Following the death of Tina Turner at age 83, a clip of the singer explaining why she renounced US citizenship and moved to Switzerland has resurfaced. “I have left America because my success was in another country,” the rock ‘n’ roll legend said in a 1997 CNN interview with the late Larry King. “‘Private Dancer’ … Read more
Misery finds the most company across these down-and-out nations. Zimbabwe was named the most miserable country on Steve Hanke’s Annual Misery Index (HAMI) this month out of 157 analyzed. The 2022 ranking determined the HAMI score for each country using an equation that considered unemployment, inflation, bank-lending rates and the percentage change in GDP. The … Read more
Using McDonald’s global menu prices, online loan company CashNetUSA drilled down to find the countries where the Big Mac and the Happy Meal are the most and least affordable in 2023. And (not so) fun fact: if you want proof that the cost of living is getting a little out of control, let’s use the Big Mac … Read more
Toblerone chocolate bars will soon no longer have their iconic Matterhorn mountain peak on their packaging, due to the brand’s US owner moving some production outside of Switzerland, reports say. “Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung reported that Mondelez International Inc., which produces the triangular treat, is changing the design of the mountain depicted on the cardboard wrapper … Read more
Ernestus Tyminas felt “stuck” in his role as marketing manager at a newspaper in Colorado Springs, Colorado. So he requested a two-month vacation to backpack through Asia, he said, landing in Beijing in January 2019. “The first day … I meet this,” he said, pointing to Darina Karpitskaya, sitting next to him. The couple, speaking … Read more
Test tubes labeled “Monkeypox virus positive” are seen in this illustration taken on May 22, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvik/Illustration/File photo Register now for unlimited access to Reuters.com register July 11 (Reuters) – South Africa has confirmed a third case of monkeypox in a 42-year-old male tourist from Switzerland, the health department of the Limpopo province said. … Read more