chinese company with diversified investments in the entertainment industry, has agreed to buy AMC Entertainment, the nation’s second-largest theater chain. The deal marks the largest investment to date by a Chinese company in the American film industry....
Saving Face, which premiered on March 8, International Women’s Day, brings international attention to the disturbing phenomenon of acid throwing in Pakistan. The documentary follows three people: Zakia, a 39-year-old acid attack victim, Rukhasana, a 23-year-old woman who was attacked by her husband and his family; and Dr. Mohammad Jawad, a doctor working to heal the faces of injured women....
International Monetary Fund says global economic outlook grim, warns continuing economic woes in Europe and the US could drag those economies back into recession....
The Pope and other top Vatican officials accused of crimes against humanity for the cover-ups of sexual assaults by Catholic clerics worldwide....
'The Wave' follows big wave surfers, mariners and scientists who have encountered huge waves and have lived to tell the tale....
In a rare interview while under house arrest in London, Assange spoke about about information's role in democracy and Wikileaks' role in the Arab Spring uprisings....
Civic clubs like Rotary International, Lions Club and Toastmasters may be in their sunset years in the US, but they're on the rise abroad. ...
Conservation International used hidden cameras to collect 52,000 images of mammals in the wild from Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia....
Globalization has transformed some fish processing plants in Alaska, where most of the workers now are foreign students....
There have been 81 thefts of Rembrandts in the past 100 years -- the Dutch artist is the second most stolen artist in history, behind Picasso. ...