In the midst of the global Black Lives Matter movement, French footballer Jean-David Beauguel had to endure monkey chants during a recent game in the Czech top division. He told DW he “knows it will happen again”.
Daily Archives: June 20, 2020
Headless holograms on the catwalk: designer turns her fashion show virtual on Instagram Live, and it goes viral
US-based Congolese fashion designer Anifa Mvuemba was excited about debuting her fashion line, Hanifa, at this year’s New York Fashion Week.When her show was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mvuemba got creative.The 29-year-old designer held a virtual show on May 22 for her latest collection, called “Pink Label Congo”, and the 3D animated event […]
Wirecard’s Missing $2.1 Billion Forces Out CEO, Panics Lenders
(Bloomberg) — Markus Braun’s almost two decades as Wirecard AG’s chief executive officer ended after accusations about the company’s accounting culminated in a shock disclosure that it was was unable to locate 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion).James Freis has been appointed interim CEO, Wirecard said in a short statement Friday. A recent hire and former comp […]
Coronavirus: MMR jab could help protect against symptoms
According to US experts, booster vaccinations should be given to vulnerable individuals – including hospital and care home workers – first, then the general public.
Premier League face TV battle with Sky and BT Sport
EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sky and BT – the Premier League’s main domestic rights-holders – agreed reluctantly to the televising of every match this season.
How to Protest for Social Justice at Home With Your Kids
The world is in overwhelming flux right now. On one hand, you have a terrifying global pandemic; on the other, a society in the midst of a social injustice awakening. Many families want to be a part of the movement but are still apprehensive about venturing too far from their quarantine safe space.Read more…
Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham says the stock market right now is in the 4th ‘real McCoy’ bubble of his career
Fairfax Media/Getty The renowned investor Jeremy Grantham told CNBC on Wednesday that the US stock market seemed to be forming a “real McCoy” bubble that might end up hurting investors. Grantham said the strong rebound in US stocks from lows in March was “crazy” and might be the fourth major market bubble in his long career. The investing […]
MPs call for ‘triple lock’ on pensions to be temporarily suspended
Decoupling state pension from wages in 2021 ‘would help stretched public finances’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe “triple lock” on pensions should be temporarily reduced to a double lock in order to prevent a one-off surge in earnings putting extra pressure on already stretched public finances, the head of an influential commi […]
The Belmont Stakes 2020: The Odds, The Bets You Should Make, And How Tiz The Law Will Stalk The Win
With his crooked white fleur-de-lis blaze down his nose, Tiz The Law seems fine with taking on his nine competitors in tomorrow’s 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes. But Tiz The Law is not reading his own odds. We are. Here’s a primer on how to bet this most peculiar mile-and-an-eighth Derby prep.
The creative ways beauty pros are facing the pandemic: Press-on nails and skincare advice for protesters
The Washington Post spoke to YouTuber Hyram Yarbro, celebrity aesthetician Shani Darden, makeup artist Molly Fredenberg and others about the future of the beauty industry after the covid-19 pandemic.
‘The Talk’ stars to host the 2020 Daytime Emmy Awards virtually
“The Talk” hosts Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood, Eve, Carrie Ann Inaba and Marie Osmond announced that they will be virtually hosting the 47th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on CBS.





