The long wait for Brazil’s first soccer gold is finally over. On Saturday (August 20), they beat Germany – who had handed them a humiliating 7-1 loss in the World Cup semi-final just two years ago at the same ground – to clinch their first ever Olympic Gold Medal in soccer. The seleção ‘s captain,
Harley-Davidson has been fined a staggering $12 million by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violating emission standards. The legendary motorcycle company settled with the agency on Thursday, whereby it will not only pay the $12 million civil penalty but also an additional $3 million on an unrelated environmental project. Harley was accused of
A top London-based North Korean diplomat has defected to South Korea. Thae Yong-ho, the NK diplomat, who vanished earlier this month with his wife and children, was confirmed by the Ministry of Unification in Seoul to have sought asylum in South Korea. Thae is the highest ranking official from the northern country of the Korean
A top leader of the so-called Islamic State has been killed in a U.S. drone strike, according to Pentagon, whose such claims have been denied by the terrorist group. The Pentagon said in a statement on Friday (August 12) that Hafiz Saeed Khan, a senior IS leader in Pakistan and Afghanistan, was killed late last