I quit Instagram and Facebook and it made me happier — and that’s a big problem for social media
Christina Farr used to spend 5 hours a week posting and interacting with friends on Instagram. She quit cold this summer, and her life changed dramatically for the better.
HS2 chairman expects to be sacked after Crossrail delays
Sir Terry Morgan tells the BBC he expects to be sacked within days, months after getting the job.
Tributes pour in for ‘humble servant’ George HW Bush, as Washington prepares for state funeral
Throughout his years in the public eye, Bush was lauded for his temperament, graciousness and kindness — qualities cited repeatedly by figures on both sides of the aisle.
Trump cites ‘great success’ of G-20, but postpones press conference after George HW Bush’s death
President Donald Trump has postponed a press conference designed to tout the “great success” of the Group of 20 meeting in Argentina.
Total of 79 Chinese cities reportedly trigger air pollution alerts
A severe winter smog has covered huge areas of the country.
‘Yellow vest’ protesters battle riot police in Paris, 60 arrested
Police unleash tear gas, stun grenades, water cannon.
It’s time to stop appeasing Putin – here’s how to deter him
Appeasement’s price is always high. It encourages malevolent actors to escalate their ambitions as they calculate what they wish to achieve against reduced risk and resistance. Fred Kempe details a three-pronged approach to deter Putin.
Fed concerns aren’t over for the market yet
Trade relations between China and the U.S. overshadow most everything as stocks enter the month of December, but in the week ahead the Fed and U.S. economy come back into play with important Fed testimony and the November employment report.
Macron and Abe meet at G-20, hoping to avoid fight over Renault-Nissan
France and Japan’s leaders met for bilateral talks to avert a diplomatic row over the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance on Friday following the surprise arrest of its Chairman Carlos Ghosn in Japan.
United inks deal with Avianca, Copa to expand footprint in Latin America
United Airlines, the third-largest U.S. carrier, reached a long-sought joint venture deal with Colombia-based Avianca, and Panama’s Copa Holdings, in an effort to expand its footprint in Latin America.