Whale swallows kayaker in Chile then spits him out – DW (English)
- Whale swallows kayaker in Chile then spits him out DW (English)
- A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it's all captured on camera The Associated Press
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- Watch: Kayaker swallowed by whale Yahoo
- 'I thought I was dead': Kayaker gets swallowed by humpback whale in dramatic moment caught on camera Fox News
Sweet romance: Japanese boys start buying into gift giving on Valentine’s Day
Women are traditionally expected to buy chocolates for male colleagues on Valentine’s Day but teenage boys are shunning the one-sided custom
It has been several years since Japanese women first signalled their contempt for the long tradition of showering male colleagues with chocolates on Valentine’s Day. Now the country’s young people are slaying another sacred cow associated with Friday’s orgy of commercialised romance: one-sided gift giving.
Traditionally, women are expected to buy gift-wrapped chocolates for the men in their working lives, usually senior colleagues and others to whom they feel indebted – a tradition called giri choco, literally “obligation chocolates”.
Continue reading...TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US
TikTok is again available on app stores in the US after President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the app.
US Housing Department to Shed Half its Workers, Union Chief Says – Bloomberg Law
- US Housing Department to Shed Half its Workers, Union Chief Says Bloomberg Law
- HUD is bracing as DOGE seeks to cut waste, fraud. Union leaders have a suggestion NPR
- DOGE discussing Housing Department layoffs POLITICO
- HUD To Axe Half Its Workforce National Mortgage Professional
- DOGE Task Force to Review HUD Apartment Finance Today
TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US
TikTok is again available on app stores in the US after President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the app.
Top prosecutor resigns after being told to drop case against NYC mayor Eric Adams
Danielle Sassoon, a Republican, quit rather than follow an order to drop a corruption case against Eric Adams, saying it set " dangerous precedent".
What is Doge and why is Musk cutting so many jobs?
US President Donald Trump’s new agency is tasked with slashing costs - but faces opposition.
Trump tells CNN reporter ‘nobody watches’ her network because it has ‘no credibility’ – Yahoo
- Trump tells CNN reporter 'nobody watches' her network because it has 'no credibility' Yahoo
- Trump brutally slams CNN's Kaitlan Collins, says ‘nobody watches’ her network Hindustan Times
- Donald Trump schools Kaitlan Collins and reminds viewers why Americans don't trust the media anymore New York Post
- Trump slaps down CNN darling Kaitlan Collins in Oval Office showdown Daily Mail
- Trump Blasts CNN, Biden Again During Press Conference iHeartRadio
Ukraine war briefing: Stray Russian drones ‘hit Moldova and Romania’ – The Guardian
- Ukraine war briefing: Stray Russian drones ‘hit Moldova and Romania’ The Guardian
- Moldovans to Russia: Say, Are These Drone Parts Yours, Comrade? National Review
- Two Russian drones crash in Moldova after violating its airspace, authorities say Euronews
- Moldova's Sandu says two Russian drones exploded on Moldovan soil Reuters
- Moldova Summons Russian Ambassador After Drones Explode on Its Territory The Moscow Times
2,000-year-old Roman basilica found in London office basement – The Washington Post
- 2,000-year-old Roman basilica found in London office basement The Washington Post
- Archaeologists unearth ruins of nearly 2,000-year-old Roman basilica in London Fox News
- London’s first Roman basilica found under office block The Guardian
- Archaeologists Unearth London’s First Roman Basilica in ‘Amazing’ Discovery artnet News
- Archaeologists unearth the remains of a Roman basilica on the site of a new London skyscraper The Associated Press
Trump announces India energy deal after Modi talks
The US president says India will be buying "a lot of our oil and gas" after meeting India's PM.
Zelensky says no peace deal without Ukraine involvement
Ukraine's president says he will not be shut out of peace negotiations after Trump says he agreed to start talks with Putin.
Australia news live: ‘we have got your back’, Albanese tells steel workers amid speculation over Trump tariffs
Australia prime minister says Trump giving ‘great consideration’ for an exemption. Follow the latest news headlines live
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Dutton calls for more details on interaction between Australia and China in South China Sea
The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has also weighed in on that interaction between Australian and Chinese aircraft in the South China Sea on Tuesday.
And then Richard Marles did a press conference to provide details. So we haven’t had a briefing on it as yet, but on what the deputy prime minister says it is deeply concerning because it puts that safety at risk, the safety of our personnel. And that is not something that Australia can tolerate.
[It] needs to be transparent in terms of what’s happened, and I just don’t think we’ve seen all of the detail yet from Richard Marles.
Continue reading...Hundreds of Sydney trains cancelled as negotiation between NSW government and rail workers come to a halt
Unions chief says ‘no one can predict the level of disruption that this is going to cause’
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Sydney commuters have been warned to avoid non-urgent rail travel on Friday amid delays and hundreds of service cancellations, as a pay negotiations between the train unions and state government grinds to a halt.
The state transport minister, John Graham, said the network was in the midst of a major disruption. “We’ve had more than 350 services cancelled this morning and that is having a big impact across the network,” he told Sydney radio 2GB on Friday.
Continue reading...Car ramming comes as migration at forefront of German elections
The incident is likely to have an impact on Germany's election in ten days.
The heartlessness of the deal: how Trump’s ‘America first’ stance sold out Ukraine
The US president does not care who controls east Ukraine, so long as he can access the rare earth minerals underneath
In Donald Trump’s world, everything has its price.
There is no place for sentiment in his politics. Common values cannot secure loans for military aid. And the US president does not care who controls the blood-soaked soils of east Ukraine, so long as he can access the rare earth minerals that lie beneath.
Continue reading...Mexican president blasts US for harboring drug cartels
Claudia Sheinbaum gives riposte to Trump’s accusation of ‘intolerable alliance’ between Mexican government and gangs
Mexico’s president has accused the US of harboring drug cartels and American citizens of working with organized crime groups in Mexico, in a riposte to Donald Trump’s allegation of an “intolerable alliance” between traffickers and her government.
“There is also organized crime in the United States and there are American people who come to Mexico with these illegal activities,” Claudia Sheinbaum said during her morning press conference on Thursday. “Otherwise who would distribute fentanyl in the cities of the United States?”
Continue reading...UK government to ‘wait and see’ in the face of Trump tariffs announcement
The US president announced what he called ‘reciprocal tariffs’ on all other countries on Thursday
The UK government will “wait and see” whether tariffs announced by Donald Trump “actually come to pass”, a senior minister said.
The US president announced what he called “reciprocal tariffs” on all other countries on Thursday evening, claiming it was “fair to all”.
Continue reading...Stars pull out of shows and positions at Kennedy Center after Trump takeover
Issa Rae, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes among those who chose not to associate with the institution and president
Donald Trump’s takeover of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington has generated outcry from performers and members, with several stars pulling out of engagements or associations.
Trump purged the board of the arts foundation last week, clearing the group of appointees by Joe Biden. Stacked with Trump loyalists, the new board terminated the center’s president, Deborah Rutter, and installed Trump as chair. The board then named Richard Grenell, who served as ambassador to Germany during the first Trump administration, as interim president.
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