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Delegations representing several small and impoverished nations severely threatened by climate change walked out of consultations on Saturday as UN climate talks in Azerbaijan went far into overtime without clinching a deal to help the nations most at risk. “We’re here as a group of AOSIS (Alliance of Small Island States) and LDCs (Least Developed […]
Photo courtesy of Amy RoseveareThere are a lot of things which seem to be completely unrelated to personal finance, but still have a large effect on your finances. One of the best things that you can do to help improve your finances is to realize that you need to look beyond those things that have […]
Miss Universe Malaysia 2024 Sandra Lim in this photo posted on her Instagram on Nov. 15, 2024; Screengrab of Sandra in the swimwear round of the Miss Universe 2024 preliminary competition in this video posted by Miss Universe Malaysia on Instagram on Nov. 15, 2024 (sandralimofficial via Instagram; missuniversemalaysia via Instagram) Apart from the Philippines, […]
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss top domestic and foreign policy priorities with President-elect Donald Trump when the two meet on Wednesday, and will urge him not to abandon Ukraine, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday. Republican Trump will take office on Jan. 20 after defeating Vice President […]
Alpha Male has won. What happens now? Comedian Brent Terhune has for years satirized the angry, working-class white man who rails against “libtards” and expresses unyielding devotion to Donald Trump. His monologues resound with right-wing rants and epitomize toxic masculinity in a character he calls Alpha Male. But the aggrieved American man now rides on […]
It is a cold, autumnal wee hour of the morning in Istanbul and I am sipping a sweet, orchid-root-flavoured drink called sahlep and smoking a water pipe. I’m lurking outside a nargile (hookah pipe) joint on a small road called Ticarethane Sokak in what is known as the Old City or Historic Peninsula. This is […]
Hi. Nathan Yau here. This is the Process, the newsletter for FlowingData members where we talk shop about working with and analyzing data and making great charts. This week we talk randomness. To access this issue of The Process, you must be a member. (If you are already a member, log in here.) The Process […]
Against all expectations of a rainy forecast, the skies over La Cala de Mijas cleared to a glorious day, as hundreds of Walkers gathered at Torreón Square for the La Cala Lions Diabetic Support Group’s 6th annual Walkathon on Sunday 3. The event brought together walkers, families and community members who eagerly joined in the […]
Two swans and six dusty-grey cygnets mew and whistle as they glide in single file along the canal. Silver birches wiggle their leaves in the gentlest of autumn breezes. Auburn, ochre, russet and shades in between glow in the afternoon sun. It’s time for a sit down and a cuppa. I’m not in a national […]
Opposition MPs walked out of the Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill alleging that the changes to the report were made without the knowledge of the Delhi government, however, they rejoined later. Several opposition members on Monday staged a walked out from the Waqf Bill meeting chaired by joint parliamentary committee chairman […]