Strong Earthquake Shakes Western Indonesia; No Tsunami Alert

Read More A map shows the location of an earthquake that struck western Indonesia on Nov. 18, 2022. (USGS/Screenshot via The Epoch Times) JAKARTA, Indonesia—A strong undersea earthquake shook western Indonesia on Friday night but no serious damage or casualties were reported. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake was centered 202 kilometers (126 miles) southwest of Bengkulu […]

Objects of Desire: Escape the everyday

Read More Everyday escapism is the theme of Hamethop’s SS23 Rat Race collection. Get the memo  Lux French perfumery Memo draws inspiration from the continent for the African Leather parfum. Warm spicy notes of cardamom and saffron are layered over geranium, which mingles with leather. This fragrance is not for the faint-hearted and is perfect […]

One Documentary, Two Takes: The Redeem Team

Read More Netflix’s The Redeem Team is the ultimate dream-team film, following the journey of the 2008 United States Olympic basketball squad to bringing home a gold medal after an embarrassing loss to Argentina at the 2004 games.  The documentary features interviews with some of the best-known figures in basketball, including Dwyane Wade, LeBron James […]

Fears 1.5C target in danger as Cop27 negotiations overrun – live

Read More Egyptian Cop27 president Sameh Shoukry is giving a press conference. He says negotiators worked through the night and that countries will be given more time to look at the texts. He insists the text keeps the 1.5C target alive and says the majority of parties who have seen the texts consider them “a […]

Jeffrey Epstein documents to be unsealed potentially revealing acquaintances, judge orders

A federal judge has ordered documents related to deceased convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his associates to be unsealed. In a decision on Friday, Judge Loretta Preska ruled several documents filed in a defamation case against ex-Epstein handler and lover Ghislaine Maxwell to be released amid objections they would harm the reputations of the people […]

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv power shortages ‘critical’ amid blackouts across Ukraine

Read More From 30m ago The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv is in a “critical situation” with power shortages while the country faces hours-long blackouts, officials say, amid Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Heavy artillery and missile fire have interrupted electricity supplies to as much as 40% of the country’s people at the onset of […]

Multiple World Cup sponsors concerned over contracts after Qatar’s alcohol ban

Read More Multiple sponsors have raised concerns or issues with Fifa about their contracts at the Qatar World Cup, the Guardian can reveal. It gives football’s governing body another headache hours after it was forced to ban alcohol from stadiums by the Qatari authorities, a decision that complicated its $75m (?63m) contract with the brewer […]

Dominic Raab’s conflicts with staff led to delays in Afghanistan evacuation, sources claim

Read More Dominic Raab’s refusal to speak to some Foreign Office staff he considered “time-wasters” led to “blockages” during the Afghanistan evacuation, with staff at two departments he ran forced to take sick leave because of his alleged behaviour, sources have told the Guardian. New claims emerged about the deputy prime minister’s conduct compounding the […]

Dine with the sound of the sea

Read More There’s no better way to enjoy an early breakfast or a lunch than being caressed by the sound of the ocean as you sip on a refreshing mimosa, or a hot coffee, as you take in the crisp sea air.  Durban’s Maha Cafe, near the harbour, offers an array of breakfast and lunch […]