More than half of those experiencing homelessness in New Zealand are women, often mothers of young children and living in uninhabitable housing or sharing accommodation, a researcher at the University of Otago, Wellington—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Pōneke, says. The lead author of a
DUBAI, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Iran sees the chance of a good outcome from a third round of talks with the United States, its President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday, as a delegation left for Geneva for negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program. A senior U.S. official said on
Evangelion’s 30th anniversary event debuted an Asuka short teasing alternate futures. The new Evangelion Yoko Taro is creating should follow suit.
In Paris, London, Zurich, Belgrade and Warsaw, demonstrations were held in support of the Ukrainian people.
In this episode, Laila travels to Chile to witness first-hand how creative collaboration is becoming Qatar’s signature on the world stage. What does it mean when murals, music, and marketplaces become canvases for international dialogue? We speak to the creatives who are taking
We've scraped through the avalanche to rescue these fantastic games
The population of the European eel has collapsed by more than 90% since the 1980s. Yet, dozens of tonnes of juveniles, known as glass eels, are thought to be poached each year and shipped live to aquaculture farms outside Europe.
A new peer-reviewed study led by Dr. Hesham El-Askary, Ph.D., professor of computational and data science at Chapman University, concludes that the saddle dam of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam shows significant vulnerabilities that if breached could threaten downstream
“F1” star Damson Idris has been named Formula 1’s global ambassador. The news comes days after Idris helped launch the new Formula 1 season by appearing in the new “All To Drive For” campaign which he appears in with all 22 drivers. Idris co-starred in the “F1” movie last year
Egyptian multihyphenate Mohamed Ramadan — who last year became the first artist from Egypt to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival — has signed with rhe William Morris Endeavor Agency for worldwide representation in all areas. Ramadan, 37, who is based in
The project, which will house tens of thousands of people, aims to begin reconstruction before Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, and is meant to accompany the disarming of Hamas in phase two of the cease-fire under U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan
The man responsible for the death of the original singer of the Dixie Chicks in a Texas crash has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for manslaughter. Laura Lynch, the co-founder of the band now known as the Chicks, died on Dec. 22, 2023, when her truck was struck head-on by
A growing number of international chefs have publicly removed eel from their menus. Fishing and trade of the European eel remain legal within the EU, despite repeated warnings from scientists that the species could soon disappear.
The German government is set to hold an “extraordinary meeting” over the “future direction” of the Berlinale, the festival has confirmed. In a statement sent to Variety, the Berlinale said that the federal government commissioner for culture and the media (BKM) had informed the
On Friday, Mitski will release her new album Nothing's About To Happen To Me . It's fucking awesome. Mitski is planning an international tour behind the LP, mostly doing multiple-night stands in big cites. Earlier this month, she performed some of her new songs live for the
Dozens of people have died in landslides and flooding in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
A new method for cleaning household water supplies in rural communities in Nepal is being developed by an international team of scientists. The solution removes harmful bacteria from the water by inserting non-toxic metal catalysts into containers which sit outside residents'
Hello Kitty and Friends are coming to hit mobile game “Monopoly Go!” From March 10 through 29, the beloved Sanrio characters — including icons like Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, My Melody, Keroppi, Pompompurin, Pochacco and Kuromi — will arrive in the game with themed minigames,
How a young designer got brought on to help redesign a legacy sports brand following a TikTok post.
Germany opens the first museum outside Ukraine on Russia’s full-scale war, with drones, missile fragments and testimonies at Berlin Story Bunker.
President Trump delivered a record-setting State of the Union address Tuesday night, when he zeroed in on his signature economic and foreign policies, while laying criticism on the Supreme Court and Democrats. Four justices listened but did not react. The president touted his
Access to biological samples raised flags for Zimbabwe as the US did not want to share the benefits of its research.
The US-based Institute for the Study of War said in a report that the Kremlin is looking for ways to divert attention away from “the Russian military’s inability” to achieve Moscow’s objectives, and might cause a nuclear incident to do so.
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 - A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work last year, two-thirds of them killed by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday.
By Rami Ayyub, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A Gaza firm has been contracted to build an Emirati-funded compound for tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in a part of the territory under Israeli military control, two Israeli
Oliver “Power” Grant, the business mastermind behind the Wu-Tang Clan, has died at the age of 52. News of Grant’s passing was made public on Tuesday (February 24), although a cause of death is currently unknown. Tributes have poured in from various Wu-Tang members as well as
The hacker group, called Handala, says it released sensitive data on more than 10,000 patients. The HMO, Clalit, says it is looking into the matter, and that its services are operating as normal
AI company Anthropic and the US Pentagon are at a standoff. Here is all you need to know.
The leader of the seminal Orange County punk band is healthy but still full of piss and vinegar: "They're suppressing free speech right now. It's fucking insane"
Whether due to the electoral context in Brazil or the myopia of his political beliefs, Lula has reinforced his anti-Trump campaign.
BUDAPEST, Feb 25 - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday accused Ukraine of planning to disrupt the Hungarian energy system and ordered the deployment of soldiers and equipment to safeguard critical infrastructure.
26th February marks the anniversary of the fall of Khojaly during the First Karabakh War in 1992, resulting in what remains the largest single massacre of this conflict, writes Tale Heydarov. According to official figures, 613 civilians were killed, including 106 women, 63