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Revisiting the Miracle of Dunkirk

Seventy-seven years ago, 338,000 British soldiers were rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk in France, a stunning great escape which helped Britain avoid defeat in World War II.On July 21, 2017,......

Bob Dylan to skip Nobel ceremony

Bob Dylan has told the Nobel prize committee he will not be attending the ceremony in Sweden in December to pick up his accolade. Dylan was named winner of this year’s Nobel prize for......

Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet receives Nobel Peace Prize

The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its role in helping the country’s transition to democracy. Announcing the award, the Nobel panel said the......

Mystery of the missing train

When trains and stations become desirable again, we might have a murder mystery with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train as a setting, says Bibek Debroy. Image: The origin of railways in India is......

2 Americans, 1 Brit share 2010 Economics Nobel

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2010 to Peter A. Diamond (Massachusetts Institute of Technology,......

The 400 richest Americans

The nine-figure fortune won't get you much mention these days, at least not on these pages. This year, for the first time, everyone in The Forbes 400 has at least $1 billion. The collective net......

Golden Globes 2018: Big Little Lies wins

The 75th Annual Golden Globes awards have been announced. There were quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: IMAGE: Laura Dern,......

Golden Globes 2018: The Shape Of Water, Dunkirk, Big Little Lies lead nominations

Other nominations include Dunkirk, The Post and I, Tonya. The 75th Golden Globe nominations were announced by Alfre Woodard, Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Bell and Sharon Stone at the......

Review: Why The Lego Batman Movie is the best Batman movie

It's been a while since we've had a Batman film we can love, says Raja Sen. There are many Batmen. Detective. Dark Knight. Dancer. Father-figure. Fascist. Flirt. Teacher. Troublemaker. Terrorist.......

Sound of Music at 50: The Von Trapp family THEN and NOW!

As Sound of Music turns 50 today, here's a look at its beloved Von Trapp family and what they're doing today. Julie Andrews swirling in a field of flowers against snow-clad Alps. Blue-eyed......

Game Of Thrones, Horror Story lead Emmy 2013 nominations

Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, to be held on September 22 in Los Angeles and hosted by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris, have been announced. Hit horror TV......

Kipyegon smashes World mile record; Warholm sparkles

IMAGE: Kenya's Faith Kipyegon celebrates after winning the women's 1 mile final at the Diamond League meet, at Herculis - Stade Louis II, Monaco, on Friday. Photograph: Claudia Greco/Reuters......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza. ARGENTINA......

Bundesliga: Leipzig score twice in Hoffenheim win

IMAGE: Hoffenheim's Steven Zuber in action with Leipzig's Dani Olmo during their Bundesliga match at PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Germany, on Friday. Photograph: Uwe Anspach/Pool via/Reuters......

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