A Mayor’s Quest To Bring Pandas From China To Hawaiʻi
When Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi decided he wanted pandas at the Honolulu Zoo, he approached the Chinese Consulate-General…
Miami Marine Stadium: Voters to decide fate of iconic powerboat racing facility
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marine Stadium, considered a masterpiece of midcentury Brutalist architecture with its massive cantilevered…
1970s lessons have made global economies less vulnerable to oil shocks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s. Oil prices are once…
Is the U.S. headed for a repeat of the 1973 oil crisis?
The current situation in the Middle East — a major war involving the U.S., Israel, and Israel’s enemies,…
FDA commissioner’s drug review plan sparks alarm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration commissioner’s effort to drastically shorten the review of drugs favored…
Former US vice-president Dick Cheney dies aged 84 – The Irish Times
The former White House chief of staff, congressman, secretary of defence and US vice-president Dick Cheney has died,…
Artemis II orbits the moon
Matt Alderton | Studio Gannett The last time human beings were anywhere near the moon, Richard Nixon was…
Beyond panda diplomacy: Golden monkeys from China debut at European zoos
With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it’s…
Nobel Prize not designed for someone such as Donald Trump – The Irish Times
This is one piece of gold that US president Donald Trump is never going to get his short,…
Not at all the president’s man – The Irish Times
Some Hollywood stars reside deep in the national subconscious and Robert Redford, through a combination of longevity, a…