World War 2

American Harvest, by Marie Mutsuki Mockett (Graywolf). Harvest season in the American wheat belt begins in Texas, in the late spring, when hundreds of seasonal workers are hired into crews and begin moving from farm to farm, to cut the year’s grain. In this reflective travelogue, Mockett, who grew up…

Anni Faurbye Fernandez, Moa Westeson and Cindy Hanson, all formerly of Norwegian production house Cinenord (Atlantic Crossing), have teamed to form Stockholm and Copenhagen-based Nevis Productions. Launched with investment from London-based producer and financing outfit Nevision, which is also involved in the upcoming big budget Second World War series Atlantic…

Economic Preview Published: May 4, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. ET Coronavirus could drive U.S. unemployment to 15% or higher A Nevada Highway Patrol officer directs vehicles as they wait in line on streets around Boulder Station Hotel & Casino to get into a drive-thru Three Square Food Bank emergency food…

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week as people react to the spread of the coronavirus. Image copyright Tom Jacobs / Reuters Image caption Desiree Henry trains at a golf course in Edmonton, London, following the outbreak of Covid-19. A Team GB athlete, she won…

When Victory in Europe was announced on 8 May, 1945 the British nation was ecstatic, celebratory – and exhausted. The country had fought with every sinew, and that battle – as with our current crisis – depended not just on those on the front line but in every household and…

Call of Duty has had some great weapons throughout its franchise, in every game, from CoD 4 to 2019's Modern Warfare there has been at least one stinker that was either under-powered or completely unused. Lets remember the duds.By Dave Jewitt on May 1, 2020 at 8:15PM PDTAt this point,…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity plunged to an 11-year low in April as the novel coronavirus wreaked havoc on supply chains, suggesting the economy was sinking deeper into recession. FILE PHOTO: A LB Steel LLC's employee manufactures a component for new Amtrak Acela trains built in partnership with Alstom…

TOPLINE Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has slashed its dividend payment to shareholders by 66%—the first time its cut its dividend since 1945—as coronavirus triggered a dramatic plunge in demand for oil and caused prices to collapse. Royal Dutch Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden AFP via Getty Images KEY…

REUTERS/Sergio Moraes Shell reduced its first quarter dividend by 67% from $0.47 to $0.16. It marks the first time since World War II that the Dutch oil giant has cut its dividend, the latest sign of the brutal reality of the oil market crisis. The dividend cut is "more evidence…

Who is Captain Tom, our new national hero? Captain Tom Moore becomes Colonel in honorary promotion 100 years through the eyes of the NHS's fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore to get 100th birthday flypast  How Captain Tom Moore's fundraising inspired the nation Captain Tom: Twinkly-eyed ray of sunshine with great…