Pioneering television journalist Barbara Walters, who upended a male-dominated industry as the first woman to anchor an evening news show in the United States, has died at the age of 93, her long-time employer ABC said late Friday.. Walters became the first woman to anchor a US evening news program when she joined "ABC Evening News" in 1976, earning the then-unprecedented salary of one million dollars a year.
The world's eight billion people on Saturday prepared to usher in 2023 and farewell a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises and Lionel Messi's world cup glory.. But 2022 is most likely to be remembered for armed conflict returning to Europe -- a continent that was the crucible of two world wars.
China's manufacturing activity contracted sharply in December for the third month in a row, according to official figures released Saturday, despite Beijing's loosening of Covid restrictions at the beginning of the month.. On December 7, Beijing abruptly loosened pandemic restrictions, but despite that, the country is still struggling to recover due to a surge in Covid cases.
The Venezuelan opposition on Friday dissolved the "interim government" led by Juan Guaido, once the popular and internationally recognized face of a failed drive to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.. Three of four major parties in the Venezuelan opposition voted Friday to end the interim government led by Guaido.
The world's eight billion people on Saturday prepared to usher in 2023 and farewell a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises and Lionel Messi's world cup glory.. But 2022 is most likely to be remembered for armed conflict returning to Europe -- a continent that was the crucible of two world wars.
Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who assumes the presidency Sunday, faces a long list of hurdles from healing a deeply divided country to battling poverty and hunger in the face of severe budget constraints.. - Tight budget - Brazil's economic and social situation will also pose a major challenge for Lula, who has said his "priority is to take care of the poorest."
First there was the "Drake," a concoction of alcohol and macerated mint leaves imbibed by British privateer Sir Francis Drake in Cuba in the 16th century.. Like many formerly private businesses in communist Cuba, it is now in the hands of the state.
North Korea fired at least one "unspecified ballistic missile" Saturday, Seoul's military said, just days after five of Pyongyang's drones flew across the shared border and into the South's airspace.. "North Korea fires an unidentified ballistic missile into (the) East Sea," South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Saturday, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.
The Venezuelan opposition on Friday dissolved the "interim government" led by Juan Guaido, once the popular and internationally recognized face of the drive to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.. Three of four major parties in the Venezuelan opposition voted Friday to end the interim government led by Guaido.
From the second floor of her house, Onofra Alves Costa Rovai can see the Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Brazilian football legend Pele first took the world's breath away.. He added: "I'm sure his soul is right around this stadium, and in the hearts of all Brazilians."
