Posts by Amelia Frost
At Least Three People Suffer ‘Critical’ Injuries After Delta Plane Flips Over Landing At Toronto Airport
The plane X At least three people have suffered “critical” injuries after a Delta plane flipped over while landing at a Toronto airport, according to officials. One child and two adults were taken to local hospitals with serious injuries after the plane, which had departed from Minneapolis, flipped over at around 2:45 p.m. Monday while…
Read MoreArgentine Prosecutors To Probe Milei Over ‘Cryptogate’
Argentine prosecutors will investigate President Javier Milei for promoting a cryptocurrency that crashed, losing investors billions of dollars and prompting a flood of complaints, local media reported Monday. The federal prosecutor’s office will examine whether Milei engaged in fraud or criminal association or was in breach of his duties when he praised the $LIBRA cryptocurrency…
Read MoreSenior White House Official Says Ukraine’s Zelensky is Being ‘Short-Sighted’ For Not Agreeing To Give U.S. Access To Rare Earths
Latin Times A senior White House official said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is being “short-sighted” for not agreeing to give the U.S. access to the country’s rare earths. The U.S. proposed Ukraine allow the U.S. use of its rare earth minerals as “compensation” for previous military aid as well as future aid, current and…
Read MoreIsraeli Military Set To Miss Lebanon Withdrawal Deadline Despite Pushback
Israel was poised to again miss a deadline for withdrawing its troops from Lebanon after the military said Monday it would remain in five “strategic points” despite pushback from Beirut. Lebanon’s president had earlier voiced concern that Israel would miss the Tuesday deadline under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, and urged countries to…
Read MoreStarmer To Meet Trump ‘Next Week’: UK Govt
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington next week to discuss a “wide range of issues”, a British government spokesperson confirmed on Monday. Starmer is seeking to foster ties with Trump in a delicate balancing act of maintaining good relations with both the new US administration and the European…
Read MorePope’s Condition ‘Complex’, Hospital Stay Extended: Vatican
Pope Francis, hospitalised for bronchitis four days ago, faces a “complex clinical picture”, the Vatican said on Monday, indicating that the 88-year-old’s stay will be longer than initially believed. After initially cancelling events through till Monday, the Vatican said the pope’s weekly Wednesday audience would not go ahead either. “The results of the tests carried…
Read MorePresidents’ Day 2025: What’s Open, What’s Closed, And What You Need To Know
Presidents’ Day, observed annually on the third Monday of February, falls on Feb. 17, this year. The holiday, which honors the birthdays of two of the nation’s most iconic leaders — George Washington and Abraham Lincoln — originated as Washington’s Birthday. First established in 1885 to commemorate Washington’s birth on Feb. 22, the holiday was…
Read MoreApple Vs. Meta? Tech Giants Gear Up For Battle In The Humanoid Robot Race
KEY POINTS Meta has reportedly established a new team under Reality Labs to work on humanoid robots Facebook’s parent company is also reportedly aiming to develop the “Android for robots” software Apple recently unveiled a lamp robot that can interact with humans and express certain emotions Tech giants Apple and Meta are set to square…
Read MoreSouth Korea Bans Downloads of DeepSeek, the Chinese A.I. App
The South Korean government said on Monday that it had temporarily suspended new downloads of an artificial intelligence chatbot made by DeepSeek, the Chinese company that has sent shock waves through the tech world. On Monday night, the app was not available in the Apple or Google app stores in South Korea, although DeepSeek was…
Read More‘Now Or Never’ For Pandemic Accord, Says WHO Chief After US Pulls Out
The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was “now or never” to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, despite the United States withdrawing from negotiations. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said no country could protect itself from the next pandemic on its own — three days after US…
Read MoreUkraine War Death Toll: Huge But Not Fully Known
On Kyiv’s central square, hundreds of names and photographs with Ukrainian flags on them fill a memorial honouring troops killed in combat during three years of war with Russia. But as US President Donald Trump steps up efforts to secure a ceasefire to end the bloodshed, the true death toll of the three-year conflict remains…
Read MoreWhy Everyone Is Still Talking About ‘Paddington 2’
“Paddington 2 is the greatest film ever made,” one user posted on X in 2022. This tweet was not ironic. In the seven years since its release in January 2018, the film about a marmalade-loving bear’s quest to find the perfect gift for his beloved aunt has become an internet phenomenon, spawning memes, think pieces…
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