Posts by Amelia Frost
Alcaraz Ends Tarvet’s Wimbledon Adventure, Sabalenka Advances
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz spoiled Oliver Tarvet’s Wimbledon adventure as the defending champion moved into the third round with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over the British amateur on Wednesday after Aryna Sabalenka stemmed the tide of shock exits. A record-breaking number of seeds crashed out at the All England Club in the first round, but…
Read MoreTears, Prayers, Exultation: Diddy Radiates Relief After Partial Acquittal
[ad_1] His gaze to the ceiling in exultation and hands miming prayer, Sean Combs appeared overjoyed as the jury foreman cleared the music mogul’s name of sweeping charges that took a life-sentence in prison off the table. Combs, 55, was still convicted on two lesser counts related to prostitution, and could serve time. But he…
Read MoreFrench Court Convicts Ex-Ubisoft Bosses For Workplace Harassment
[ad_1] A French court sentenced three former Ubisoft executives on Wednesday to suspended prison terms for enabling a culture of sexual and psychological harassment at the gaming giant. Thomas Francois, a former editorial vice president who was also convicted on a charge of attempted sexual assault, received the heaviest sentence of a suspended three-year term.…
Read MoreThe Job Market Just Blinked — And It’s Time To Pay Attention
[ad_1] The American job market has looked like the one thing you could count on—resilient, reliable, still rolling forward. But today’s ADP employment report may be the first real sign that it’s starting to lose steam. In June, private-sector payrolls shrank by 33,000 jobs, according to the report from ADP and the Stanford Digital Economy…
Read MoreUS Private Sector Shed Jobs For First Time In Recent Years: ADP
[ad_1] The US private sector unexpectedly lost jobs in June, according to data from payroll firm ADP on Wednesday, a potential sign of labor market weakness amid uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. It was the first such decline in recent years, in data that will be scrutinized ahead of government employment numbers due to…
Read MorePublic Or Private? Funding Debate Splits Reeling Aid Sector
[ad_1] As cuts by rich donors decimate aid budgets for the world’s most vulnerable, private financing has been touted as the sector’s saviour — but not everyone is convinced. The United Nations puts the annual funding deficit for aid at more than $4 trillion, with chilling consequences for health, education and humanitarian programmes in the…
Read MoreHILL: Smith gov’t records $8.3B surplus… but good times may soon end
[ad_1] Article content According to last week’s fiscal update, the Smith government recorded an $8.3-billion surplus in 2024-25 — $8 billion more than what the government projected in its original 2024 budget. But the good times won’t last forever. Article content Due largely to population growth, personal income tax revenue exceeded budget projections by $500…
Read MoreHong Kong To Regain IPO Crown This Year, Say PwC And Deloitte
[ad_1] Hong Kong is expected to lead the world in IPO financing this year despite uncertainty from geopolitical tensions and trade tariffs, accountancy giant PwC said on Wednesday. The Chinese financial hub’s capital market has rebounded strongly this year, with dozens of Chinese companies piling into the city to raise overseas capital despite regulatory pressure…
Read MoreAustralia Cancels Kanye West Visa Over ‘Heil Hitler’ Song
[ad_1] Australia has cancelled US rapper Kanye West’s visa over his song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the government said Wednesday. The 48-year-old musician, who has legally changed his name to Ye, released “Heil Hitler” on May 8, the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. West — whose wife…
Read MoreFire That Closed Heathrow Traced To Unrepaired Transformer
[ad_1] A fire at an electrical substation that forced a shutdown at London’s Heathrow Airport in March was likely caused by moisture entering electrical components, a problem first flagged in 2018, a report said Wednesday. Water entering a transformer and causing a short circuit “most likely” started the fire, according to the National Energy System…
Read MoreGaza Rescuers Say Israeli Strikes Kill 14 As Trump Teases Ceasefire Push
[ad_1] Gaza’s civil defence agency said that Israeli strikes killed at least 14 people on Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump urged Palestinian group Hamas to agree to a 60-day ceasefire. After nearly 21 months of war which has created dire humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, home to more than two million people, the…
Read MoreDemining Ukraine: From Drones To Risking It With A Rake
[ad_1] There were so many mines on Larisa Sysenko’s small farm in Kamyanka in eastern Ukraine after the Russians were pushed out that she and her husband Viktor started demining it themselves — with rakes. Further along the front line at Korobchyne near Kharkiv, Mykola Pereverzev began clearing the fields with his farm machinery. “My…
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