Donald Trump has demanded that the Panama Canal be given back to the US if Panama did not manage the waterway in a fashion that was acceptable to him – and he accused the central American country of charging excessive rates for use of the ocean-connecting ship passage. “The fees being charged by Panama are…
The place where workers are happiest with their pay isn’t a Big Tech company based in an expensive coastal city, but rather an HR business located in the Sun Belt. Paycom, an HR and payroll tech company based in Oklahoma City, was named the No. 1 company for best compensation, according to the latest analysis…
Players with winning tickets in Spain’s huge Christmas lottery draw celebrated with sparkling wine, cheers and hugs on Sunday in a 200-year-old tradition that marks the beginning of the festive season. The total prize pot in the state-run national lottery event reached €2.71bn (£2.25bn) this year, slightly more than last year’s €2.59bn The top prize,…
Elon Musk walks on Capitol Hill on the day of a meeting with Senate Republican Leader-elect John Thune (R-SD), in Washington, U.S. December 5, 2024. Benoit Tessier | Reuters House Democrats Jim McGovern of Massachusetts and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut say their Republican colleagues in Congress caved to the demands of Elon Musk, sinking a…
Dogs are known as a man’s best friend, but not for one Delta Air Lines passenger who says he got booted from his first-class seat by a service animal. After his annoying experience, the passenger posted a pic of the furry pooch on Reddit and ranted about what happened to him. Under the user name…
Asteroids are less pristine than comets, having often endured heating and the effects of liquid water. But these effects can produce dramatic new organic complexity. For decades, scientists have known that meteorites called chondrites, which originate from asteroids, contain a staggering diversity of organic molecules. The Murchison meteorite, which fell in Australia in 1969, contains…
Two weeks before Black Friday, Amazon quietly added a new section to the top of its mobile app. Called Haul, it’s a mobile-only area for ultra-low-price items, primarily shipped directly from China. Haul is Amazon’s answer to the booming popularity of apps such as PDD Holdings‘ Temu and fast-fashion retailer Shein. Amazon told CNBC that…
About 1 million people who need to obtain eVisas to prove their right to live and work in the UK or return after travelling abroad have not yet done so even though the deadline to register is just over a week away. The eVisa programme set up by the previous government is a digital system…
The number of dead from a crowd crush in the south-east town of Okija in Nigeria has risen to 22, police say. It is the third case this week of people being crushed to death at events where free food was being distributed. The fatalities in Okija occurred at a charity event on Saturday, when…
EPA Authorities are still trying to understand why the suspect carried out the deadly attack Magdeburg’s Christmas market is a sad sight. This should have been the busiest weekend of the season, but the whole area has been cordoned off and all the stands are shut. Police are the only people walking around the boarded-up…
