Summer is officially over, and your patio is probably ready to be closed down for the cooler months. Before the first frost, it’s worth putting away cushions, grill tools and other small items, and covering the furniture that stays outside through winter. Here’s why: Rain, snow and freezing temperatures can crack, fade and mildew outdoor…
In Sinapore, Xiang spoke of the recognition young people seek in today’s China, where they often look to systems for approval – from competitive exams to secure jobs – and how that approval becomes a measure of self-worth, which can be exhausting and damaging. It is healthier, he suggested, to seek meaning and understanding from…
Spools of electrical wires outside a series of assembly tents during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Stargate is a collaboration of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, with promotional support from President Donald Trump, to build data centers and other infrastructure for artificial intelligence…
Peter Van Geit recounts his six-year legal battle in an Instagram post. In June 2024, Belgian trekker and Chennai-based activist Peter Van Geit lost his 93-year-old mother, Irena Van Goethem. She died in Belgium, where Van Geit had wanted to be with her during her final years.Instead, he says, he was in India, after years…
Away from emotional stories like Yin’s, the campaign has had mixed success. While the Great Green Wall is a “great initiative in principle,” the Chinese government tends to emphasize “top-down, technocratic solutions to environmental problems” and focus on targets more than quality, said Judith Shapiro, who teaches at American University in the department of environment,…
“My heart breaks every single day because I keep reliving it and reliving it, and I can’t no more, and I want this to happen before I die,” she added. “There’s not a day goes by that I don’t think about Colleen or how she died and how rough it was. I just want Christa…
And then there are the payments that don’t feel like “banking” until something goes wrong.Rent, school fees, domestic help, subscriptions, utility bills and payments to local service providers often sit in different parts of a family’s monthly routine. If any of these depend on a cheque, cash or a particular bank transaction, check them now.The…
LONDON — British police arrested several men on suspicion of explosives offences on Sunday near an air base which the United States Air Force had been using to facilitate strikes on Iran. A major incident was declared, with a large emergency services presence seen in the area around RAF Fairford, close to the village of…
Four people have died after a helicopter crashed in a small town 50km (31 miles) from Montreal, Quebec’s provincial police have told the BBC. Emergency services were called to Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville shortly after 14:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Saturday afternoon, where they found the aircraft on fire and declared its occupants dead at the scene….
Cardamom is a tropical spice plant that can also be grown at home with the right care. It grows best in partial to full shade and prefers rich soil that stays moist without holding too much water. Growing it in a pot also makes it easier to move the plant to a warmer spot when…
