'Year of octopus' declared after warmer seas leads to record numbers in UK The Wildlife Trusts say its is 'flabbergasted' by the sighting of the highest number of octopuses since 1950 Work Q&A: Submit your work-related queries here Experts in HR, employment law, career progression and personal finance offer their view on your work queries Seizing ships as leverage: US vs Houthis We compare and contrast ship seizures by the US and Yemen’s Houthis, as well as the reasons behind them. Spanish villagers devastated by forest fire win €468m in lottery prizes Mayor of La Bañeza says winning El Gordo Christmas lottery ‘is something that has fallen from the heavens’ When the village of La Bañeza in Castilla y León was engulfed in one of the worst forest fires in Spanish history, the rain came too late to save it. But now the Christmas lottery has showered its 10,000 inhabitants with hundreds of millions of euros. Continue reading... US Coast Guard pursuing another oil tanker off coast of Venezuela Official indicates vessel is subject to sanctions after Trump’s ‘blockade’ on sanctioned tankers in and out of Venezuela US Coast Guard officials said on Sunday they were tracking an oil tanker in international waters close to Venezuela , multiple unnamed US officials have told US media, marking the second such action over the weekend – and the third within the past week. What officials described… Congolese rape survivors search in vain for medicine after USAID cuts In eastern Congo, where rape is widespread, the cancellation of USAID funding for PEP kits has left many victims vulnerable, according to nearly 50 interviews. Pope offers gentle critique of Vatican culture in Christmas greeting Pope Leo XIV has urged Vatican cardinals to put their ambitions of power and personal interests aside and work instead on building communion |
Trump admin. pitches 'Project Sunrise' to turn Gaza into 'futuristic coastal destination' - WSJ The plan to transform the Gaza Strip into a "gleaming metropolis" was shown in 32 PowerPoint slides in a pitch to world governments and investors, the report said. 'Anyone who attacks my wife can eat s***': JD Vance slams Nick Fuentes for calling wife racial slur Since 2024, Fuentes has repeatedly spoken against Vance's wife, Usha, calling her a "j***" (an offensive slur against Indian people) and calling Vance a 'race traitor' for marrying her. Trump's new Greenland envoy intends to make territory 'a part of the US' A new row over the future of Greenland has erupted between Denmark and the US after Donald Trump appointed a special envoy to the territory. US in 'active pursuit' of third vessel off Venezuelan coast, officials say The US is in "active pursuit" of a third oil tanker near Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea, officials have said. Angering Denmark, Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Greenland President Trump, who has long said he wants to “get” the semiautonomous Danish territory, tapped Louisiana’s governor for the new position. Officials in Greenland and Denmark expressed outrage. Russian general killed by car bomb, third senior military leader killed this year Russian general Fanil Sarvarov killed in Moscow car bombing as investigators suspect Ukrainian intelligence involvement in the deadly attack on Monday. ‘Camel Bird’ Ostriches return after 100 years in Saudi Arabia After nearly 100 years, the critically endangered ‘Camel Bird’ ostriches have returned to Saudi Arabia. Reintroduced to the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve, these North African ostriches serve as ecological replacements for the extinct Arabian ostrich. The move is part of the reserve’s long-term ecosystem restoration, supporting biodiversity, desert habitat recovery, and Saudi Arabia’s e… A tale of two Ralphs — Lauren and the supermarket — shows the reality of a K-shaped economy This holiday season, experts are using a K-shaped model to describe an economy in which the gap between the highest and lowest earners is growing. |
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