Posts by Amelia Frost
Czechs Sign Record Nuclear Deal But Questions Remain
The Czech Republic signed a contract earlier this month with South Korea’s KHNP to build two nuclear reactors, but experts question its future over complaints raised by KHNP’s French rival EDF. The deal is crucial for the EU member country of 10.9 million people, relying on nuclear power produced by the southern Dukovany and Temelin…
Read MoreNew Zealand Coroner Raises Alarm Over ‘Perilous’ Collision Sport
A New Zealand coroner Thursday condemned a “perilous” rugby-inspired sport in which competitors sprint and crash into each other without protective gear. “Runit” competitors line up 20 metres (65 feet) apart and run directly at each other, with the winner being the person who “dominates the collision”. Coroner Bruce Hesketh issued the warning as a…
Read MoreTaiwan Pursues Homegrown Chinese Spies As Beijing’s Influence Grows
Taiwan is vetting hundreds of thousands of military service members, public school teachers and civil servants in a bid to root out potential homegrown Chinese sympathisers, as Beijing intensifies espionage on the island. Alarm is growing in Taiwan over the extent of China’s infiltration on the self-ruled island, which Beijing claims is part of its…
Read MoreWarning Signs On Climate Flashing Bright Red: Top Scientists
From carbon pollution to sea-level rise to global heating, the pace and level of key climate change indicators are all in uncharted territory, more than 60 top scientists warned Thursday. Greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels and deforestation hit a new high in 2024 and averaged, over the last decade, a record 53.6 billion…
Read MoreFrom Tehran To Toronto Via Turkey: An Iranian’s Bid To Flee War
Dragging two suitcases and wearing a rucksack, Homa looked exhausted after crossing the Turkish border following a long trip from Tehran where she’d been on holiday when the Israel-Iran war began. The 40-year-old Iranian who works in Canada as a business analyst was stranded when Iran closed its airspace after Israel launched a massive pre-dawn…
Read MoreUS Approves Gilead’s Twice-yearly Injection To Prevent HIV
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead Sciences’ twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV — a move the company hailed as a major breakthrough in the fight against the sexually transmitted virus. Drugs to prevent HIV transmission, known as pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP, have existed for more than a decade. But because they…
Read MoreUtah College Student Questioned About Her ‘Accent’ During Traffic Stop Before Being Let Go. Moments Later She Was Detained by ICE
A 19-year-old University of Utah Dreamer student was stopped by Colorado state police, questioned about her “accent” and released, only to be detained shortly afterward by immigration agents. Caroline Dias Goncalves was pulled over on June 5 while driving to Denver, allegedly for following a semitruck “way, way too close,” body cam footage obtained by…
Read MoreThe Karen Read Trial: A Complete Timeline of Events
If your day-to-day media diet includes anything related to true crime, you’ve probably heard of the Karen Read trial. Read was charged with killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, who died in 2022, but she has maintained her innocence. The prosecution argued that Read intentionally hit O’Keefe with her car and killed him…
Read MoreThe Vision Of Udi Meirav’s Tool for Personal Health: The Mind Behind Calibre Biometric
Udi Meirav is set out to improve the world of personal health. With a Ph.D. in physics, Meirav once imagined a life dedicated to research, but it didn’t take long for him to realize his temperament was better suited to something else entirely. “The pace of research just didn’t match my inner clock,” he says.…
Read MoreThe Best Shoe to Wear With Denim Dresses This Summer? Already in Your Closet
This summer, I’ve been benching all my jeans and reaching for denim dresses to wear with ballet flats instead. It’s not that I’m totally retiring my favorite jeans, but they can be stifling and impractical on hot days. Denim dresses, however, offer the best of both worlds: They’re just as versatile as any pant in…
Read MoreVelvet Blonde Hair Is Summer’s Most Effortless Hair Color
While platinum blonde has ruled summer hair colors in the past, velvet blonde hair is here to soften things up. This season, subtle blonde hair like honey bronde and velvet blonde are trending for their rich, multidimensional, and, most important, low-maintenance look. Our favorite celebs are trading in their bold blondes for a more natural…
Read MoreHegseth Attempts to Cut Off Democratic Senator After Asking If He Discussed Security Firing With MAGA Influencer: ‘Your Time is Up’
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attempted to cut off a Democratic senator who asked if he discussed firing Gen. Timothy D. Haugh with MAGA influencer Laura Loomer. A heated exchange occurred between Hegseth and Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen during Wednesday’s Senate hearing on the Department of Defense’s nearly $1 trillion budget. At the center of…
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