Posts by Amelia Frost
I Tried the Viral ‘Salmon Sperm’ Facial–and I’m a True Believer
“You’d probably see some good results from Morpheus.” This is what a dermatologist told me recently when, during a routine body-check visit, I’d grilled him about what I could do to my face to gently mitigate some changes I’d noticed in the five years since a traumatic birth experience, the COVID-19 pandemic, a litany of…
Read MoreCardinals Meet Ahead Of Vote For New Pope
The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of the election of a new pope. The closed-door “general congregations” allow them to discuss the challenges the successor to Pope Francis will face before they are locked into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday…
Read MoreAnthony Albanese: Australia’s Dog-loving, Tory Fighting PM
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is a craft beer afficionado who loves “fighting Tories”, clawing his way to the nation’s highest office from hardscrabble blue-collar beginnings. Albanese’s centre-left Labor Party won a second term in government on Saturday night, dealing a crushing defeat to its conservative rivals. A Labor Party lifer, Albanese has roamed the…
Read MoreIndia-Pakistan Tensions Hit Tourism In Kashmiri Valley
Hotels are empty and roads deserted at the start of what is normally peak tourist season amidst the towering peaks and lush valleys of Pakistan’s Kashmir valley, as the threat of attack from India looms. Tensions between the nuclear-armed arch-rivals have soared since India accused Pakistan of backing a shooting that killed 26 civilians on…
Read MoreZelensky Says Won’t Play Putin’s ‘Games’ With Short Truce
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed a three-day truce ordered by Russian leader Vladimir Putin as theatrics but said Kyiv was ready for a full ceasefire. Russia has so far rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire pushed by Kyiv and Washington, which is trying to broker an end to the three-year Russian invasion of Ukraine. “This is…
Read MoreWhy Designated Beneficiaries Are Key to Your Estate Planning
Before Zygmund Furmaniuk’s aunt Mary died in 2023, she set up a trust to hold her assets and to distribute her estate, which was valued at nearly $1 million. A retired chemistry teacher, Mary Furmaniuk was single and had no children. Creating the trust, Mr. Furmaniuk said, was her way of making sure her assets…
Read MoreLives On Hold In India’s Border Villages With Pakistan
On India’s heavily fortified border with arch-rival Pakistan, residents of farming villages have sent families back from the frontier, recalling the terror of the last major conflict between the rival armies. Those who remain in the farming settlement of Sainth, home to some 1,500 people along the banks of the broad Chenab river, stare across…
Read MoreMusk’s Dreams For Starbase City In Texas Hang On Vote
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US state of Texas could become a reality on Saturday, with voters set to green light Starbase as a new municipality. There’s little doubt over the outcome of the ballot that will likely name a senior SpaceX representative as…
Read MoreTrump’s Tariff on Cheap Chinese Imports Will Cost Big Tech Billions
The expansion of the loophole for tariff-free shipments of goods nearly a decade ago gave rise to Temu, Shein and other low-cost online retailers offering items straight from Chinese factories at unfathomable discounts. It also unleashed something else — a cascade of billions of dollars of digital advertising that provided a windfall for Meta, Alphabet…
Read MoreCar Prices Expected to Rise as Tariffs on Parts Kick In
The United States imposed 25 percent tariffs on imported auto parts on Saturday that could sharply raise prices for new and used vehicles as well as for repairs and insurance. The latest tariffs, which President Trump ordered in March as part of his plan to promote domestic manufacturing, come after the 25 percent levies on…
Read MoreInflation, Hotel Prices Curtail Japanese ‘Golden Week’ Travels
Japan’s annual “Golden Week” holiday period gets into full swing Saturday, but inflation and hotel prices sent soaring by record inbound tourism have left domestic travellers less eager to pack their bags. Traditionally, Golden Week — which includes three consecutive public holidays — gives Japanese workers one of their longest breaks in the year, with…
Read MoreTrump’s Tariffs Bite At Quiet US Ports
At the Port of Los Angeles, the frenetic choreography of cranes unloading containers from Asia has slowed to a tiptoe, and the noise of the busiest docks in the US is quieting. “You could hear a pin drop, it’s very unusual,” Port Director Gene Seroka told AFP. By this unofficial barometer, the American economy faces…
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