Sugar for sale at a supermarket in Yichang City, in China’s Hubei province, on April 6, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images A mammoth rally in 2023 for El Niño-exposed raw materials will likely hit consumers’ pockets over the coming months, according to one specialist food and agribusiness bank. Soft commodities have … Read more
(NewsNation) — The Biden administration planned to keep the Chinese spy balloon that was flying over the U.S. earlier this year a secret, according to a new report by NBC. The report provides new details about the mysterious balloon that sent the U.S. into a frenzy, including that the balloon was tracking the cell phone … Read more
Zahra Rajabi started her first year of journalism school in December 2022, but just a few weeks into the semester classes were abruptly cancelled. “We completely said goodbye to each other, crying,” she told Global News. The 20-year-old from Kabul is one of millions of Afghan women and girls deprived of their right to learn. … Read more
A US man who spouted “Christian end-of-days ideology” to terrorists who shot dead two police officers in Queensland has been identified as Donald Day Jr. The Arizona man is alleged to have years of contact with Wieambilla residents Stacey and Gareth Train, who alongside Gareth’s brother Nathanial Train shot dead Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel … Read more
TEL AVIV, Israel – At least 70 people were killed in Gaza in one of the deadliest strikes of the war, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 15. Associated Press journalists at a nearby hospital watched frantic Palestinians carry the dead, including a … Read more
There were no casualties in the incident (Representational) Moscow: A fire that broke out on Russia’s only nuclear-powered icebreaker and cargo ship was promptly extinguished, the Murmansk branch of the emergency ministry said late on Sunday. “There were no casualties in the incident,” the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app. The Murmansk region, in … Read more
An Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in central Gaza has killed 70 people, Palestinian health officials have said as they warned the toll was likely to rise. The fatalities at the Maghazi camp, east of Deir al-Balah, include at least 12 women and seven children, according to early hospital figures issued late on Sunday … Read more
Flash floods have prompted multiple rescues and calls for help as thunderstorms brought hail, damaging winds and heavy rainfall to areas across New South Wales stretching to the Queensland and Victorian borders. Almost 600 NSW State Emergency Service volunteers responded to calls for assistance late on Christmas Eve, including 25 separate flood rescue incidents, the … Read more
In the unusual police incident category, a painful sting operation didn’t stop an arrest and two fake passengers were spotted in vehicles on restricted passenger lanes. Article content The Pacific Institution is shown in this undated handout photo. A prison union spokesperson says a pigeon carrying a miniature backpack filled with drugs was captured last … Read more
Picture it: Your co-worker, who you normally get along with, avoided you at lunch, then grunted when you offered to grab him a coffee. He’s clearly annoyed at you, but won’t address it. This is textbook passive-aggressive behavior — a hallmark of people who have trouble handling conflict. As a public speaking trainer, I’ve found that the best way … Read more
