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Day in Photos: Flood in England, Tsunami Museum, and Ice in the Hudson River
22+ min ago (10+ words) A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography....
White skin, white masks of colonialism: Canada’s double razor in Davos and the fiction of ‘rules-based order’
24+ min ago (339+ words) Mark Carney speaks at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Jan. 20, 2026. Screenshot from Speech, CPAC Canada presents itself as a defender of a fair order, but its history of interference in Latin America, its complicit silence in the face of…...
French Organic Wine Producers Warn of Slowdown as Vineyard Conversions Drop 40% in 2025
28+ min ago (269+ words) French Organic Wine Producers Warn of Slowdown as Vineyard Conversions Drop 40% in 2025Vinetur French Organic Wine Producers Warn of Slowdown as Vineyard Conversions Drop 40% in 2025 Rising costs and shifting consumer habits threaten profitability despite Occitania's leadership and new export opportunities for…...
Italian PM scrambling to calm fears after ICE set to assist with Winter Olympics
33+ min ago (502+ words) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her advisors are scrambling to allay fears after members of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency were set to assist with security at next month's Olympic Winter Games." Meloni's government is attempting to contain…...
Portugal’s Wine Production Falls to Lowest Level in a Decade as Adverse Weather Hits Vineyards
34+ min ago (499+ words) Portugal's Wine Production Falls to Lowest Level in a Decade as Adverse Weather Hits Vineyards'Vinetur Portugal's Wine Production Falls to Lowest Level in a Decade as Adverse Weather Hits Vineyards Producers report a 14% drop for 2025, citing extreme heat and disease,…...
LEA Professional Partners with Televic Conference France to Broaden European Reach
34+ min ago (151+ words) January 27, 2026 - Press Releases, "LEA Professional shares similar values with us when it comes to customer service and top-quality technology," said Richard Cazin, general manager, Televic Conference France. "LEA's technology aligns well with the needs of the European market, and we…...
Wind Topples Palm Tree, Killing a Woman as Storm Batters Andalusia
35+ min ago (136+ words) A woman was killed by a falling tree in the Spanish city of Torremolinos, as strong winds brought by Storm Joseph toppled palm trees on Tuesday, January 27. "Despite the rapid deployment of police and emergency personnel, it was not possible…...
Sharp rise in domestic tourism spurs spending
35+ min ago (556+ words) China's domestic tourism continued a strong recovery in 2025, with the number of trips made by residents rising 16.2 percent year-on-year to more than 6.5 billion, according to the latest sampling survey data released on Monday. The total number of domestic tourist trips…...
Scapegoating of immigrants disturbingly similar to 1930s Germany
40+ min ago (608+ words) Like many of you, for better or worse, I doomscroll on social media occasionally. There are many historic reasons why Adolf Hitler and the Nazis hated the Jews, but the defeat of Germany in World War I and the economic…...
French probe seeks warrants for tech execs over streamer’s death
41+ min ago (211+ words) PARIS, Jan 28 " French prosecutors requested arrest warrants yesterday for the managers of Australian streaming service Kick over a man's death during a live broadcast on the platform. The 46-year-old Frenchman, Raphael Graven"known online as "Jean Pormanove" or "JP'died in…...