Indian writer Geetanjali Shree and American translator Daisy Rockwell won the International Booker Prize on Thursday for Tomb of Sand, a vibrant novel with a boundary-crossing 80-year-old heroine. Originally written in Hindi, it’s the first book in any Indian language to win the high-profile award, which recognizes fiction from around the
A former director of the Louvre Museum in Paris has been charged with conspiring to hide the origin of archaeological treasures that investigators suspect were smuggled out of Egypt in the chaos of the Arab Spring, a French judicial source said Thursday. Jean-Luc Martinez was charged Wednesday after being taken
More than 1,000 Myanmar migrant workers are stuck in Chinese detention centers with no way to contact their families or return to their homes, current and former migrants told RFA. The migrant group consists of undocumented illegal border crossers and people who overstayed six-day tourist visas to work. Some
SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Heritage Fund welcomes Daun Paris and Daniel Winey to the Board of Directors. At Global Heritage Fund‘s May meeting, the Board elected Paris and Winey. “With their experience and expertise in their fields, they will bring fresh perspectives and insights to Global
VICTOR, N.Y., May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a leading beverage alcohol company, announced today that Garth Hankinson, chief financial officer, will present at the 2022 RBC Capital Markets Global Consumer and Retail Conference on Thursday, June 2, 2022 in Boston, MA. The
PHOENIX, May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (“WillScot Mobile Mini” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WSC), the North American leader in modular space and portable storage solutions, today announced that Brad Soultz, Chief Executive Officer, Tim Boswell, President & Chief Financial Officer and Nick Girardi, Sr.
SHAH ALAM, Two relief centres (PPS) have been opened in Selangor to accommodate flood victims following heavy rain in the state yesterday, causing some areas in Sungai Buloh and