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A year in showbiz: court drama, box office records and a young billionaire -10%

From the world's youngest self-made billionaire to celebrities in court, the world of entertainment produced a wide array of headlines this year. Below are some of the biggest showbiz stories of 2019.

'It is something deeper': David Datuna on why he ate the $120,000 banana 35%

The artist who ate Maurizio Cattelan’s work at Art Basel Miami talks about the concept behind his audacious stunt

Art Basel Miami highlights the best new work from the world’s contemporary artists, many of whom toil away at their craft, painstakingly, hoping to create something new and innovative under the sun. But naturally all anyone can talk about is the guy who taped a $120,000 banana to the wall and the other guy who ate it.

Why a wave of suicides washed over Germany after the Nazi defeat -5%

Toward the end of World War II a suicide wave swept the areas of Germany occupied by the Red Army. Florian Huber’s new book blames the influence of Nazi anti-Bolshevik propaganda and the mass rapes by Russian soldiers

Meltdowns and touchdowns: How the U.S. scored a Canada-Mexico trade deal -42%

Revising the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement took a year of acrimonious talks among Democrats, the chief U.S. negotiator and a labor union president - and may have set a world record for phones being slammed down in anger, according to one negotiator.

Yaa Gyasi on the long shadow of slavery in America -33%

Ghanaian-American writer Yaa Gyasi talks to Haaretz about what inspired her acclaimed debut novel, 'Homecoming,' in which two different worlds - 18th century Ghana and present day America – are linked by devastating exploitation

The top travel trends for 2020, according to the experts -15%

From prioritising pets to embracing slow travel, here are the Next Big Things in the world of tourism

I wore men's pants for a day and, frankly, women get a raw deal 40%

I realised why men appear to move through the world with more ease. It's because their pants are more comfortable.

Ilitches plan $25M renovation of historic Detroit building with big tenant coming

IWG will lease the upper floors of the historic Detroit building on Park Avenue that once housed the one of the largest women's clubs in the world.

'Master of black': Pierre Soulages gets Louvre retrospective for his 100th birthday 4%

The only other artists to have been given such Louvre shows during their lifetime were Chagall and Picasso: As the French painter turns 100, he is celebrated through a retrospective at the world's largest art museum.

Climate change: Oceans running out of oxygen as temperatures rise 27%

A warmer world means oceans are able to hold less dissolved oxygen, which is bad news for many fish.

'A reflection of inner life': show explores history of the hoodie 15%

A Dutch exhibition examines the cultural meaning of a garment that has inspired love and fear

It is an item that you can buy at Sainsbury’s and Next, but the hooded top is still somehow a sartorial conduit for state of the world conversations.

In recent months, we’ve had Sienna Miller defying tabloid Brexit sensibilities in her pro-European hoodie, a Canadian politician thrown out of parliament for wearing one and Timothée Chalamet challenging gender by sporting a bedazzling one on the red carpet.

Defending champion PV Sindhu eyes turnaround at World Tour Finals -100%

Sindhu registered her career’s biggest triumph at the World Championship in Basel, Switzerland in August, but since then the Indian looked awfully out of form.

UN chief warns point of no return for climate change imminent

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the “point of no return.”Speaking before the start on Monday of a two-week international climate conference in Madrid, the UN chief said the impact of rising temperatures – including more extreme weather – is already being felt around the world, with dramatic consequences for humans and other…

The Lost Jewish brands of Berlin

If you haven’t heard of it, that’s understandable. Manheimer has been defunct since 1929. But once upon a time, around the turn of the 20th century, it was at the centre of a German fashion world that rivalled Paris and London in design, production and glamour.

Following in the Footsteps of Leonardo da Vinci 20%

Many of the artist’s works have traveled from around the world to a major show at the Louvre. But many more remain in Italy, in cities and small towns alike.

Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is an Engine of Anti-Muslim Hate the World Over. Dont You Care? -1%

What happened to the guy who told his Muslim employees in 2015 that he would “fight to protect your rights and create a peaceful and safe environment”?

The post Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is an Engine of Anti-Muslim Hate the World Over. Don’t You Care? appeared first on The Intercept.

Clash on the Dunes: Joshua lightens the load as Ruiz Jr piles on the pounds

Lean-looking British challenger Anthony Joshua weighed in more than three stones lighter than world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr ahead of their title rematch in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Joshua

No Olympics: Anti-doping agency imposes ban on Russia

Russia has been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency for four years from international sports events after accusations of tampering with a database.

Saudi Aramco raises record $25.6 billion in IPO as OPEC members hash out a deal -17%

Saudi oil giant Aramco raises $25.6 billion in the world's biggest ever IPO, beating a record set by Alibaba in 2014. Meanwhile, OPEC members meet in Vienna to discuss cutting oil production by a further 500,000 barrels a day - more than previously expected.

Oil ekes out a gain as OPEC, allies gear up for meeting -3%

Oil rose for a second day as investors focused on the upcoming OPEC+ meeting that could lead to deeper supply cuts by some of the world’s biggest crude producers.

Greta Thunberg named 2019 Time Person of the Year

The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist is known for her blunt addresses to world leaders.

Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz 2: Eddie Hearn addresses sparring rumours ahead of rematch

The Brit is bidding to win back his world titles on Saturday

Climate pledges 'misleading', Greta tells UN meet

The UN climate forum tasked with saving the world from runaway global warming has become an "opportunity for countries to negotiate loopholes and to avoid raising their ambition" to act on climate, the 16-year-old told delegates.

Across Mister Rogers neighborhoods, his faith echoes

In western Pennsylvania, where Fred Rogers’ actual neighbors were, the ripples he left behind reveal a strong sense of faith in the imperfect, always striving patch of the world where he chose to make both his program and his home

Hamilton completes F1 season in style in Abu Dhabi 50%

Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton wrapped up the Formula One season in style Sunday by cruising unchallenged to a dominant victory in Abu Dhabi in his 250th grand prix.

Climate Change Is Accelerating, Bringing World Dangerously Close to Irreversible Change -36%

The acceleration climate change's effects have brought the world “dangerously close” to abrupt and irreversible changes, scientists warned.

Clash on the Dunes: British challenger Joshua takes back heavyweight titles

Britain’s Anthony Joshua beat Andy Ruiz Jr on a unanimous points decision in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to seize back the heavyweight world championship belts he lost to his Mexican-American

The contract on Corbyn 20%

Corbyn is not an anti-Semite. His real sin is to fight against injustice in the world, including the version Israel perpetrates

Revisiting the legacy of Oscar-winning acting legend Maximilian Schell 35%

A Frankfurt exhibition is dedicated to the Austrian-Swiss actor and director Maximilian Schell, who was at home around the world. Originally cast in Nazi roles, the Oscar-winning star quickly broadened his repertoire.

Belgian boy genius Laurent Simons, 9, drops out of university 2%

A nine-year-old Belgian boy who was on track to become the world’s youngest university graduate has terminated his studies at the Dutch university of Eindhoven following a dispute over his possible graduation date.Laurent Simons made headlines around the globe last month, as he looked set to complete a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology before the end of the year – which would have made him the world’s first-ever graduate under the age of 10.But on…

COP25: Alternative Climate Summit Honors Those "Suffering the Crimes of Transnational Corporations"

We broadcast from Madrid, Spain, where the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP25, began Monday and will continue through next week, as environmental leaders from around the world gather to negotiate global solutions to the climate crisis. Activists have converged on Madrid for the conference and are hosting an alternative summit of their own: Cumbre Social por el Clima — the Social Summit for the Climate. The alternative summit has been organized by social justice and environmental groups to draw attention to the ongoing political repression in Chile, corporate influence on the climate summit, Spain's own failure to address the climate crisis and the Eurocentrism of the climate conference. This is the third year in a row that the conference is being held in Europe. We speak with Tom Kucharz, one of the organizers of the alternative climate conference. He is a journalist and activist with the group Ecologists in Action.