By 2050, up to 47 percent of the Amazon could hit critical ecological tipping points, researchers say, transitioning into savanna grasslands or other degraded ecosystems because of deforestation and human-driven global warming. This could mean the large-scale collapse of a biome that has for 65 million years has served as the Earth’s carbon sink, absorbing … Read more
International humanitarian law prohibits attacks on hospitals and health care facilities, or against patients, doctors, and their means of transport, during a conflict. A health care facility can lose its protected status if it is used to “commit acts that are harmful to the enemy,” according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). … Read more
Sanjay Manjrekar lauded left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav for dismissing England opener Zak Crawley during England’s run chase in the second Test as India won the game by 106 runs to level the five-match series 1-1. The former India cricketer pointed out that Crawley was looking extremely dangerous, having scored 73 runs off 132 balls, including … Read more
Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, speaks during a press conference to present the 2023 annual results of LVMH in Paris, France, January 25, 2024. Benoit Tessier | Reuters LVMH shares jumped more than 12% on Friday morning, after the world’s largest luxury group posted higher-than-expected sales for 2023 and … Read more
South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, was once the great hope of the international community. Born in July 2011 out of the shadow of Africa’s longest civil war, the fledgling nation in eastern Central Africa was celebrated and supported by America and the West. But less than 13 years since South Sudan’s independence, the country … Read more
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Hilary Duff’s growing baby bump has her on the verge of going on a bit of a shopping spree. The 36-year-old soon-to-be mother of four shared Friday on her Instagram Story that her vintage jeans are no longer working for her, largely because of her growing baby bump! In her snap, the Disney Channel alum … Read more
‘Top Gun’ star Tom Cruise seems giddy in Elsina Khayrova budding romance Tom Cruise seems to have found love again with a new lady by his side. The legendary Hollywood star was spotted looking smitten with Russian model Elsina Khayrova during an outing in London earlier this month, marking the first time the pair had … Read more
BANGKOK — An ethnic armed group in northeastern Myanmar has seized a major crossing point for trade along the Chinese border, residents and media reports said. The border gate in Laukkaing township, the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone in the northern part of Shan state, became the fifth crossing seized by the group since … Read more
Thanksgiving is long behind us, so unless you’re already in due diligence with a VC, you may as well pack up your fundraising knapsack and chill out until the holidays are over. But this is an opportunity, too. The quiet weeks ahead are the perfect time to polish your pitch deck and perfect your pitch … Read more
Two Catholic churches on Milwaukee’s north shore will be without their pastor just as Advent begins while an investigation is launched into whether he broke his priestly vows. Fr. Mark Payne, of St. Monica in Whitefish Bay and St. Eugene in Fox Point, was put on administrative leave Friday because of publicity from a story … Read more