(CNN) — Ashgabat in Turkmenistan is the most expensive city in the world for overseas workers, according to this year’s Mercer Cost of Living Survey. The annual report ranks 209 cities based on the comparative cost of expenses including housing, transportation, food and entertainment, with New York City used as a baseline comparison. The Turkmenistan
A view of the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 15, 2021. Kathleen Flynn | Reuters Engine No. 1, the upstart activist firm that put three candidates on Exxon’s board of directors, is launching an exchange-traded fund in a bet that shareholder activism will take center stage in coming years. The Engine
Wendy Stuart Kaplan and Steven Bloomer-Teague will be hosting TriVersity Talk this Thursday at 7 PM ET with featured guest Dolores Dégagé Hopkins. TriVersity Talk is a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community. With TriVersity Talk!, the goal is to laugh and learn. TriVersity
Ahead of her 29th birthday this July, Selena Gomez gave a candid interview to Vogue Australia where she addressed not just her romantic history but her mental health journey. Gomez, whose makeup line Rare Beauty dedicates part of its sales to increasing mental health access, spoke about how her own experiences with treatment shaped her.
Kate Middleton dressed down for her latest event today, a visit to the Natural History Museum in London. The Duchess of Cambridge paired a pink Chloé blazer with & Other Stories jeans, a white T-shirt, and Veja sneakers. Kate wore her hair down and accessorized with layered necklaces. WPA PoolGetty Images Kirsty O’Connor – PA
Just outside my hotel Piccadilly Circus is roaring with energy, but my 19-year-old niece and I have sunk into cloud-soft loungers in a scented subterranean world of the Akasha Holistic Wellbeing Centre, one of the capital’s very finest spas in the basement of Hotel Café Royal. We have already unwound in a minimalist, domed sauna
The key dates on the travel roadmap Is it legal to go on an ‘amber list’ holiday? The latest rules on hotel stays Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Quarantine rules could be waived for fully vaccinated travellers returning from amber list destinations as early as August, reports suggest. This rule change could be
Formerly producing as half of Golf Clap, Detroit-based DJ and producer Bryan Jones further steps into his new production moniker as Wave Point with the release of his next single “In The Moment.” The quiet of quarantine spurred the launch this project, where Jones is the mastermind behind this new sound serving up slick, soulful grooves.
Nonso Anozie and Christian Convery, the stars of Netflix’s Sweet Tooth, consider what roles they’d like producer Robert Downey Jr. to play. After hanging up his Iron Man suit for good following Avengers: Endgame, Downey has shifted his focus towards his producing side. In addition to serving as an executive producer on HBO’s Perry Mason, Downey has helped
WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for Loki episode 2. The God of Mischief takes a shot at the Asgardians in Loki episode 2, and it makes Odin’s lengthy rule over the Nine Realms a bit confusing. In Loki, Tom Hiddleston’s character is brought on by the Time Variance Authority to stop Sophia Di Martino’s rogue Loki variant from messing
The ex-president’s bodyguard turned COO is reportedly being investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney, too. By Bess Levin June 21, 2021 As part of its criminal investigation into Donald Trump, the Manhattan district attorney’s office has, for many months now, been trying to get Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, who knows where all the bodies
A star-filled homemade version of the classic fantasy film was buried in Quibi’s collapse. But Emmy voters have access—and among them are potential saviors. By Anthony Breznican June 22, 2021 Nobody wanted a remake of The Princess Bride. There is near universal agreement that the 1987 fantasy adventure remains a timeless classic that should not
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for a new batch of book releases! Here are a few of the books out today you should add to your TBR. This is a very small percentage of the new releases this week, though, so stick around until the end for some more Book Riot resources for keeping
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The famous Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race is an annual event held in Germany since 1970. Its exact title may vary each year, depending on the official naming partner, so this year it is ADAC Total 24H Race. The 24-hour race from 15:30 of 5 June to 15:30 of 6 June was an eventful and
Remember that bright orange 1994 Toyota Supra from the Fast & Furious movie series that Paul Walker drove? The car now has a new owner after it went under the hammer for a record-breaking US$550,000 via the Barrett-Jackson market place in the US. The famous “10-second car”, finished in Candy Orange pearl paint from Lamborghini
Southeast Asia’s start-up scene is heating up. This year alone, two of the region’s biggest names — on-demand platforms Grab and GoTo — announced their plans to go public in what investors see as a major milestone that could spawn further entrepreneurship. And now is the perfect time for new entrepreneurs to get started, according
It’s one thing to require unvaccinated travelers to quarantine or undergo extra Covid tests. It’s another to bar them altogether. A small but growing list of travel destinations is either closing its doors to unvaccinated travelers or reopening only to vaccinated ones. Either way, the unvaccinated are seeing their travel options start to dwindle as
More than £50m was raised for charities by replacement events set up by London Marathon organisers, new figures show. London Marathon Events, which organises the Virgin Money London Marathon each April and other major mass-participation events such as the annual Prudential RideLondon cycling festival, said most of the funds had been raised through virtual events
Islamic Relief Worldwide has apologised after about 30 of its staff and volunteers were pictured breaking Covid-19 rules at its clothes recycling headquarters in Birmingham last month. Dozens of staff and volunteers, including the international aid charity’s chief executive, Waseem Ahmad, had gathered indoors for a post-Eid celebration meal. Ahmad had not long been promoted
In this article GSBD ACI Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. DoorDash — Shares of DoorDash added about 5% after the food delivery company announced a partnership with Albertsons on same-day grocery delivery from nearly 2,000 stores. “Leveraging our extensive logistics network and Albertsons’ wide
You didn’t think Robert Kraft was gonna let that thing sit in the garage, did you?! Check out the New England Patriots owner rolling through The Hamptons with his girlfriend Dana Blumberg in his brand new drop-top Bentley … his birthday gift from Jay-Z, Meek Mill and Michael Rubin! Remember, Kraft lost his mind when
The Charity Commission has spent nearly £1.5m on consultants and agency staff since the start of this year, latest figures show. The bulk of this went towards the implementation of a new case management system, the regulator said. Transparency data on the commisson’s spending is released on a monthly basis. The regulator was allocated £27.3m
In this article AAL American Airlines planes at LaGuardia Airport Leslie Josephs | CNBC American Airlines said it canceled hundreds of flights this weekend due to staffing shortages, maintenance and other issues, challenges facing the carrier as travel demand surges toward pre-pandemic levels. About 6% of the airline’s schedule, or 180 flights, were canceled on
Specialty box office is ready for liftoff. With Los Angeles and New York completely peeling back restrictions on theater capacity for the first weekend, we are starting to see rays of hope illuminate the limited release space. Meet The Blacks 2 blasted expectations last week by posting a $1M+ debut (per screen average of $2,533).
A medical worker receives the Covid-19 vaccine at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University on April 7, 2021 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. Southern Visual | Visual China Group | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — China has administered more than a billion doses of its Covid-19 vaccines, a key milestone in the
On the ‘KUWTK’ reunion, Khloe Kardashian revealed why she took Tristan Thompson back after cheating. Plus, she and Kylie Jenner talked about the drama with Jordyn Woods. For the first time, Khloe Kardashian flat-out admitted that she’s back together with Tristan Thompson during the Keeping Up With the Kardashians reunion, which was filmed in April 2021.
The first half of the year brought us tons of twisty and delightful cozy mysteries for every mood and, thankfully, the rest of the year doesn’t disappoint. To keep you from missing any of the excellent releases in store for the year, I’ve rounded up 15 more cozy mystery books set to be released over
Over the past year, many of us have transitioned to working from home in a bid to reduce social interactions. As a result of spending more time at home, we become more conscious of what makes up our humble abode. Scrolling through Instagram or Pinterest for inspiration seems to be a daily task on top
Of the many things Batwoman Season 2 Episode 17 revealed to us, I think the one that stood out for me was that Batman keeps souvenirs. I mean, if he wasn’t such a packrat for villainous weaponry and tech, this would be a much more cut-and-dried finale showdown. But, instead of Team Batwoman (with Batwing!