Oil giant Shell posts highest-ever annual profit of $40 billion
Shell said last month that windfall taxes imposed by the European Union and U.K. following the surge in profits would…
An extraordinary comeback for Brazil’s Lula sees a new ‘pink tide’ take shape in Latin America
Political analysts said Lula’s victory marked the most symbolic shift in a political movement that has seen the region’s right-wing…
A New York Exhibition on the Salem Witch Trials Explores the Legacy of the Dark Historical Chapter on the Descendants of the Accused
Magic is afoot at the New-York Historical Society, where a new exhibition revisits a dark chapter in U.S. history: the…
Viking Women Were Power Knitters Whose Textiles Provided Vital Trade Across Europe, Researchers Say
The Vikings of legend were fearless male warriors who raided coastal towns across Europe. But archaeological research shows that Viking…
Faded Photos Bought for $2,200 at an Estate Sale Turn Out to Be Two Rare Stieglitz Works Stuck Together
An eagle-eyed collector bought a framed photo at a tiny Connecticut auction house for just over $2,000 last year. He…
Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Andy Warhol’s ‘Chelsea Girls’ to Kesh’s Verdant Videos in Times Square
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
3 charts show Europe’s unprecedented natural gas crisis
Europe is facing an unprecedented gas crisis. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Europe is facing an unprecedented…
Stocks rally for a second day as investors shake off GDP contraction, Dow jumps 360 points
U.S. equities rallied Thursday for the second day in a row even after the latest GDP showed a second-straight contraction,…
UK shatters record for its hottest day ever with temperatures hitting 104.4 Fahrenheit
People turn out to watch the sunrise at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside. Britons are set to melt on the hottest…
Biden’s effort to tout progress in Saudi relationship overshadowed by Khashoggi killing
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden aimed to tout policy progress Friday after several highly criticized meetings with Saudi Arabia’s royalty,…
‘No One Should Have the Power to Kill Us All’: Artist Pedro Reyes Is Mounting a Global Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Visiting Frieze New York can feel like an escape from the dark realities of life in 2022—but artist Pedro Reyes…
24 Shows to See in Venice Beyond the Biennale, From Stanley Whitney’s Italian Paintings to a Major Survey of Marlene Dumas
Art lovers making a pilgrimage to Venice for the delayed opening of the 59th Venice Biennial will have packed dance…
Anonymous Was a Woman Expands Grant-Making With $250,000 for Environmental Projects by Women-Identifying Artists
Anonymous Was a Woman is partnering with the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) to expand its giving via a…
What I Buy and Why: Miami Collector Ellie Hayworth on Supporting Small Galleries and Fairs, and the ‘Gut-Punch’ Joy of Discovering New Artists
When art consultant Ellie Hayworth went to ride out lockdown with her parents in Miami in March 2020, she had…
How a Wildly Popular Fashion Trend That Dominated Stone Age African Civilizations Suggests a 50,000-Year-Old Social Network
Scientists have discovered what they believe to be a 50,000-year-old social network—perhaps the world’s earliest—thanks to pieces of Stone Age…