The Dance Theatre of Harlem was the first classical ballet company to focus on black dancers. It was founded by Arthur Mitchell in a converted garage in Harlem in 1969. Virginia Johnson was one of the first dancers to join the company and is now its artistic director. Witness History: The stories of our times […]
The Dance Theatre of Harlem was the first classical ballet company to focus on black dancers. It was founded by Arthur Mitchell in a converted garage in Harlem in 1969. Virginia Johnson was one of the first dancers to join the company and is now its artistic director. Witness History: The stories of our times […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Protesters sang their new rallying cry at a stadium on Tuesday night Hong Kong’s protest movement made its presence felt in a sports stadium and shopping malls on Tuesday. Fans attending an Iran v China football match drowned out the pre-game Chinese national anthem with loud booing. Protesters have […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Protesters sang their new rallying cry at a stadium on Tuesday night Hong Kong’s protest movement made its presence felt in a sports stadium and shopping malls on Tuesday. Fans attending an Iran v China football match drowned out the pre-game Chinese national anthem with loud booing. Protesters have […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Trump and Mr Kim briefly met on 30 June, but talks are yet to resume North Korea is willing to restart denuclearisation talks with the United States later this month, the country’s vice foreign minister has said. Choe Son-hui said they were willing to resume “comprehensive” discussions in a […]
Media captionDonald Trump: “It was my idea to terminate meeting” US President Donald Trump says talks with the Taliban aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan are “dead”. “As far as I’m concerned, they are dead,” he told White House reporters on Monday. Over the weekend Mr Trump cancelled secret plans to host a […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption A number of people are being evacuated from Great Abaco to the capital, Nassau Authorities in the Bahamas have defended their response to Hurricane Dorian after it hit the island last week. Residents on the Abaco islands have accused the government of failing to provide assistance and prevent looting. Dorian […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Typhoon Faxai battered the Japanese capital with winds of up to 210km/h (130mph) More than 900,000 homes have been left without power after Typhoon Faxai made landfall near Tokyo. With winds of up to 210km/h (130mph), Faxai is one of the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese capital in a […]
Image copyright Isro Image caption The mission’s lift-off was broadcast live to an audience of hundreds of millions Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told his country’s space scientists he was proud of a programme that had come so near to putting a probe on the Moon. Contact with Chandrayaan-2 was lost moments before its […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hurricane Dorian survivors board private boats to be evacuated from Great Abaco Island Hundreds of Hurricane Dorian victims have fled the Bahamas as thousands more anxiously await evacuation from the devastated islands. The hurricane tore through the islands earlier this week, leaving a trail of destruction and a humanitarian […]
