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WATCH: Philadelphiaโs Franklin Square glows in annual lantern festival
Sea of lanterns is lighting up Philadelphiaโs Franklin Square this summer as the Chinese Lantern Festival returns for its eighth year.
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Wolfgang Tillmans exhibition to close out Paris' Pompidou Center before major five-year renovation
A major exhibition by German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans is serving as the institution's final show before its closure.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Giant fire in southern France under control
The blaze began on Tuesday and has swept across the department of Aude, killing one person and destroying 36 homes. It's the largest fire to hit the south of France in decades.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Intel's stock tumbles after President Trump says its CEO must resign
Trump said on his Truth Social platform that Lip-Bu Tan was "highly conflicted", but did not elaborate. The president was seemingly accusing Tan of holding problematic ties with the Chinese Communist party.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:India, Philippines Strengthen Partnership Amid China Challenge, US Unpredictability
President Marcosโ visit to India came close on the heels of their first-ever military exercise in the South China Sea.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:The agony and death left by USAIDโs exit from Myanmar
In a forgotten corner of Southeast Asia, Pe Kha Lau, an elderly 71-year-old woman, passed quietly, shortly after the slashing of USAID funding, her life slipping away in the wake of a shuttered clinic. Among the war-torn country she lived in, her death wasnโt a loss of life resulting from armed conflict, but a casualty [โฆ] The post The agony and death left by USAIDโs exit from Myanmar appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:African leaders count costs and look to EU and China amid US tariffs
African leaders are likely to look to China and the EU when the dust settles on the new trade tariffs they will face from the United States from Friday.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Pro-Palestine protesters plan to march across Brisbaneโs Story Bridge โ as it happened
This blog is now closedNSW Labor MP says party is gagging debate on Gaza during fiery speech in parliament โ videoDissent against Chris Minns spills into NSW parliament as Labor MP accuses party of gagging debate on Gaza Continue reading...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Mushroom murderer tried to kill husband with pasta, cookies and curry, court was told
One alleged attempt left Simon Patterson in a coma, with his family twice told to say their goodbyes.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Investing in Space: Space IPOs are rearing their heads again
A recent string of IPOs signals the space sector is once more warming to traditional public listings.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Listen: debunking the myth behind the crisis of masculinity
This episode examines how the so-called crisis of masculinity emerges during periods of progress in gender equality and womenโs rights, often framing men as victims.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Heartbreaking search for missing children after India flash floods
Veer Singh and Kali Devi were away buying groceries when flash floods hit their village on Tuesday.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:UN experts urge states to stop โendless war on humanityโ in Gaza
With a quarter of Gazaโs population facing famine, UN experts are urging Israel to allow more aid and restore UN-led deliveries, while calling on all countries to act to stop what they call Israelโs โendless war on humanityโ in the Gaza Strip.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Trump picks top economic aide Stephen Miran for Federal Reserve board
Miran will take the spot vacated by Adriana Kugler if his appointment is approved by the Senate.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:How to launder trees for Russia, under the EU's deforestation directive
A growing number of member states, led by Austria and Luxembourg, are pushing to introduce a โno-riskโ category into the EUDR โ an exemption that would in practice harm both the EUโs deforestation agenda and its sanctions on Russian and Belarusian timber.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Trump tariffs: Did Swiss gold refiners fuel the crisis?
Many were baffled when Donald Trump slapped a steep 39% tariff on imports from Switzerland. The Swiss aren't known for flooding the US with cheap goods, but their outsize role in gold refining is distorting trade data.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Mapping the housing crisis in the Balkans - a plight decades in the making
In cities like Belgrade, Tirana, and Pristina, the combined cost of rent and utilities is approaching, or even exceeding, average monthly salaries. The growing gap between supply and demand continues to push real estate and rental prices higher โ making housing increasingly unaffordable.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:'The Mandalorian' actress Gina Carano settles lawsuit with Lucasfilm and Disney
Gina Carano had sued Disney and Lucasfilm for wrongful termination after she was fired in 2021 - following a social media post in which the actress compared being a Republican to being a Jew during the Holocaust. The case had been scheduled to go to trial next year - with the funding of Elon Musk.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Erin Patterson's interview with Victoria police released โ video
Erin Patterson was interviewed by police on 5 August 2023. On 7 July 2025 Patterson was found guilty of murdering her estranged husband Simon Pattersonโs parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson, and guilty of attempting to murder Heatherโs husband, Ian Wilkinson. The interview was conducted at Wonthaggi police station and segments have been redacted by the courtSuspicions, mystery illnesses and...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:'I loved them' - Police interview Australian mushroom murderer
Footage of police interviewing convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson has been released by the Victorian Supreme Court.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Foreign interference can be hidden in plain sight. Hereโs how countries use โsharp powerโ in Australia
Authoritarian nations are using new tactics, from emotional manipulation to digital surveillance, to sway diaspora attitudes in their favour.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:The Origins of Southeast Asiaโs โScamdemicโ
A new book provides a comprehensive account of the rise of the worldโs most lucrative criminal enterprise.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Ukraineโs drone war boosts its bargaining power with Russia
Donald Trump appears to be making another attempt to organise a three-way summit with Vladimir Putin and Ukraineโs president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to end the Russian invasion. Putinโs reluctance to meet his Ukrainian counterpart so far has often made it appear that he doesnโt think Ukraine has enough bargaining power to enter direct negotiations. But one [โฆ] The post Ukraineโs drone war boosts its bargaining power with...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Fact check: No evidence Russia captured NATO officers in Ukraine
False claims that Russia captured three British officers in Ukraine and that NATO is actively waging a war against Moscow can be traced back to multiple fringe sources.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:CNBC's Inside India newsletter: India's oil options in a post-Russia world
"They're buying Russian oil, they're fueling the war machine, and if they're going to do that, thenโฆ then I'm not going to be happy," the U.S. president said.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Indonesia Announces Plans to Treat 2,000 Injured Gazan Civilians
The people will be treated on Galang Island off the coast of Sumatra, which formerly housed around 250,000 refugees from Indochina.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:As Netanyahu moves toward full takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a crisis of international credibility
As global opinion turns against Israel and its traditional Western allies distance themselves, the country finds itself increasingly isolated.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Gauteng Health Assures Medicine Availability - South African News Briefs - August 8, 2025
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Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:India isnโt flinching: Why Trump might be misreading Indiaโs tariff playbook
Washington may be mistaking India's complaisance for America's leverage.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:The UK government won't admit it, but tax rises are coming โ and there are no good options
Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday refused to rule out hikes to VAT, income tax and corporation tax.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Travel by train in Japan to the most impressive fireworks festivals in the world
One festival features the largest firework in the world, known as the โYonshakudamaโ
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Which nations have the highest and lowest minimum wages across Europe?
Euronews Business takes a close look at minimum wages across Europe, comparing both euro value and purchasing power.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:That sinking feeling for Myanmarโs exiled opposition
Myanmarโs military regime has staged a cosmetic makeover in recent days. On July 30, the State Administration Council (SAC) junta transformed into the State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC), ending a four-and-a-half-year state of emergency as preparations began for a year-end general election. After years of speculation following the February 2021 military coup, the juntaโs [โฆ] The post That sinking feeling for...
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe: Upholding Sovereignty in the Digital Era
Merging ancestral wisdom with technology, the Tribe is setting a new standard for honoring tradition while embracing the future.
Published on: August 08, 2025 | Source:Why Gareth Wardโs challenge to the power to expel him from the NSW parliament failed
Wardโs lawyers argued the politicianโs convictions were not enough for him to lose his job. The NSW Supreme Court disagreed, and Ward has now resigned.
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