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‘I was left speechless’: Bob Dylan breaks two-week silence over Nobel prize
After being criticised as arrogant for not responding to his prize, artist says he will attend award ceremony if possible. Bob Dylan was left speechless by the news that he was to be awarded the Nobel prize for literature, he has said, breaking more than two weeks of silence since the announcement. The artist was […]
Uber won’t build flying cars but they sure as hell want someone else to
Company report describes network of aircraft that can take off and land vertically and lays out plan in support of companies attempting to build them. Uber’s eyes are on a new prize: flying cars. Outlined in a white paper published this week, the companys chief product officer, Jeff Holden, describes a network of small, electric […]
Man Booker Prize: Paul Beatty becomes first US winner for The Sellout – BBC News
Image copyright AFP Image caption The Sellout is American author Paul Beatty’s fourth novel Paul Beatty has become the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize with his racial satire The Sellout. His novel tells the story of a young black man who tries to reinstate slavery and racial segregation in a suburb […]
Philippine president calls for removal of all US troops
I want them out, says Rodrigo Duterte on visit to Japan, saying there will be an end to war games with US military The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has continued his anti-US rhetoric by calling for the removal of all foreign troops from the Philippines, possibly within two years. Speaking to an audience of business […]
Why Iceland is the best place in the world to be a woman
Since 1975, the Nordic country has blazed the trail in gender equality and now, from infancy to maternity, women and girls enjoy a progressive lifestyle. But how did they achieve it? Rebekka is so tiny that, even on her tiptoes, arms aloft, she cannot reach. So her teacher lifts her up to the unvarnished wooden […]