Month: July 2024

Read More Thousands of residents and tourists have already evacuated, and federal support offered to Alberta A fast-moving wildfire has hit the resort town of Jasper, in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park, causing significant damage and forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee. Jasper national park officials said the fire entered the southern…

Read More Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi killed her husband with a hammer before hiding his body in the basement of their home and pocketing his paychecks for months Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi killed her husband with a hammer before hiding his body in the basement of their home and pocketing his paychecks for months

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Read MoreUkraine’s foreign minister visited Beijing for the first time during the war, as Kyiv turns to diplomacy to win war aimsUkraine’s foreign minister visited Beijing for the first time during the war, as Kyiv turns to diplomacy to win war aims

Read More Exclusive: Lenny Henry, Anish Kapoor and Marianne Jean-Baptiste among actors calling for Keir Starmer to scrap rules Voter ID laws are “an attack on the democratic rights of people of colour” and should be scrapped, more than 50 eminent actors, artists, campaigners and others from minority ethnic communities have told Keir Starmer in…

Read More Former first lady ‘invites readers into her world, offering an intimate portrait of a woman who has lived an extraordinary life,’ announcement states Former first lady ‘invites readers into her world, offering an intimate portrait of a woman who has lived an extraordinary life,’ announcement states

Read MoreTwo women and six men were released from Ofer Prison and were taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza.Two women and six men were released from Ofer Prison and were taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza.

Read More STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jul 25 (IPS) – Habits can change extremely fast, particularly within so-called “developed” nations, where children, even more than grownups are affected by life changing events. Gone are the times when kids could move around freely and invent games and adventures together with their friends. Far away from the scrutinizing control…

Read More BANGKOK, Thailand, Jul 25 (IPS) – Several Asia-Pacific countries are ageing fast. This transition is neither unique nor limited to the region — it is a global megatrend. However, this time it is different. Why? Because ageing proceeds quite fast. Read the full story, “This Time is Different for Fiscal Policy Ageing Proceeds…

Read More Vice president’s video tackles controversial themes including abortion and gun violence, to the backdrop of her campaign anthem: Beyoncé’s Freedom Vice president’s video tackles controversial themes including abortion and gun violence, to the backdrop of her campaign anthem: Beyoncé’s Freedom

Read More Even as Joe Biden touts ‘strongest economy in the world’, nearly three in five Americans wrongly believe US is in recession The pace of US economic growth accelerated in the last quarter, remaining unexpectedly resilient in the face of high interest rates and persistent inflation. Gross domestic product (GDP) – a broad measure…

Read More New law disallows the transmission of any information that could be used to identify any Russian troops or their location New law disallows the transmission of any information that could be used to identify any Russian troops or their location

Read MoreThe cargo could have been heading to the table of Tsar Nicholas I, a diver believes.The cargo could have been heading to the table of Tsar Nicholas I, a diver believes.

Read MoreThe patrol comes amid US warnings of deepening ties between China and Russia.The patrol comes amid US warnings of deepening ties between China and Russia.

Read MoreThe country’s defence ministry has blamed Wednesday’s attack on rebel guerrillas.The country’s defence ministry has blamed Wednesday’s attack on rebel guerrillas.

Read More Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi and Gavin Newsom among those thanking Biden for his service “kamala IS brat,” pop star Charli xcx declared on Sunday, a reference to her new album released last month that has launched countless memes declaring it the season of the brat. A brat, in the British singer’s own words,…

Read More While most Democrats praised Biden for the speech, Rep Jared Moskowitz said Biden ‘didn’t look as good or sound as good’ despite saying it was ‘one of the best speeches he has given’ While most Democrats praised Biden for the speech, Rep Jared Moskowitz said Biden ‘didn’t look as good or sound as…

Read MoreSinger Dave Matthews says he is ashamed over the ‘disgusting’ show of support for Benjamin Netanyahu in US Congress.Singer Dave Matthews says he is ashamed over the ‘disgusting’ show of support for Benjamin Netanyahu in US Congress.

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Read More Kerstin Emhoff leaped to Harris’ defense branding Vance’s attack as ‘baseless’ and calling the vice president a ‘loving, nurturing, fiercely protective, and always present’ co-parent Kerstin Emhoff leaped to Harris’ defense branding Vance’s attack as ‘baseless’ and calling the vice president a ‘loving, nurturing, fiercely protective, and always present’ co-parent

Read MoreThe remains of a teacher and four soldiers were found in an operation in Khan Younis on Wednesday.The remains of a teacher and four soldiers were found in an operation in Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Read More A night at Sangwa Camp unfolds like a dream, where the forest is the theater. Those who know about Bhutan’s best kept secret in its little-visited Haa Valley, the last district to open to tourism, are blessed upon arrival with an offering rooted in pre-Buddhist Bonism, then ushered through the woods by folk…

Read More Stepping off the ferry that takes you from Michigan’s Upper or Lower Peninsula to Mackinac Island is like stepping back in time. Summer travelers from Chicago and Detroit began arriving here in the late 1800s, trading urban heat and industrialization for cool lake breezes. Though there are only 500 permanent residents, a million…

Read More Proposed publicly by former Charleston mayor Joe Riley more than 20 years ago, and championed by Congressman Jim Clyburn, the nation’s second largest African American museum finally opened last summer. To symbolize the sacredness of its location on Gadsden’s Wharf, a place where African captives arrived by the thousands, the International African American…

Read MoreOne of two raging wildfires menacing the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park roared into town and began burning buildings.One of two raging wildfires menacing the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park roared into town and began burning buildings.

Read MoreFrench President Emmanuel Macron pledged to make France shine during the OlympicsFrench President Emmanuel Macron pledged to make France shine during the Olympics

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Read MoreStrong winds sink a Tanzania-flagged freighter off Taiwan coast, with crew missing and rescuers unable to access area.Strong winds sink a Tanzania-flagged freighter off Taiwan coast, with crew missing and rescuers unable to access area.

Read More Former minister becomes third MP to formally join race after James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat threw hats into the ring UK politics live – latest updates Robert Jenrick, the former immigration minister who quit Rishi Sunak’s cabinet over the prime minister’s failure to take a tougher approach to immigration, has entered the race…

Read More Ed Miliband said GB Energy would be a crucial tool to tackle the UK’s energy security concerns Keir Starmer will promise to build enough offshore wind over the next five years to power 20m homes, by using taxpayer money to develop parts of the seabed owned by the royal family. The prime minister…

Read More Former Met chief superintendent Dal Babu says footage of man being kicked in face by officer is ‘totally appalling’ Racism played a “significant part” in a man being kicked in the face and stamped on by police during an arrest at Manchester airport, according to a former Metropolitan police chief superintendent. Dal Babu,…

Read More Labor is ‘carefully considering’ the ICJ findings on the occupied Palestinian territories – and soon it will have to give its view Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast It’s the bombshell legal ruling that made it politically impossible…

Read MoreThe climate action group, The Last Generation, is calling on the government to divest from oil, gas and coal by 2030.The climate action group, The Last Generation, is calling on the government to divest from oil, gas and coal by 2030.

Read More Editorial staff from the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review, the Brisbane Times and WAtoday reject improved pay offer Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Journalists employed by Nine Entertainment’s publishing division have voted overwhelmingly…

Read MoreWhat caused downfall of one of the most successful hockey-playing nations, and is there a plan to reclaim lost glory?What caused downfall of one of the most successful hockey-playing nations, and is there a plan to reclaim lost glory?