5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (778+ words) The tech giant says new European search changes will hurt users and local businesses as Brussels pushes ahead with its campaign to curb Big Tech’s power. Alphabet’s Google has introduced major changes to its online search results in Europe, saying…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (803+ words) Meteorological analysis points to extraordinary temperatures and significant snowmelt before the August 26 collapse, but scientists caution against treating heat alone as proof of causation. The mountain section whose collapse triggered deadly floods in Nepal and China on August 26 experienced exceptionally…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1133+ words) From erotic audio to intimate skincare, sexual wellness is breaking old taboos and becoming a global consumer industry worth billions What was once sold behind discreet doors is now appearing in mainstream shops, beauty stores and smartphone apps. Vibrators sit…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (1617+ words) European countries are increasingly confronting the history and continuing consequences of the transatlantic slave trade, yet formal apologies and meaningful reparations remain rare as governments draw a legal line between acknowledging the past and accepting responsibility for its costs. When…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (343+ words) What is the reason that a person cannot declare themselves to be Napoleon or Genghis Khan without being regarded as crazy, but can be taken completely seriously when declaring themselves to be the opposite gender to what they are? The…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (652+ words) Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the constitutional change will be approved without delay after the court ruling, as he pledges tougher action against corruption and entrenched protections. Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has pledged to move swiftly to pass the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1445+ words) A vanished mining town in Western Australia became a deadly trap for thousands of workers and families — including Spanish migrants who arrived seeking a better life and discovered the danger only decades later. Its existence depended on a single resource:…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1180+ words) Satsuki Katayama has become a key link between Washington and Tokyo as US officials push for a stronger yen while Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s spending policies deepen concerns over Japan’s currency and debt. On a Monday evening in May, Japan’s…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (753+ words) From Jayewardene to Rajapaksa, 21 amendments have repeatedly altered the rules of government—raising a question that now returns with the proposed 22nd. The current controversy over efforts to amend the retirement age of judges therefore raises a question that reaches beyond…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (734+ words) China’s drive to recover corporate taxes is reshaping a growth model built on subsidies, as local governments face shrinking revenues and companies confront mounting back-tax demands. For more than two decades, Heilongjiang Agriculture never reported a first-half loss as a…...