Actress Messing receives award, makes pitch for the arts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Actress Debra Messing is making a pitch to restore acting classes at her old high school.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Actress Debra Messing is making a pitch to restore acting classes at her old high school.
China has become one with the Force by showing the original “Star Wars” film at cinemas for the first time, nearly four decades after it became a global hit and cornerstone of Western popular culture. The Shanghai International Film Festival is showing all six “Star Wars” films this week, including the first screenings in mainland Chinese theatres of the original trilogy, festival organisers said. In 1977 as foreign audiences followed
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in May, but the pace of construction remains significantly higher than a year ago as the real estate sector increasingly reflects the stronger job market.
[Marketwired] – Kinross Gold Corporation has been ranked the top mining company on the list of Top 50 Most Socially Responsible Companies in Canada developed by Maclean’s magazine in partnership with Sustainalytics, an …
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union is collectively on track to achieve its goal of sourcing a fifth of its energy from renewables by 2020, although Britain, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are currently lagging behind, the European Commission said on Tuesday. Renewable energy is expected to have accounted for 15.3 percent of total energy consumption in the EU last year, the Commission said, setting the bloc on
The White House has pushed foundations, institutional investors and philanthropies to commit more than $4 billion to clean energy projects and help fight climate change, doubling a goal set in February, officials said. The administration issued a call to action early in the year asking them to make commitments on clean energy innovation, and “we’ve seen a really overwhelming response,” White House senior adviser Brian Deese told reporters in a
By Allison Lampert and John Tilak MONTREAL, TORONTO (Reuters) – Sun Life Financial said Monday it is acquiring North American real estate investment manager Bentall Kennedy Group for C$560 million, as part of the financial services group’s larger strategy to expand its capabilities in commercial property. Through the deal, Bentall Kennedy, which provides property management, real estate investment and leasing services in Canada and the United States, will become a