Norway observed a nationwide minute of silence on Wednesday at the funeral of King Harald V, a modern and unifying figure in a funeral that is being attended by European royals and foreign dignitaries. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The funeral is the culmination of 13 days of national mourning since the 89-year-old…

Singapore’s prime minister is set to get a whopping 64% pay increase next month thanks to a boost in ministerial compensation.  Starting on October 15, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will see his salary increase to 3.6 million Singapore dollars – roughly the equivalent of $2.85 million USD. Singapore already has some…

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LARRY KUDLOW: Iran will determine the midterm elections

President Trump has enormous advantages. The single biggest factor driving the midterm elections is not going to be the economy or voter ID reform or even tax and spending cuts, although all those issues are important. Democratic socialism, too. Even the rate of economic growth, GDP, real incomes, affordability, all…

UEFA decides to boycott future FIFA World Cups over investment plan

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced on Thursday that it would boycott future men’s and women’s World Cups in response to FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to allow private investment in its competitions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a statement issued after an emergency meeting of its 55 member associations,…

Robotic vacuums swept up in new US crackdown over national security risks

Certain robotic vacuum cleaners, including some Roomba-style devices, will be banned under the new U.S. policy restricting foreign-made advanced robotics, federal regulators told FOX Business on Thursday. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said robotic vacuums fall under its updated “Covered List” rules, adopted Tuesday, making certain new foreign-produced models ineligible…

Europe a strong US partner in the Moon race, ESA astronaut says

“We as Europeans, we as Italians, we want to be strong partners of the United States in this race,” astronaut Luca Parmitano told Euronews, talking about the current frontier in space exploration: returning to the Moon. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Parmitano, an Italian astronaut from the European Space Agency (ESA), was selected…

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