News
Ukraine says it captured Russian suspect in Kursk POW killings
Ukraine's intelligence service has captured a Russian man who is believed to be responsible for the killing of nine Ukrainian prisoners of…
Archive
The Latest
Business
Geely Galaxy Cruiser is the brand's retro Land Rover Defender rival
Despite the vast array of modern cars with space-age designs, it seems car makers are still keen to instil a hint of nostalgia with some…
News
Alberta’s New Sports Betting, iGaming Rules Show Lessons Learned from Ontario
Being second isn't necessarily a bad thing. Key Takeaways Alberta plans to launch a competitive regulated online gambling market later…
News
Floods in Mozambique displace more than 300,000 people in one province, governor says
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — More than 300,000 people have been displaced by flooding in a province in Mozambique, its governor said Monday.…
Politics
Explaining California's billionaire tax: The proposals, the backlash and the exodus
The battle over a new tax on California’s billionaires is set to heat up in the coming months as citizens spar over whether the state…
News
Drums, chants and celebrations as Ethiopians mark the baptism of Jesus
Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have been celebrating the festival of Timket, or Epiphany, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the…
News
At least 39 die in high-speed train crash in Spain
At least 39 people have died following a high-speed train crash in southern Spain, the regional authorities reported on Monday, with the…
News
2026 Saudi Arabia Darts Masters Day 1 first round live results, scores, schedule & bracket
2026 Saudi Arabia Darts Masters Day 1 first round live results, scores, schedule & bracket originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add…
News
Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat: From 35 Individuals to 400 and Counting
The post Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat: From 35 Individuals to 400 and Counting appeared first on A-Z Animals. Quick Take The northern…
Business
Zurich Insurance offers US$10 billion to buy UK insurer Beazley
Swiss insurance company Zurich Insurance Group has raised its offer to buy rival speciality insurer Beazley to 1,280 pence (S$22.016) per…
Business
Germany brings back electric car subsidies to boost market
German carmakers are keen to speed up the shift to electric cars (Ronny HARTMANN) · Ronny HARTMANN/AFP/AFP Germany on Monday reintroduced…
Politics
Fueled by pills, the rate of abortions nationwide keeps rising after Supreme Court's Dobbs decision
The number of abortions reported nationwide has grown steadily since the Supreme Court returned jurisdiction of the procedure to the…
Politics
Japan's Takaichi calls snap elections for February 8
Japan will hold a snap election on February 8, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced on Monday after serving just three months in…
Politics
Gold, silver hit fresh highs as Trump’s Greenland tariffs rattle European markets
Gold and silver scaled new all-time highs on Monday (Jan 19), as investors continued to pour money into safe-haven assets following the…
News
AFCON: all winners from 1957 to 2025
Complete record of the Africa Cup of Nations AFCON: all winners from 1957 to 2025 Since its inception in 1957, the Africa Cup of Nations…
Politics
It’s Time to Ditch ‘Disparate Impact Theory’ — and Biden’s Weaponization of Civil Rights Law
HUD has proposed a rule to end the agency’s use of this pernicious legal doctrine. Source link
Business
HSBC on course for £300 billion valuation, top executive says
Weeks after its market value rose above £200 billion (S$344.6 billion) for the first time in its history, HSBC Holdings is now on course…
Lifestyle
Adrian Tomine’s “Post-Vacation”
For the cover of the January 26, 2026, issue, the cartoonist Adrian Tomine depicted a scene that New Yorkers often encounter in the depths…
News
L.A.'s defense industry is booming. Federal funding crunch could change that
When former Space X engineer Josh Giegel launched his North Hollywood tech company Gambit in 2023, he had a vision for the battlefield of…
Politics
The Crisis Year for Journalism Is Here
We are under no professional obligation to treat with even-handedness the would-be architects of our demise. I suspect that a lot of…
News
How AI Is Reshaping Science’s Most Trusted Tool
A new wave of tools, based on generative AI, aims to go beyond sorting papers and to automate various stages of the reviewing process.…
News
When Bernie Sanders Headed for the Hills
Bernie Sanders was just a skinny, gap-toothed kid from Brooklyn in the autumn of 1953, when Vermont opened an information bureau at 1268…
News
The Cold Comfort of a Helene Schjerfbeck Painting
In 1883, Schjerfbeck travelled to Brittany, where her first coup of ingenuity arrived, with paintings like “Clothes Drying” (1883) and…
News
Venezuelan 'Chavismo' revolutionized Latin America. Will it survive Maduro’s fall?
MEXICO CITY — Hugo Chávez called the United States “the empire,” and President George W. Bush “the devil.” Denouncing capitalism as “the…