The pre-dawn stampede at the massive Hindu festival in northern India created havoc. But order was restored swiftly in the next few hours. On Wednesday […]
Month: January 2025
Rescuers in Japan Try to Reach Driver Trapped in Sinkhole For Days
Emergency workers are struggling to rescue a truck driver who was swallowed by a sinkhole more than two days ago in a city just north […]
Jobless figures in EU and eurozone unchanged as growth stagnates
The unemployment rate for the EU as a whole was 5.9% in December 2024, up from 5.8% in November 2024 and down from 6.0% in December […]
Flood Museum Forced To Shut Due To…Er, Flooding
New Delhi: A museum in Pennsylvania that was built to commemorate the victims of a 19th century flood has been temporarily shut due to flooding […]
What Israel’s UNRWA Ban Could Mean for Palestinians
Israeli legislation taking effect on Thursday will threaten the operations of a major United Nations agency that provides critical humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip […]
Wall Street expects airlines to climb higher in 2025 amid solid passenger demand
NEW YORK — Airlines expect a strong tailwind from travel demand in 2025, even as the industry faces a capacity crunch. United Airlines, Delta Air […]
Salwan Momika, Who Burned a Quran in Sweden, Is Killed
Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant who set off enormous protests when he burned a Quran in Stockholm in 2023, has been killed, the Swedish Prosecution […]
Insurance unicorn Marshmallow finalises fundraising at £1.5bn valuation | Money News
Marshmallow, the British insurance unicorn, is close to finalising a new capital injection valuing it at more than £1.5bn, despite the difficult funding environment facing […]
Acquitted Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Seeks $1.3 Million From Japan
Tokyo, Japan: The world’s longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government pay him more than $1.3 million in compensation after his conviction was […]
Plans to drill Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields thwarted in court | Science, Climate & Tech News
Plans to develop the UK’s largest untapped oilfield have been thwarted in a major climate court case. A Scottish court ruled the previous Conservative government […]