Bassim Haidar On How Boko Haram Impacts Nigeria
Speaking with HuffPostLive at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Bassim Haidar, the founder, chairman and CEO of Nigeria-based telecoms and logistics group Channel IT discussed the violent campaign of…
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14 Cats Dead In Fire
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — Firefighters say a fire in a central Pennsylvania home killed 14 cats and displaced three people. – Neighbors say they saw flames shooting 20 feet from…
B-Team CEO Derek Handley: Davos Has A Diversity Problem
Derek Handley, The B Team’s founding CEO, said he’s disappointed in the lack of diversity at Davos. “I spent most of the time outside the main event meeting people in…
What One CEO Discovered On A ‘Listening Journey’ Through Unemployment Lines In America
Alexis Ringwald, co-founder and CEO of LearnUp, said she went on a “listening journey” through unemployment lines in America and discovered there’s a skills gap and a challenge even for…
This Professor Says Learning To Be Happy Is ‘No Different Than Learning The Violin’
Richard Davidson, professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, touted the importance of being mindful, especially in the workplace. “I think people in leadership positions are starting…
Amedy Coulibaly, Gunman in Paris Attacks, Is Buried Outside City
PARIS — Amedy Coulibaly, one of the three attackers in a three-day onslaught in which 17 people were killed in and around Paris, was buried early Friday in Thiais, a…
Cracking The Brain’s Genetic Code
An international team of over 300 scientists are taking on an ambitious project to identify eight common genetic mutations that appear to age the brain by three years on average….
University Of Chicago President: ‘Chicago’s A Better Place’ For The Obama Library Than Columbia
University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer spoke about his school’s bid for the Obama presidential library, saying it’d be more fitting for the establishment to go in Illinois than New…
How Individuals Can Help Prevent The Next Global Outbreak
The 2014 Ebola outbreak has sickened approximately 21,000 people and killed more than 8,600, so it’s no surprise that the epidemic loomed large over this year’s World Economic Forum in…
This Filmmaker Thinks The Front Facing Camera Is The ‘Most Exciting Device’ Invented In Recent Years
Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain said the “most exciting device” that’s been invented in recent years is the front-facing camera on a phone that allows people to film themselves. “It’s so visceral…
Ezekiel Emanuel: What’s More Important, How Long You Live Or How You Live?
Ezekiel Emanuel, bioethicist and fellow at the Center for American Progress, discussed a well-known piece he wrote for The Atlantic called “Why I Hope to Die at 75,” saying he…
Netflix CEO Says ‘Marco Polo’ Is A Hit, And We’ll Never Know Otherwise
The critics may not think much of it, but Netflix’s big-budget epic series “Marco Polo” is a hit with viewers — at least according to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. The…
The mysterious world of ‘lightbombing’: Dazzling art illuminates the streets
It’s 4 o’clock in the morning. Most of Birmingham, the second most populated city in England, is fast asleep. But like a thief in the dead of night, a solitary…
Michael Mack: Debate Over GMOs Is A ‘Western Luxury’
Michael Mack, CEO of Syngenta, said some of the debate over food technologies like GMOs is “a Western luxury.” “Two billion people don’t have enough micronutrients, a billion people don’t…
Michael Dell: ‘The Most Dangerous Thing Is Not Taking A Risk’
Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell, Inc., told HuffPost Live at Davos on Friday he’s disappointed in entrepreneurs and leaders who don’t encourage a little risk taking. “When you…
Nigerian Voters Look to Ex-Leader Who Ruled With Iron Hand to Loosen Militants’ Grip
KADUNA, Nigeria — Boisterous crowds packed the streets for the retired general, while young men climbed lampposts, walls and billboards to glimpse his gaunt face. Others danced on careening motorcycles,…
Yale President Peter Salovey: ‘The Most Effective Way To Combat Speech You Don’t Like Is With Speech’
Yale President Peter Salovey spoke on free expression on campuses, reflecting on a recent incident at the University of California, Berkeley, where students protested comedian Bill Maher’s appearance at a…
The tech trends that will change the world
That said, there are a few undeniable trends. Making sense of the numbers According to every credible source we can find, there are almost 3 billion people connected to the…
This Simple Practice Could Help Reduce Stress, Increase Focus And Make You More Kind
New York Times reporter David Gelles, who authored an upcoming book called Mindful Work: How Meditation Is Changing Business from the Inside Out, talked with HuffPost Live at Davos Friday…
Microsoft unveils next version of Office
But Microsoft understands that a lot of people still want to use Office the old-fashioned way. For them, Microsoft will release a new version of Office called Office 2016 in…
Sheryl Sandberg: ‘It’s Still Hard To Speak In A Professional Setting As A Woman’
Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, sat down with Arianna on HuffPost Live at Davos, where she addressed the issues women continue face in the workplace. “Even with all…
Davos elite: We are not the bad guys
“Billions of people in emerging markets are lifted to the middle class,” he said. “I am not going to apologize for creating a company that employs 179,000 employees.” Inequality is…
2015 World Economic Forum: Live Updates From Davos
The 2015 World Economic Forum is taking place in Switzerland this week. The event, also known as the Davos Annual Meeting, brings together some of the world’s leading voices in…
Opening His Mother’s Clothing Shop, and Then Heading to Tel Aviv for a Rampage
AL JIB, West Bank — After the raid by Israeli security forces, details of the young Palestinian man’s life had been strewn haphazardly on the floor of one room of…
A Scorsese Documentary on Bill Clinton Is Stalled
Martin Scorsese has tackled the mob, the Dalai Lama and the real-life Wolf of Wall Street. But he appears to have met his match in Bill Clinton. Mr. Scorsese’s partly…
‘Friday Night Tykes’ Returns With Virtues Played Up
SAN ANTONIO — On a Thursday night in December, Brian Morgan stood at the 50-yard line on a community football field as two teams from the Outlaws, a youth organization,…
A Swedish town’s dilemma: Move brick by brick or be swallowed by a mine
Instead, it’s the strange reality unfolding in the Arctic town of Kiruna, northern Sweden. A nearby iron ore mine — Kiruna’s main source of income and employment for more than…
After Displacing Over 1,000, New Jersey Blaze Is Deemed Accidental
EDGEWATER, N.J. — The complex of luxury apartments burned down 15 years ago, before it was even finished, in what fire officials here described then as the worst blaze they…
Annapolis Mansion Fire: 2 More Bodies Found
Investigators found the bodies of two more people in the charred remains of an Annapolis-area mansion that burned to the ground earlier this week, bringing the number of dead to…
How Can We Ensure The Food We Grow Is Both Sustainable And Nourishing?
Nearly one-third of the food produced globally is wasted, but Anna Lappé, author of Diet for a Hot Planet, says something can be done to ensure that what is produced…