Posts by Amelia Frost
Asian Markets Build On Trump Rally, Yen Steady Ahead Of BoJ
[ad_1] Asian markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street in response to Donald Trump’s tax-cut pledge, while the yen weakened slightly ahead of an expected interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan later in the day. In a much-anticipated speech via video link at the Davos World Forum in Switzerland, the…
Read MoreLeong: We share our streets — and the responsibility to keep them safe
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists Traffic signals and road design alone aren’t enough to prevent pedestrian collisions Published Jan 20, 2025 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Emergency crews work at the scene of…
Read MoreSurvivors Strive To Ensure Young Do Not Forget Auschwitz
[ad_1] On a frosty Polish winter evening, 96-year-old Esther Senot told the 100 or so shivering students at Auschwitz-Birkenau how she was a teenager much like them when she was first brought to the Nazi death camp on September 2, 1943. Senot said her older sister, so frail and gaunt she was barely recognisable, made…
Read MoreClimate Change Cooks Up Japanese ‘Cabbage Shock’
[ad_1] Japan’s much-loved “tonkatsu” pork cutlets come with a mound of freshly shredded cabbage, but a surge in the price of the humble vegetable has prompted chef Katsumi Shinagawa to skimp on servings. The culprit is a changing climate. Last year’s record summer heat and heavy rain ruined crops, driving up the cost of the…
Read MoreCurious About Using a Vibrator for the First Time? Start Here
[ad_1] When I bought my first sex toy, I didn’t know that vibrators for beginners was even a category. I simply asked my roommate what she owned (the Lelo Gigi), bought the same model, and then clumsily figured out how to use a vibrator without doing any research. I didn’t know what I was doing,…
Read MoreBills and Lions Give NFL Fans in Canada Reason to Cheer
[ad_1] About a decade ago, Mike Smith tried to capture the sour mood of the patrons in his neighborhood bar, Joe Kool’s. For years, their favorite sports teams endured winless seasons, playoff droughts and epic collapses, so he designed a T-shirt that included a map of southern Ontario with London in the middle and lines…
Read MoreIndian Hindu Pilgrims Take The Plunge Ahead Of Largest Gathering
[ad_1] Indian farmer Govind Singh travelled for nearly two days by train to reach what he believes is the “land of the gods” — just one among legions of Hindu pilgrims joining the largest gathering of humanity. The millennia-old Kumbh Mela, a sacred show of religious piety and ritual bathing that opens Monday, is held…
Read MoreLos Angeles Fire Evacuees Face Price Gouging
[ad_1] Five days after an inferno razed Pacific Palisades, Maya Lieberman is desperate to find somewhere to live. But unscrupulous landlords who are jacking up prices are making it hard. “The price gouging is going haywire, it’s obscene,” the 50-year-old stylist told AFP. “I can’t find anywhere for us to go.” Huge fires that have…
Read MoreSahra Wagenknecht, Germany’s Combative ‘Left-wing Conservative’
[ad_1] After a lifetime in opposition, Germany’s hard-left standard-bearer Sahra Wagenknecht has shaken up the political scene with a blend of pro-poor, Moscow-friendly and anti-immigration policies. On Sunday, the 55-year-old launches the campaign of her one-year-old BSW party in the hope it will enter parliament after a snap general election slated for February 23, replicating…
Read MoreCroatia’s Populist President Appears Set For Re-election
[ad_1] Croatians vote Sunday in a presidential runoff with the incumbent Zoran Milanovic appearing set to win a second term, in what would be a blow to the scandal-hit governing party. Milanovic enters the contest with surging momentum as he faces off with Dragan Primorac, supported by the HDZ party that governs Croatia. The outspoken…
Read MoreCyclone-ravaged Mayotte On Red Alert For New Storm
[ad_1] Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced Sunday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and flash floods less than a month after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a deadly cyclone. Mayotte was placed on red alert from 1900 GMT on Saturday in anticipation of the passage of Dikeledi, a…
Read MoreChina’s Women E-sports Players Defy Sexism For Love Of The Game
[ad_1] For women e-sports players in China, mastering the game is just the first hurdle to carving out a space for themselves in the male-dominated field. To compete, casually but especially professionally, they must also overcome vicious trolls, gender norms, familial expectations and limited opportunities. China has become one of the world’s largest markets for…
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