As Western leaders struggle to curb Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, there may be no one with keener insight into the Russian leader’s mindset than Bill Browder. Browder was once the largest foreign investor in Russia, as head of the Heritage capital management fund. But the American-born financier was banned from Russia in 2005 after arousing Putin’s wrath with his investigations into Ru...

US President Joe Biden likes to say that we are locked in a global battle pitting democracy against autocracy. In Seattle last week, he described a phone conversation he’d had with Chinese President Xi Jinping in which Xi argued that democracy doesn’t work anymore. Among other things, Xi said, democracy requires consensus, and mustering a consensus takes too long in a fast-moving world. Biden d...

BANGALORE, India , May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonata Software is delighted to announce that Mr. Roshan Shetty is joining the company as Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for sales of its services business, globally. Roshan will be based out of the UK. In executing its aggressive growth strategy, Sonata has been investing in senior talent, especially located in its major markets to serve it...

According to Kao, South Korea is a strategic partner for Ecuador in the international arena. South Korea is not only one of Ecuador’s most important trade partners, but also a substantial partner for technological innovation. In regard to COVID-19, Kao thanked South Korea for the humanitarian assistance it provided to Ecuador. He applauded South Korea’s discipline, knowledge and determination to...

MIAMI , May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hydro Rein, Atlas Renewable Energy and ALBRAS are forming a joint venture to develop, build and operate a self-production project through a solar plant, which will be located in Paracatú, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil , with a planned total installed capacity of 438 MW. The project will supply long-term renewable power to Albras' primary aluminum p...

SHENZHEN, China , May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Absen will return to ISE ( Fira Barcelona , 10-13 May 2022 ) with a full range of new stunning LED solutions for corporate, control room, retail, stadia and rental staging, giving visitors a unique opportunity to get insights into the future from the manufacturer's Immersive LED Experience themed stand. Situated in hall 3, Absen's impressive b...

Police raided the headquarters of Woori Bank, one of South Korea's largest commercial banks, on Monday as one of the bank's employees is suspected of embezzling more than 60 billion won ($47 million). Police confiscated computers and documents of the employee during the four-hour raid, officials said. According to the bank, the employee, who has worked at Woori Bank for more than 10 years, took...

Victon will come out with a new album by the end of this month, said agency IST Entertainment on Monday. It has been only four months since it released its third single, “Chronograph.” The single ranked among the top 10 of the iTunes top songs chart in four regions. The seven-piece act debuted in 2016, but it took three years before the band won its first trophy at a music chart program i...

The operator of the South Korean professional football competition announced Monday the official FIFA World Cup ball will be put in play starting this week. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) said "Al Rihla," the match ball for this year's World Cup in Qatar, will be featured here, beginning with matches on Thursday. It is also the Children's Day holiday. Following a spring break...

The transition team of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol denied allegations Monday that Yoon's wife ordered the foreign minister's wife to leave her residence while she took a look inside to determine whether it was fit for a presidential residence. Rep. Woo Sang-ho of the ruling Democratic Party made the claim on TBS radio Monday, saying the wife of Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong had to stand outs...

More than 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered by oceans, which play a vital role in sustaining life for all on this planet. In the face of climate change, the ocean is the center of many life-threatening challenges such as rising sea levels, water scarcity and changes in sea temperature. This year, Herald Corp. will host the second edition of H.eco Forum, an annual event focused on environ...

Leading the album is the title track “Fearless,” which Chae-won described as “a funk-based alternative pop genre song that talks about marching forward without thinking about the past.” Eun-chae said she got emotional when she first heard the original track with the group’s voices, saying she couldn’t believe the song was making its way to the world. Garam went on to say that the powerful catwa...

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The exhibition also introduces a wide selection of Noguchi’s paper Akari lamps that illuminate objects around them, including artworks by Park and Vo. His iconic Akari, which means “light” in Japanese, were based on Japanese “chochin” lanterns and influenced by American design aesthetics. Noguchi first conceived of the work in 1951 made from mulberry trees, showing his ability to bridge the tradi...