Posts by Amelia Frost
Sunbears To Elephants: Life At A Thai Wildlife Hospital
The patient lay prone on the operating table. An IV line snaking from his left leg, near the wound from the tranquilliser dart that sedated him. Yong, a pig-tailed macaque rescued from a life harvesting coconuts, was being treated at Thailand’s only NGO-run wildlife hospital. He is one of dozens of animals treated each month…
Read MoreDozens Dead In Vietnam After Ha Long Bay Tourist Ferry Sinks
Rescuers were desperately searching for five people still missing on Sunday after 37 were killed when a boat capsized in one of Vietnam’s most popular tourist destinations. The tourist boat ferrying families around Vietnam’s famed Ha Long Bay was lashed by a storm on Saturday in one of the UNESCO World Heritage site’s deadliest disasters.…
Read MoreUsyk Knocks Out Dubois To Become Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion
Oleksandr Usyk cemented his status as the outstanding heavyweight of his generation with an emphatic fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois in their undisputed world title bout at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Victory saw Ukraine’s Usyk extend his unbeaten professional record to 24 fights as the WBA, WBC and WBO champion added his British opponent’s…
Read MoreJapan PM Faces Reckoning In Upper House Election
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a reckoning from voters on Sunday with upper house elections that could end his premiership and see a right-wing populist party make inroads. With many Japanese hurt by rising prices, especially for rice, opinion polls suggest that Ishiba’s governing coalition could lose its majority in the upper house. This…
Read MoreClashes, Homes Torched In South Syria’s Sweida Despite Ceasefire
Smoke rose from burning houses in south Syria’s Sweida on Saturday and an Arab tribal fighter vowed to “slaughter” residents as deadly clashes with Druze fighters persisted. Just hours earlier, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa had announced an immediate ceasefire, but Bedouins and tribal fighters who are allied with the Syrian authorities pushed on in…
Read MoreUkraine Proposes Fresh Peace Talks With Russia Next Week
Kyiv has proposed to Moscow a new round of peace talks next week, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, hours after Russian strikes across Ukraine claimed more lives. Two rounds of talks in Istanbul between Moscow and Kyiv have failed to result in any progress towards a ceasefire, instead yielding large-scale prisoner exchanges and deals…
Read MoreSingapore Military Helps Battle Cyberattack: Minister
Units in Singapore’s military have been called in to help combat a cyberattack against critical infrastructure, the country’s defence minister said Saturday — a hack attempt attributed to an espionage group experts have linked to China. Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing said these select units will work with the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) in a…
Read MoreTourist Boat Capsizes In Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, Leaving 34 Dead
A tourist boat ferrying families around Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay capsized in a storm on Saturday afternoon, leaving at least 34 people dead, according to state media reports, as rescuers scrambled to locate the missing. The vessel was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members when it capsized in the UNESCO World Heritage site because…
Read MoreOpal Nails Are the Mermaid-Inspired Summer Mani We’re Obsessing Over
Opal nails are the magical, iridescent gemstone-inspired mani that we’re loving for summer 2025, and even Selena Gomez is on board. Gomez is always at the forefront of manicure trends, from lavender milk nails to lip gloss nails and opal nails are the latest trend we’re obsessing over. Just like the stone it’s named after,…
Read MoreBangladesh’s Largest Islamist Party Holds Mega Rally
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main Islamist party rallied on Saturday, demanding an overhaul of the electoral system as the country gears up for polls next year. The Jamaat-e-Islami party has gained significant momentum since the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a popular uprising last year. During her tenure, Hasina took…
Read MoreScheffler Takes One-shot Lead Into British Open Third Round
Scottie Scheffler will take a one-shot lead into Saturday’s third round of the British Open at Royal Portrush under the expectation to “dominate”, according to his playing partner Matthew Fitzpatrick. The world number one eased to a magnificent seven-under par 64 in the second round to edge ahead of Fitzpatrick as he bids for a…
Read MoreLetters, July 19: ‘Our grid not ready for crush of electric vehicles’
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Alberta Canada Opinion Letters Published Jul 19, 2025 • Last updated 19 minutes ago • 1 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON /AFP via Getty Images Article content Power surge It will be interesting…
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