More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remain active and diminish air quality in parts of Canada and the US, according to officials. Most of the evacuated residents were from Manitoba, which declared a state of emergency last week. About 17,000 people there were evacuated by Saturday, along…
Getty Images Sandeel is a favourite food of threatened seabirds such as puffins The humble sandeel is set to take centre stage in the first courtroom trade battle between the UK and EU since Brexit. The UK has banned European vessels from catching the silvery fish species in its North Sea waters to protect marine…
A fuel tanker exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had scrambled to take the fuel. Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State, said a truck carrying 60,000 litres of gasoline had an accident at about 10am at the Dikko junction on…
Anthony Tan, co-founder and CEO of Grab, spoke at CNBC’s Converge Live on March 12. Grab’s co-founder and CEO Anthony Tan is pushing full steam ahead with incorporating artificial intelligence into his business and personal life, as he told CNBC those who don’t embrace it will eventually be left behind. “Humans who don’t embrace AI…
Police in Scotland have made the first arrest of a protester who allegedly breached an exclusion zone around an abortion clinic, days after the US vice-president, JD Vance, spread inaccurate claims about Scotland’s rules. The arrest of the 74-year-old woman took place as anti-abortion campaigners funded by the Texas-based group 40 Days for Life announced…
Donald Trump has endorsed Mike Johnson for another term as speaker of the House of Representatives, following intense speculation that the Louisiana congressman could face a challenge amid unhappiness with his leadership among fellow Republicans. The president-elect – whose own continued support had appeared uncertain – trumpeted his backing in a social media post that…
Western officials have told the BBC that North Korean troops have already suffered nearly 40% casualties in the fighting in Russia’s western Kursk region, in just three months. The officials, who spoke on grounds of anonymity, said that out of the estimated 11,000 troops sent from North Korea, known as DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of…
Rachael Kirkconnell has sort of broken her silence. Earlier this week, Bachelor Nation was stunned to learn that Kirkconnell and Matt James had broken up after four years of dating. From what can now gather, meanwhile, Kirkconnell herself was also rather stunned. Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James attend the Monster Energy BIG3 Celebrity Basketball Game…
Denmark will not give up Greenland to the US, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said during an official visit to the Arctic Island. Responding to repeated threats from Donald Trump, Frederiksen offered closer collaboration on security but told the US president: “You can’t annex other countries.” Frederiksen stood alongside Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen…
Pedestrians walk past an Itau Unibanco Holding SA bank branch in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Patricia Monteiro/Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors have been piling into emerging market bonds as Treasurys’ long-held reputation as a safe haven took a beating following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs. Emerging market local currency bond yields slid by…
