Posts by Amelia Frost
Rain Complicates Recovery In Quake-hit Myanmar As Death Toll Rises
[ad_1] Rain is compounding misery and presenting new hurdles for relief efforts on Sunday in Myanmar, where state media reported the death toll from a devastating earthquake has risen to nearly 3,500 people. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck on March 28, razing buildings, cutting off power and destroying bridges and roads across the country. Damage has…
Read More‘Anxious’: US Farmers See Tariffs Threaten Earnings
[ad_1] As President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs took effect this weekend, US farmers hoping for a profit this year instead found themselves facing lower crop prices — and the prospect of ceding more ground in foreign markets. “We’re already getting below break-even at the current time,” said Jim Martin, a fifth-generation Illinois farmer who…
Read MoreNostalgia Fuels UK Boom In Vintage Video Game Repairs
[ad_1] The shelves lining Luke Malpass’s home workshop are a gamer’s treasure trove stretching back decades, with components of vintage Game Boys, Sega Mega Drives and Nintendos jostling for space and awaiting repair. Parcels from gamers seeking help arrive from around the world at RetroSix, Malpass’s Aladdin’s cave. He has turned a lifelong passion for…
Read MoreSnappy Birthday: Germany’s Leica Camera Turns 100
[ad_1] Photographer Franziska Stuenkel likes to take spontaneous urban shots, so she needs a nimble camera that is ready to go when inspiration strikes: her German-made Leica M11. “I have to be very quick and discreet,” said the Berlin-based artist who captures reflections of people walking past windows, their contours merging with the shapes behind…
Read MoreCzech Beer Culture Eyes UNESCO Listing As Pubs Take Hit
[ad_1] Going to a pub several times a week to meet friends, media consultant Gabriela Galetkova hopes Czech beer culture — which is taking a hit as bar visits dip — will be internationally recognised. “I won’t buy beer to drink at home. For me, Czech beer culture is about meeting people in a typical…
Read MoreArtificial Glaciers Boost Water Supply In Northern Pakistan
[ad_1] At the foot of Pakistan’s impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round, farmers grappling with a lack of water have created their own ice towers. Warmer winters as a result of climate change has reduced the snow fall and subsequent seasonal snowmelt that feeds the valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan, a remote region home…
Read MoreThousands Rally For South Korea’s Impeached Ex-president Yoon
[ad_1] Thousands protested in the South Korean capital Saturday in support of disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office a day earlier over his bungled martial law declaration. South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously ruled on Friday to remove Yoon over the December 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule, triggering fresh elections to…
Read MoreJPMorgan: Trump’s Tariffs Are the Largest Tax Hike Since 1968
[ad_1] With President Donald Trump‘s sweeping new tariffs now in effect, top analysts are sounding the alarm on the global economic outlook. JPMorgan has significantly increased its recession forecast, now estimating a 60% chance of a downturn. The investment bank warns that the tariffs amount to a ‘ticking time bomb’, with retaliatory measures from global…
Read MoreThousands Swarm DC Streets to Protest Trump, Musk and Israel’s War on Gaza
[ad_1] Thousands of protestors gathered in Washington to protest the Trump administration and Israel’s war on Gaza on Saturday. Thousands of protesters swarmed Washington and cities across the nation to oppose President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Israel‘s war on Gaza. The National March on Washington for Palestine began in the early afternoon with thousands…
Read More‘Hands Off!’ Anti-Trump Americans Flood Washington
[ad_1] When Liz Gabbitas joined thousands of fellow protesters Saturday in the US capital, she thought her message to the Trump administration would be best delivered through her homemade sign: a cardboard guillotine. The 34-year-old librarian made clear she does not advocate violence, but nevertheless insisted that her one-meter (three-foot) sign, complete with tin foil…
Read MoreHailey Bieber Commits to Spring’s Least Practical Bag Trend
[ad_1] Hailey Bieber is never letting go of the oversized clutch. While popping into Sushi Stop with Kendall and Kylie Jenner on April 3, the 28-year-old model tucked a ludicrously capacious black clutch underneath the arm of her speckled fur coat and a casual white tank top, finishing off the oversized-everything ensemble with a pair…
Read MoreStephen Miller Mocks Judge Who Ordered Return of Man Mistakenly Deported to El Salvador Mega-Prison: ‘Thinks She’s President of El Salvador’
[ad_1] President Trump’s top advisor mocked a Maryland judge’s ruling regarding a wrongly deported American citizen. President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Stephen Miller took to social media to mock a Maryland judge on Friday. U.S. Circuit Judge Paula Xinis ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must assist in returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia to…
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