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Ekow Eshun is a British writer, broadcaster and curator. All opinions expressed in this article belong to the author. African art is having a fashionable moment. People are very interested in him, but there is still a feeling of Africa and African art as a kind of exotic “other” that is on the periphery and not really at the center …

The CBO warns in a new analysis that the pandemic will reduce cumulative economic output over the next 10 years by $ 7.9 trillion, or 3% of GDP over the decade, compared to its January projections. Without taking inflation into account, the damage totals $ 15.7 trillion, or 5.3% of GDP. The CBO said the reviews reflect expectations of lower …

During a live morning newscast on the “Sunrise” show in Australia on Tuesday, police were seen using their shields to remove US Channel 7 News correspondent Amelia Brace and photojournalist Tim Myers from the scene. The Australian store is an affiliate of CNN. Marise Payne, the country’s chancellor, said Morrison had “contacted the Australian Embassy in Washington DC on Tuesday …

Starting Wednesday, the plant-based protein maker is testing its fake beef burgers with Chinese customers through a new partnership with Yum China (YUMC), which owns some of the most popular fast food chains in the country. Yum China, which is the local owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, plans to reorganize the menus in its franchises for a …

President Rodrigo Duterte had decided to retain the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) “in light of political and other developments in the region,” Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Tuesday in a post on social media. The agreement, signed in 1988, gives US military planes and vessels free entry to the Philippines and relaxes visa restrictions for US military personnel. …

The Hague District Court last week issued an injunction in favor of the American startup, which is preparing to launch its Impossible burger in Europe, they show court documents. According to a preliminary ruling, Nestlé infringed the Impossible Burger trademark, which was registered in the European Union last year, by calling its product Incredible Burger. The court said the words …

She is the first woman to head the annual review, compiled by The Associated Press and the executive compensation analysis firm Equilar, since it started in 2011 Su earned a total of $ 58.5 million in 2019, nearly $ 13 million more than the next highest-paid CEO, Discovery Inc’s (DISK) David Zaslav, who earned $ 45.8 million. The study, published …

“We are with the black community,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post On Sunday night, adding the Silicon Valley tech company to a growing list of companies that have responded to protests condemning racism, calls for solutions to the growing discord in the country and promises to address diversity and inclusion in their businesses. However, Zuckerberg added that …

This is where things are: The UK formally left the EU on January 31. Since then, it has been in a transition period in which it still obeys EU rules in exchange for regular business in key areas, especially trade. The main objective of the transition period was to create a space where both parties could safely negotiate their future …

Written by Oscar Holland, CNN Surrounded by farmland and with a population of less than 10,000 people, the Norwegian city of Brumunddal might seem like an unlikely scenario for an unprecedented high-rise building. But flying over neighboring Mjøsa lake, more than 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of Oslo, the 280-foot-tall Mjøstårnet tower became the tallest wooden building in the world …