Posts by Amelia Frost
Rapture 2025 Did Not Happen But Video Of ‘Millions’ Of Birds Swarming After Earthquake Hint Of Apocalyptic Events Might Be Coming
[ad_1] The world was supposed to end twice. When the much-hyped ‘Rapture 2025’ failed to materialise in late September, many assumed the prophecy had quietly fizzled out. The prediction had circulated widely on TikTok, where preachers and believers shared countdown videos and warnings under hashtags such as #Rapture2025 and #JesusIsComing. Days later, followers revised the…
Read MoreUnblock Your Savings: How Blockchain Cuts Cross-Border Fees by 30%
[ad_1] If you’ve ever sent money overseas and winced at the “service fee” that sneaks in at the end of the transaction, you’re not alone. Whether you’re paying a freelancer abroad, supporting family, or getting paid by international clients, those hidden costs can quietly chip away at your income. But here’s the good news, blockchain…
Read MoreColumbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day? The truth behind America’s divided October holiday
[ad_1] Every October, America faces a familiar question: what are we really celebrating — Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day? This Monday, October 13, two holidays share one date and one stage in a growing national reckoning. What was once a jubilant tribute to discovery has become a moment of reflection and confrontation about history,…
Read MoreHundreds Celebrate In Madagascar As President Due To Address Nation
[ad_1] Soldiers and security forces joined hundreds celebrating in Madagascar’s capital on Monday, hours before President Andry Rajoelina was due to address the nation following weeks of protests and growing calls for his resignation. People flooded a square in front of the Antananarivo city hall, waving flags and chanting slogans, some hanging off military vehicles…
Read MoreChina Detains Prominent ‘Underground’ Pastor In Crackdown
[ad_1] The founder of a prominent Chinese underground church has been detained along with more than 20 of its members in a sweeping national crackdown, according to his daughter and one of its pastors. Police arrested Jin Mingri, who founded the unregistered Zion Church, at his home in the southern region of Guangxi on Friday…
Read MoreTears, Joy In Israel As Hamas Hands Over First Hostages
[ad_1] Hundreds of people gathered on Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square erupted in joy, tears and song as news broke that Hamas had handed over the first hostages to be released on Monday after two years of captivity in Gaza. Many had come at sunrise, carrying pictures of the hostages and waving Israeli flags bearing a…
Read MoreFrom Waste To Runway: Kenyan Designers Transform Used Clothes Into Art
[ad_1] In a dusty alley in the heart of Kenya’s largest open-air market, fashion models strut down a makeshift runway in bold, upcycled outfits made from waste collected at dumpsites and market cast-offs — proof that even trash can dazzle. Every year, thousands of tonnes of used clothes from Europe, the United States, and beyond…
Read MoreScientists Probe Tajik Glacier For Clues To Climate Resistance
[ad_1] Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting — yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades. Can it last? To find out, a dozen scientists, accompanied exclusively by an AFP photographer, trekked high over one glacier in eastern Tajikistan…
Read MoreChina Trade Beats Forecasts In September As Tariff Fears Rise
[ad_1] China’s trade grew faster than expected last month, official data showed Monday, though fresh fears are rising of a major escalation in the tariff war between Beijing and Washington. The world’s second-largest economy has in recent years been mired in a persistent domestic spending slump just as pressure on its export-reliant manufacturing sector intensifies.…
Read MoreAsian Equity Markets Drop After Trump Reignites Tariff Row
[ad_1] Asian markets sank Monday after US President Donald Trump reignited his trade war with China by threatening last week to impose 100 percent tariffs on goods from the country. However, the losses were tempered slightly by a more conciliatory tone on Sunday when Trump described Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as “respected”. Trump wrote on…
Read MoreMassive UK Dieselgate Lawsuit Reaches Court
[ad_1] A trial involving five major carmakers opens at London’s High Court Monday, marking the latest chapter of the dieselgate emissions scandal that has rocked the auto industry for a decade. The High Court will decide in a three-month trial whether systems installed in Mercedes, Ford, Peugeot-Citroen, Renault and Nissan diesel vehicles were designed to…
Read MoreIn Bid To Save Shipyards, US Set To Charge Fees On Chinese Ships
[ad_1] An escalating trade war between China and the United States faces another flashpoint Tuesday when Chinese ships will be required to start paying a special fee to dock at US ports. The move announced by the US Trade Representative (USTR) in April triggered reciprocal measures from Beijing, which will impose similar costs on US…
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