Posts by Amelia Frost
Bernie Sanders Thrills Coachella Crowd With Surprise Appearance
[ad_1] US senator Bernie Sanders became one of Coachella’s top cameos so far, drawing a massive crowd on Saturday as he made a pitstop at the premier music festival. Screaming fans sprinted over, camera phones in hand, to capture the politician’s unnannounced speech that followed a blockbuster set from superstar Charli XCX at a neighboring…
Read MoreBulgarian Border City Hails Schengen Tourism Boom
[ad_1] There always used to be a long line of traffic waiting to cross the steel truss Danube Bridge over the river between Giurgiu in Romania and the Bulgarian city of Rousse on the other side. But since both EU countries fully joined Europe’s Schengen open-borders zone this year, removing time-consuming frontier checks, traffic flow…
Read MoreAlgeria Protests After Consular Official Indicted In France
[ad_1] Algeria protested strongly Saturday after French prosecutors indicted one of its consular officials on suspicion of involvement in the April 2024 abduction of an Algerian influencer in a Paris suburb. The indictment comes at a delicate time in relations between Algeria and its former colonial power, with Algiers claiming the move was aimed at…
Read MoreIndonesia Palm Oil Firms Eye New Markets As US Trade War Casts Shadow
[ad_1] Indonesian palm oil companies are seeking new markets in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as they try to protect themselves from the impact of Donald Trump’s trade war, a top industry executive told AFP. Indonesia is the world’s biggest producer of the edible oil — used in making foods such as cakes, chocolate,…
Read MoreIndonesia’s Horror Movie Industry Rises From The Grave
[ad_1] Crunching popcorn and screaming, Indonesians are flocking to watch homegrown horror films in cinemas that draw on the country’s penchant for ghost and monster stories. The genre now dominates Indonesia’s theatres after this folklore helped the industry rise from the grave at the start of the century, when almost no horror films were produced…
Read MoreMyanmar Marks New Year Festival Mourning Quake Losses
[ad_1] Thousands marked the start of Myanmar’s water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month’s earthquake, with the country’s most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor. The “Thingyan” festival typically celebrates Myanmar’s new year with water-splashing rituals symbolising cleansing and renewal, but the central cities of Mandalay and Sagaing lie…
Read MoreDeath Toll In Dominican Nightclub Roof Collapse Hits 226
[ad_1] The death toll in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic rose to 226 on Saturday, as authorities said they had returned all victims’ bodies to their loved ones. The disaster claimed the lives of 221 people inside the Jet Set club early Tuesday and four more have died in hospital, Health Minister…
Read MoreEcuador Votes In Razor-close Presidential Runoff
[ad_1] Ecuadorans vote Sunday in a too-close-to-call presidential election pitting the incumbent, security hawk Daniel Noboa, against a charismatic leftist challenger. The 37-year-old president narrowly won February’s first round, but not by enough to avoid another duel against a resurgent Luisa Gonzalez, who is bidding to become Ecuador’s first woman president. The election has been…
Read MoreTrump Adds Tariff Exemptions for Smartphones, Computers and Other Electronics
[ad_1] After more than a week of ratcheting up tariffs on products imported from China, the Trump administration issued a rule late Friday that spared smartphones, computers, semiconductors and other electronics from some of the fees, in a significant break for tech companies like Apple and Dell and the prices of iPhones and other consumer…
Read MoreWorld Expo Opens In Japan In Rocky Times
[ad_1] World Expo opened on Sunday with 160 countries and regions showcasing their technology, culture and food, with host Japan hoping to provide the world with some much-needed hope. Highlights at the show in Osaka until mid-October include a Mars meteorite, a beating artificial heart grown from stem cells and Hello Kitty figures in algae…
Read MoreEcuador’s Presidential Hopefuls Face Toxic Brew Of Crime, Unemployment
[ad_1] Cartel violence is hollowing out Ecuador’s largest city Guayaquil, scaring away tourists, pummelling the economy and leaving whoever wins Sunday’s presidential election with a gargantuan problem. In picturesque and once-bustling Seminary Park, these days iguanas almost outnumber visitors. “In the afternoon it feels like a cemetery,” said Juan Carlos Pesantes who has sold sweets…
Read MoreOver 100 Feared Dead In Sudan Paramilitary Attacks In Darfur: UN
[ad_1] More than 100 people, including 20 children, are now feared dead in Sudan following paramilitary attacks on the besieged Darfur city of El-Fasher and two nearby famine-hit camps, the United Nations said on Saturday. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the regular army since April 2023, launched “coordinated ground and aerial assaults”…
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