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Today in History: November 17, Suez Canal opens
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Thursday, Nov. 17, the 321st day of 2022. There are 44 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 17, 1869, the Suez Canal opened in Egypt. On this ...
Version of Churchill’s hated portrait immortalized in ‘The Crown’ fetches $840,000 at auction
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoCommissioned for the-then Prime Minister’s 80th birthday, the much-maligned and ultimately destroyed...
Undersea cables are the unseen backbone of the global internet
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoSpecial ships lay data cables across the world's oceans. Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty...
Shift in China-U.S. trade is hurting California, helping Texas
LA Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoAmericans are now importing more from Mexico than China. That means more goods are coming by truck...
The Funniest Tweets From Women This Week (Dec. 16-22)
HuffPost via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoThe ladies of Twitter never fail to brighten our day with their brilliant and succinct wit. And...
Meet the Al-Fayeds, the family on 'The Crown' who bought Harrods and The Ritz Paris and were close...
INSIDER via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoPrincess Diana and Dodi Fayed vacationed together in 1997.Patrick Bar/AP The Al-Fayed family...
‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ Review: Innovative Doc Draws a Connection Between Jazz Music and the...
Variety via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoJuxtaposing the story of the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba with a musical tour of...
Master Tailor Martin Greenfield Dies at 95
WWD via Yahoo Style Singapore· 4 months agoMartin Greenfield, a Holocaust survivor who rose to become the custom tailor to several U.S. presidents and other luminaries, has died at age 95. He...
Today in History: March 23, “Titanic” wins record-tying 11 Oscars
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoToday in History Today is Saturday, March 23, the 83rd day of 2024. There are 283 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 23, 1998, “Titanic” tied an Academy Awards record ...
