Roberto Machado Noa | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Canadian dollar fell on Monday morning after trade talks between Ottawa and Washington fell apart, leaving both sides facing higher prices on a wide array of imported goods. The U.S. on Saturday slapped 50% tariffs on around $20 billion worth of imports from Canada, its second-biggest…
For some people, love does not end with goodbye. It simply changes the way it is expressed. An elderly auto driver in Bengaluru has been quietly carrying on a daily ritual for his late wife, even eight years after her death. Every day, he cleans his auto, places flowers inside the vehicle, and keeps his…
Thousands of Argentines are flocking to a remote stretch of Patagonia, seeking work with only backpacks, tents and the hope that they and their country can turn around their fortunes. Source link
Tens of thousands of people in the US state of Nevada have been told to evacuate their homes as a wildfire approached the city of Reno. Eyewitnesses recorded videos showing the blaze and plumes of smoke in the outskirts of the city as the fire continued to spread over the weekend. Six people have been…
For most children, 6 am is still a time to be asleep. But for one little boy, the early morning has become a time for a special routine. Every day, he makes his way to a neighbourhood shop, sits quietly, and waits, not for a friend or a family member, but for a group of…
Norway’s King Harald V’s health has worsened, the palace has said, as he remains in hospital receiving antibiotics for a bloodstream bacterial infection. The monarch has responded to treatment despite the deterioration in his condition, according to the palace, but he will remain at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, and on leave from royal duties until…
For anyone with a garden, coconut shell charcoal offers a genuinely useful, low-cost way to improve soil health. Once broken down and worked into soil, it helps improve water retention and aeration, creating better growing conditions for plants without needing any synthetic soil additives. Whole or halved shells also get repurposed directly as small planters…
GUANGZHOU, CHINA – JULY 14: A woman looks at her smartphone while walking past a SHEIN sign outside the company’s office on July 14, 2026, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shein is planning to raise up to $13.86 billion in Hong Kong dollars ($1.77 billion) in…
Few flowers are as closely tied to India’s festive season as the chrysanthemum, and for good reason, it’s practically the signature bloom of Diwali decorations across the country. Sown now, it typically comes into flower from around August through November, with colours ranging from warm yellows and oranges to deep maroons, whites, and lavenders. It…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called steep new U.S. tariffs on a wide swath of his country’s goods “a miscalculation” Saturday morning after trade talks with Canada collapsed late Friday. Carney blamed the breakdown of talks on what he said were the Trump administration’s “uneconomic” and “unfair” demands. The 50% tariffs affect about $20 billion…