Lifestyle

Trump-appointed judge shoots down his immigration proposal
A judge appointed by President Donald Trump has ruled against his administration's effort to limit birthright citizenship, dealing a blow to a key immigration policy.A three-judge panel of the...
Bryan Kohberger suffers legal blow
The judge overseeing the case of Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with the killing of four University of Idaho students, has declined to throw out key DNA evidence from...
Internet sobs as disabled puppy with deformed legs takes his “first steps”
Footage of a disabled shelter dog taking his first steps thanks to the wonders of modern veterinary medicine has got everyone online feeling emotional.Cute puppy content remains as popular...
How to Watch India vs Bangladesh: Live Stream 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, TV
By Kilty Cleary is a Los Angeles-based media and marketing pro with 18+ years of experience. He's worked with top brands like Sporting News and Sports Illustrated, building key...
Map shows trajectory of US nuclear-capable missile test
The United States on Wednesday fired an unarmed but nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from California over the Pacific Ocean for its first test launch of this year.Newsweek has...
Hegseth faces backlash after proposing Pentagon cuts to fund Trump’s agenda
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faced some heat on Wednesday after directing the Department of Defense (DOD) to find $50 billion in programs to cut next year so the...

World

Elon Musk’s A.I.-Fuelled War on Human Agency
Not long ago, the American public could have been forgiven for thinking of Elon Musk’s vaunted Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as a version of a familiar Republican cost-cutting,...
An Argentinean Writer and the Movement for Women’s Rights
Argentina was already a leader in gender-equality legislation—it was the first nation in Latin America to pass same-sex-marriage laws, and the first in the world to identify trans rights...
The L.A. Chefs Keeping Their Neighbors Fed
On the Tuesday morning in January when Los Angeles began to burn, the Santa Ana winds whipped hard at Courtney Storer’s driveway gate, at the edge of the city’s...
The Eternal Mysteries of Red
The first time he tried to kill red, he brought a box cutter. The wounds were almost fifty feet long combined—clearly, he didn’t want to leave anything to chance....

Business

Kia previews its PV5 electric van/minibus
Kia Corporation previewed its newly developed PV5 battery-powered light van and minibus range ahead of its official unveiling at the “2025 Kia EV Day” event in Tarragona, Spain, later...
Hamas hands over bodies of four Israeli hostages to Red Cross
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate...
Old photos show armoured vehicle transfer and border patrol, not ‘Thai military preparing to enter Myanmar’
As Thailand intensified efforts to crack down on compounds housing illegal scam operations that have flourished in parts of Myanmar's lawless borderlands, four photos were shared in social media...
Hamas to hand over remains of four hostages to Israel
The militant Palestinian group Hamas plans to hand over on Thursday the mortal remains of four people abducted from Israel to the Gaza Strip in 2023.Israel plans to verify...
Spy chief warns Australia facing greater security challenges
The head of Australia's domestic intelligence agency ASIO has warned that the country will face greater threats from espionage, foreign interference and potentially sabotage over the next five years.In...
Years-old footage of tragic Pakistan train fire misrepresented as ‘deadly fire in February 2025’
An old video of a deadly train fire has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times after it was shared online in false posts claiming it shows a fire...

News

Clean Energy Was Lifting Manufacturing. Now Investment Is in Jeopardy.
American manufacturing has been in the doldrums for years, battered by high borrowing costs and a strong dollar, which makes exports less competitive. But there has been a bright...
A Strong Dollar Means Bargains for Americans Traveling Abroad
Last August, a hotel room in Europe priced at 200 euros was about $224. Today, travelers spending American dollars would pay only $208.On the rise since last autumn, the...
Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto
Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday that it was offering $30,000 to each passenger who was aboard the flight from Minneapolis that crashed and flipped upside down this week...
Trump Urged to Halt Firings at the F.A.A.
The Trump administration is facing pressure to protect the Federal Aviation Administration from further layoffs after hundreds of workers were fired over the weekend.The job cuts were part of...
So, You Want to Get Rid of the Penny. Do You Have a Plan for the Nickel?
President Trump recently ordered the U.S. Mint to stop producing pennies, for a simple-sounding reason. Each penny, he said, has “literally cost us more than 2 cents.”He’s right. Since...
Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks
Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has been a high-priced pitchman for iHerb, a...

Beauty

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Olga Khayrullova: World Record Holder in the field of Beauty and Fashion.
The fashion and beauty industry witnessed an extraordinary milestone with the creation of a new world record: The Largest Festival of Beauty and Fashion. This remarkable event gathered over 1,200...
Celina Weil
From Small-Town Beginnings to the International Spotlight: The Inspiring Journey of Celina Weil
In a world where dreams often feel out of reach, Celina Weil’s rise to becoming Miss Intercontinental Europe stands as a beacon of hope and ambition. What started as a spontaneous decision...
MF license aspirant list swells amid bullish industry growth projections
4 min read Last Updated : Oct 16 2024 | 5:37 PM IST India's thriving mutual fund industry is drawing interest from several firms, with multiple applications submitted to...
Airbus likely to cut up to 2,500 jobs in defence, space divisions: Report
Airbus has also been drawing up a specific turnaround plan for its struggling Space Systems business. | Photo: Reuters2 min read Last Updated : Oct 16 2024 | 4:32...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino tours Seattle ahead of next year’s Club WC
New FIFA president Gianni Infantino, of Switzerland, waves to delegates after his election, during the Extraordinary FIFA Congress 2016 in Zurich3 min read Last Updated : Oct 16 2024...
Centre to double Air Marshals on ‘sensitive flights’ as bomb threats rise
Sky Marshals are armed plainclothes security officers who travel on passenger aircraft | (Photo: Company)2 min read Last Updated : Oct 16 2024 | 2:39 PM IST With...

Celebrity

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Trevor Dutch is INKED & IRRESISTIBLE: Redefining Masculine Style with Every Mark”
Trevor Dutch: Ink, Art, and Ambition—The Face of Modern Masculinity Interview by L’official From the bustling streets of New York City to the glitzy runways of fashion week, Trevor Dutch...
Anissa Asabban Lofficiel
Anissa Asabban: Turning Childhood Dreams into Global Success
From a young girl in Frankfurt with a passion for fashion to an international powerhouse managing global talent, Anissa Asabban’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary. As the founder of...
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Anissa Asabban presenting the persian Couture Brand Zima Maison in Hollywood.
Anissa Asabban crowned with dreams in a majestic gown and presents the couture brand Zima Maison in Hollywood. She sets an example with her personality. This entire couture design is...
Bozena Mailloux
Bozena Zag: Redefining Success through Resilience and Reinvention
At 36, Bozena Zag faced a life-altering crossroads—newly separated, raising three children on her own, and grappling with the crushing weight of depression. The comfortable routine of her past was...
Sebi decides to make sales proceeds available to FPIs on settlement day
Sebi believes these steps will reinforce the country's position as a preferred destination for FPIs. | Photo: Shutterstock2 min read Last Updated : Oct 16 2024 | 5:37 PM...
Cabinet approves 3% hike in Dearness Allowance; now stands at 53%
2 min read Last Updated : Oct 16 2024 | 4:36 PM IST Ahead of the festive season, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an additional instalment of Dearness...

Culture

Wilmar posts 39.4% fall in H2 net profit on absence of year-ago gain, weak sugar price
AGRIBUSINESS Wilmar International posted a 39.4 per cent fall in net profit to US$590.2 million for the six months ended December 2024.The decline was due to the absence of...
Singapore shares decline amid hawkish Fed minutes; STI loses 0.2%
SINGAPORE equities ended Thursday (Feb 20) lower, as markets reacted to the US Federal Reserve’s January meeting minutes. The local bourse’s blue-chip barometer, the Straits Times Index (STI), slid...
Singapore’s Abaxx Exchange plans gold futures as metal surges
SINGAPORE’S Abaxx Exchange plans to introduce gold futures in the coming months, with prices setting fresh records this year as traders grapple with disruptions in key bullion hubs and...
Japan’s Suzuki aims to boost sales by a third by 2030, invest heavily in India
JAPANESE small car maker Suzuki Motor said it will target 4.2 million vehicles in global sales in five years’ time – an increase of nearly a third – with...
Analysts raise target prices, dividend estimates on UOB as they get positive on earnings outlook
Maybank forecasts return on equity to increase, thereby driving higher valuationsANALYSTS have raised their target prices for UOB after the lender on Wednesday (Feb 19) posted full-year net profit...
KKR wins control of US$4.4 billion Fuji Soft after clash with Bain
The scramble to take Fuji Soft private is rooted in the value of the software company’s trove of human resources and real estate KKR has secured enough shares of Fuji...

Style

The Theatrical Release of “Compensation” Is Cause for Celebration
It took only twenty-five years from the time that “Compensation,” Zeinabu irene Davis’s first fiction feature, premièred at Sundance to the time, this coming Friday, that it gets its...
The Palantir Guide to Saving America’s Soul
In the spring of 2014, a trans-anarchist Google engineer petitioned the White House to arrest our national decline. The plan was snappy: “1. Retire all government employees with full...
The Second Trump Administration’s New Forms of Distraction
Kyle Monson, the founder of a creative agency, felt overwhelmed by the news in the aftermath of the 2024 election. So he and his wife turned to binge-watching the...
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue Brings New Yorkers the Plate Lunch
There’s something almost ritualistically precise about the Hawaiian plate lunch. A scoop of pale macaroni salad, almost quietly radical in its steadfast, defiant plainness, nestles next to two scoops...
The Man Who Captured the Unique Beauty of Snowflakes
Snowflakes provide many of us with our earliest impressions of what it means to be unique. Even within a group—the flakes so numerous as to be seemingly uncountable—no two,...
The Manic Brilliance of “Breakfast of Champions”
Whatever’s new to me is new. If you’d asked me recently whether Kurt Vonnegut’s novel “Breakfast of Champions,” from 1973, had been adapted for a movie, I’d have scoffed...

Fashion

Genting Singapore posts 34% fall in H2 net profit to S$222 million
GENTING Singapore posted a 34 per cent fall in net profit to S$222 million for the half year ended Dec 31, 2024, from S$334.9 million in the corresponding year-ago...
TikTok restructures trust and safety team, lays off staff in unit: sources
The layoffs began the same day for teams in Asia and Europe, Middle East and AfricaTIKTOK is laying off global staff at its trust and safety unit which handles...
DeepSeek rally helps Chinese tech firms raise more funds
Listed Chinese companies have raised more than US$1 billion globally through placements so far this year, with most of it in FebruaryTHE stars are aligned for Chinese technology companies...
Growth in global private equity deal flow may be slower than expected this year: Preqin
INVESTORS forecasting a quick uptake in global private equity (PE) activity this year may be disappointed, especially if the gap in pricing expectations between buyers and sellers persists, said...
Most US manufacturers forecast layoffs at Vietnam operations with Trump tariffs: survey
MOST US manufacturers surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Vietnam said they would be likely forced to lay off workers if the Trump administration imposed tariffs...
Lenovo’s profit beats estimates as AI fuels PC recovery hopes
Investors are betting that PC makers from HP to Dell Technologies will benefit in 2025 as consumers pick up devices with more AI featuresLENOVO Group’s quarterly profit beat projections,...