Posts by Amelia Frost
Argentina Under Milei: A Tale Of Two Economies
[ad_1] In Javier Milei’s Argentina, falling inflation has stimulated a boom in car and real estate sales and foreign-bound planes take off laden with tourists. But on the other side of a very complicated economic coin, consumption is dropping precipitously among low- and middle-income groups while more and more people work in precarious jobs and…
Read MoreHow to Nominate an Outstanding Fashion Student for Glamour’s 2025 College Women of the Year Award
[ad_1] In August 1957, Glamour unveiled the magazine’s first 10 Best-Dressed College Girls in America. The winners had been selected from hundreds of colleges and universities across the country for their fashionable campus, weekend, and party outfits. While we would never judge women based on their appearance alone now, the list was forward-thinking at the…
Read More20 People Killed In Aid Point Crush In Southern Gaza
[ad_1] At least 20 people were killed in a chaotic crush at an aid centre in southern Gaza on Wednesday, with the site’s operator blaming “agitators” within the crowd and the territory’s civil defence agency attributing the panic to Israeli gunfire. It was the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s (GHF) first acknowledgement of deaths…
Read MoreThe New American Engine: Trump’s $100B AI-Energy Blitz Begins A National Transformation
[ad_1] President Donald J. Trump this week unveiled a $100 billion wave of private-sector investments aimed at overhauling America’s artificial intelligence infrastructure and the energy systems required to support it. Announced Monday at the Pennsylvania Energy & Innovation Summit held at Carnegie Mellon University, the plan draws together major players from the tech, energy, and…
Read MoreKENNETH GREEN: Carney should rethink ‘carbon capture’ climate cure
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Opinion Columnists Proponents claim CCS could replace other more ham-handed climate regulations such as carbon taxes, emission caps, etc. The problem is, like many (or most) proposed climate panaceas, CCS is oversold. Published Jul 16, 2025 • Last updated 33 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this…
Read MoreItaly Sorts Vast Piles Of Post For Popular Pope Leo
[ad_1] Leo XIV has not long been pope, yet the American head of the Catholic Church already receives 100 kilogrammes of letters a day, faithfully sorted by the Italian post office. Missives from around the world, addressed to “His Holiness” in flowing cursive, in stark block capitals or in scrawls, are sorted into a series…
Read MoreNvidia’s Huang Says ‘Doing Our Best’ To Serve Chinese Market
[ad_1] Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday his firm was “doing our best” to serve China’s vast market for semiconductors after meeting Beijing officials. Huang is in the Chinese capital this week to attend the China International Supply Chain Expo, a forum for the country to boost its image as the global defender of…
Read MoreIndonesian Shoemakers Fear Trump Tariffs Despite Lower Levy
[ad_1] At a leather boot shop in the Indonesian city of Bandung, workers handle an order from Texas but owner Etnawati Melani says she fears such business will dwindle when Donald Trump’s tariffs hit exports. The United States is Indonesia’s biggest market for footwear exports and the American president announced Tuesday he would impose 19…
Read MoreIndonesia Hails ‘New Era’ With US After Trump Trade Pact
[ad_1] Indonesia’s leader on Wednesday hailed a “new era” of trade relations with the United States, after Donald Trump said he slashed the tariff rate faced by Southeast Asia’s biggest economy from 32 percent to 19 percent. The Trump administration has been under pressure to wrap up trade pacts after promising a flurry of deals…
Read MorePakistan’s Quiet Solar Rush Puts Pressure On National Grid
[ad_1] Pakistanis are increasingly ditching the national grid in favour of solar power, prompting a boom in rooftop panels and spooking a government weighed down by billions of dollars of power sector debt. The quiet energy revolution has spread from wealthy neighbourhoods to middle- and lower-income households as customers look to escape soaring electricity bills…
Read MoreDutch Tech Giant ASML Sees Profits Rise But Warns On 2026
[ad_1] Dutch tech giant ASML said Wednesday it booked higher net profits in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the same period last year but warned that geopolitical headwinds had darkened the 2026 outlook. The firm, which makes cutting-edge machines for the manufacture of semiconductors, said net profits came in at 2.3 billion euros,…
Read MoreMcIlroy Returns To Portrush As Schauffele Defends British Open Crown
[ad_1] A raucous reception will greet Rory McIlroy as the British Open returns to Royal Portrush and Northern Ireland on Thursday for the first time since Shane Lowry’s 2019 triumph. McIlroy will be heralded by an expected crowd of 200,000 across the four days after ending his 11-year wait to complete the career Grand Slam…
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