Hongkong-Macao ferry Fatshan capsizes off Lantao during Typhoon Rose, feared drowning of large crew including master and senior British officers; 4 survivors, 4 bodies found.
Italy's traditional month-long summer break, villeggiatura, rooted in postwar labour rights, faces decline due to deregulation and luxury commercialization, yet remains a cherished national ritual emphasizing rest as a fundamental right.
Lebanese families face mounting economic hardship as gasoline, food, and rent costs surge amid financial collapse and devastation from Israeli attacks on homes and farmland.
Connor Hill, 17, wins $250,000 at the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search for classifying noble polyhedra, solving a long-standing geometry problem with a custom algorithm, identifying 146 isolated shapes and 2 infinite families.
Exam season has sparked global public unrest, mass protests, and political crises in India, Portugal, and Mexico, fueled by AI cheating, paper leaks, and digital marking failures.
Higher education costs exceeding $100,000 annually have made four-year colleges unaffordable for many, with just 12% of surveyed Americans considering them affordable. Families increasingly rely on federal and private loans, scholarships, and savings to cover expenses.
Families of USS Abraham Lincoln sailors condemn President Trump's remarks stating the ship's record deployment was not 'nearly long enough,' amid reports of poor conditions, food shortages, and mental health struggles.
Der norwegische Finanzinvestor FSN Capital hat die Frankfurter Bäckerei Eifler aufgekauft und bündelt sie mit weiteren Ketten zu 'BrotWert'. Während Experten in Private Equity Chancen bei fehlender Nachfolge und für Wachstum sehen, warnen Verbände vor Qualitätsverlust und dem Verlust kleiner Backstuben.
Afghanistan faces a deepening crisis 5 years after the Taliban takeover, with nearly half the population needing humanitarian aid, rampant poverty forcing child marriages, and a systematic erosion of women's rights, exacerbated by economic collapse and international aid cuts.
Liberal democracies face a challenge from 'good life states' that promote specific visions of human flourishing, threatening liberal values of pluralism and individual choice. The author argues liberals must craft an attractive moral vision without sacrificing freedom.
Die unionspolitische Sprecherin Anne König fordert, Leihmutterschaft und deren Inanspruchnahme im Ausland unter Strafe zu stellen. Damit reagiert die Union auf die anhaltende Debatte um Glaubwürdigkeit und den Schutz von Kindern und Müttern.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced free online coaching for competitive exams during his Independence Day speech, aiming to ease financial burdens amid recent youth protests over exam leaks.
In der deutschen Politik entzünden sich heftige Debatten an den Steuerplänen von Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil, einer geplanten Reform der Nachrichtendienste und den Vorbereitungen auf die anstehende Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt.
MacKenzie Scott's $100 million in donations to Undue Medical Debt since 2020 have helped abolish over $40 billion in medical debt across all 50 states, inspiring a broader movement among billionaires and public entities.
Activists attempted to deliver water and food to Palestinian families trapped by Israeli settlers in Qusra, West Bank, amid disputed accounts regarding military restriction of the aid.
The wife of a sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln criticized President Trump and military leadership over severe deployment conditions, poor food, and mental health struggles aboard the aircraft carrier.
Der frühere Cambridge-Professor Jason Arday ist im Alter von 41 Jahren tot in London aufgefunden worden. Sein Tod erfolgt wenige Tage nach seinem Rücktritt infolge schwerer Plagiatsvorwürfe. Die Familie macht Mobbing und Schikane verantwortlich.
A Californian lawyer, Keith Griffin, received a 1-day prison sentence (with time served) for contempt of court regarding undistributed Lion Air crash settlement funds, deepening the pain for Indonesian victim families seeking justice.
Israeli troops forced two Palestinian families to leave their West Bank homes in Qusra and occupied other houses, despite a top commander's promise to end a violent settler siege.
US-Botschafter Mike Huckabee hat israelische Siedler nach tagelanger Belagerung palästinensischer Häuser im Westjordanland scharf kritisiert und als »Terroristen« bezeichnet.
Months after evacuating the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain due to the war with Iran, military families remain displaced, living in hotels across the U.S. without base housing support while dealing with financial and logistical strains.
Israeli military forces evacuated Palestinian families in Qusra, West Bank, to remove besieging Israeli settlers, who had cut off power and water supplies. The operation highlights rising settler violence and tensions.
Israeli settlers have besieged three Palestinian families in Qusra, West Bank, cutting off utilities in an attempt to displace them, despite partial Israeli military intervention.
Karoline Leavitt legt ihr Amt als Pressesprecherin des Weißen Hauses Ende des Monats nieder, um sich ihrer Familie zu widmen. Dies teilte US-Präsident Donald Trump mit.
