Posts by Amelia Frost
Video: How Tariffs Are Affecting Wedding Dress Prices
[ad_1] Jordyn Holman, a New York Times business reporter, is planning a wedding. To find out how tariffs are affecting the bridal industry, she visited three different dress shops selling gowns from around the world. [ad_2] Source link
Read MoreOasis Ride Britpop Revival As 90s Make Nostalgic Comeback In UK
[ad_1] With “Britpop” bands Oasis and Pulp topping the charts and filling concert halls, a 90s vibe is floating over the UK this summer amid nostalgia for a “cooler” time when people seemed “happier”. A trip to high street retailer Marks and Spencer, popular with older shoppers, feels like stepping back 30 years, with Oasis…
Read More‘We Have Nothing’: Afghans Driven Out Of Iran Return To Uncertain Future
[ad_1] Hajjar Shademani’s family waited for hours in the heat and dust after crossing the border into Afghanistan, their neat pile of suitcases all that remained of a lifetime in Iran after being deported to their homeland. The 19-year-old and her three siblings are among tens of thousands of Afghans who have crossed the Islam…
Read MoreSouthern Europe Roasts As Temperatures Soar
[ad_1] A punishing heatwave gripped southern Europe on Monday, prompting authorities to issue health and wildfire warnings as temperatures are expected to soar again. France, Italy, Portugal and Spain have been sweltering for several days as the mercury climbed to 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) in some places. “This is unprecedented,” Agner Pannier-Runacher, France’s ecology…
Read MoreOver 230,000 Afghans Left Iran In June Ahead Of Return Deadline: IOM
[ad_1] More than 230,000 Afghans left Iran in June, most of them deported, as returns surge ahead of a deadline set by Tehran, the United Nations migration agency said on Monday. The number of returns from Iran rose dramatically in recent weeks. Afghans have reported increased deportations ahead of the July 6 deadline announced by…
Read MoreDalai Lama Suggests Institution To Continue At 90th Birthday Launch
[ad_1] Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, gave on Monday the strongest indication yet that the 600-year-old institution would continue after his death, at prayer celebrations for his 90th birthday. The Dalai Lama joined thousands of Buddhist followers on Monday in the prayer celebrations, a landmark event resonating far beyond the Indian Himalayan town…
Read MoreChina’s Top Diplomat Visits Europe Pitching Closer Ties In ‘Volatile’ World
[ad_1] China’s top diplomat heads to Europe on Monday for a visit which Beijing said will highlight ties as an “anchor of stability” in a world in turmoil. Wang Yi’s tour will take him to the European Union’s headquarters in Brussels as well as France and Germany as China seeks to improve relations with the…
Read MoreCanada Rescinds Tax On US Tech Firms In Hopes Of Trump Trade Deal
[ad_1] Canada will rescind taxes impacting US tech firms that had prompted President Donald Trump to retaliate by calling off trade talks, Ottawa said Sunday, adding that negotiations with Washington would resume. The digital services tax, enacted last year, would have seen US service providers such as Alphabet and Amazon on the hook for a…
Read MoreUN Conference Seeks Boost For Aid As US Cuts Bite
[ad_1] A UN conference aiming to rally fresh support for development aid begins in Spain on Monday with the sector in crisis as US-led funding cuts jeopardise the fight against poverty. At least 50 world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, Kenya’s William Ruto, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and UN head Antonio Guterres…
Read MoreMeta Spending Big On AI Talent But Will It Pay Off?
[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions of dollars for top talent to make up ground in the generative artificial intelligence race, sparking doubt about the wisdom of the spree. OpenAI boss Sam Altman recently lamented that Meta has offered $100 million bonuses to engineers who jump to Zuckerberg’s ship, where hefty salaries await.…
Read MoreTogo Groups Say Recent Protests Left 7 Dead
[ad_1] At least seven people were killed and many others wounded during recent anti-government protests in the Togolese capital Lome, according to an initial count civic groups gave journalists Sunday. Campaigning groups and rights organisations denounced “abuses committed by members of the Togolese security forces and militias”, and said seven bodies had been recovered from…
Read MoreTrump-Musk Feud Reignited After Senate Passes ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
[ad_1] The feud between President Donald Trump and his once close ally, billionaire Elon Musk, has resumed after the Senate officially passed the GOP’s “one big, beautiful” tax and spending bill. Trump appeared on Fox News in conversation with host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday morning, during which he talked about the Tesla CEO and the…
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