On a collection of islands known for their sweeping sandy beaches and rugged volcanic peaks, just four hours from Auckland, Ranasingha has been an involuntary guest. She’s luckier than others in her position, she says, with her hotel letting her stay free of charge in its staff accommodation and friendly locals providing her with food…
India is a country where you can travel a few hundred kilometres and find a new language, a new dish, and a new way of greeting people. It’s one of the first things that surprises tourists, and one of the things Indians are proudest of. But the country is not endowed with such diversity by…
They were later joined by unions and the Yellow Vests, a grassroots movement that emerged in 2018 as a revolt against fuel taxes. Those demonstrations appear to have inspired similar protests across the continent, with protests erupting in Belgium, Spain, Italy and elsewhere. People protest at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, on Saturday.Volodymyr Sindieiev /…
Single mother and content creator Cho Seung-yeon, 37, marked the end of her marriage by throwing a divorce ceremony. Instead of treating her divorce as a failure, she gathered her close friends to mark the end of her former life and the beginning of her next chapter. However, Cho received a backlash after posting about…
For many households, grocery shopping is a routine expense. But when the monthly bill starts approaching the cost of a holiday or a major purchase, it can quickly become a talking point. That is what happened after Bengaluru-based social media user Ramsri Goutham Golla shared that his family of four spends between Rs 60,000 and…
A federal judge in Florida has tossed a revised version of President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal over a story about a birthday card he allegedly sent Jeffrey Epstein more than two decades ago. U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles found Trump’s amended suit suffered from the same fatal flaw…
People evacuated from the devastated Russian-occupied city of Oleshky were reunited with their loved ones after crossing from Belarus into Ukraine on Saturday. This comes as a ceasefire brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump took effect across the frontline region of Kherson on Tuesday. Families were reunited at a site in the region of…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaking at Oracle AI World in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 27, 2026. CNBC OpenAI is seeking to raise up to $20 billion in a new funding round, CNBC confirmed on Saturday, paring back its earlier target of up to $30 billion. The funding round is still in progress and has…
When a sweet craving hits and you’re trying to stay low-carb, a few of these coconut balls can save the day. They need no oven, no fancy equipment and only three ingredients, and they come together in about five minutes. Soft, lightly sweet and full of coconut flavour, they make an easy snack for low-carb…
With all the content available online these days, it can be hard to figure out what’s real and what’s hype. While we don’t always have the answers, we have a direct line to people who do — which is why we present to you our series The Internet Made Me Ask, where we have experts…
