Extreme temperatures are driving travelers to seek cooler destinations. And there’s a term for the trend: “coolcations.” Heat waves — which are increasing in frequency, duration and intensity, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — are affecting where people are choosing to vacation, especially during the hot summer months. “Often, when we think of vacation, … Read more
Barclays has identified a handful of European stocks poised to benefit from China’s anticipated economic stimulus measures. Investors have been closely watching for signs of government intervention as the world’s second-largest economy grapples with slowing growth and weak domestic demand. Earlier this week, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) surprised markets by announcing plans to cut … Read more
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Excavators transfer coal at the coal terminal in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on January 22, 2024. Str | Afp | Getty Images China’s industrial profits plunged by 17.8% in August from a year ago, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. That followed a 4.1% year-on-year increase in July, the fastest pace in five months. … Read more
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Rajesh/ BBC Telugu The Tirupati temple in India makes 350,000 laddus every day India’s most popular sweet – the laddu – is caught in an unsavoury row. The controversy erupted last week when Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that lab reports had shown that laddus offered to the deity and then distributed … Read more
Donald Trump has said the conflict in Lebanon is “unacceptable” and must end “one way or the other”. The Republican nominee was questioned about what he would do differently in the Middle East by the BBC’s Nada Tawfik while addressing reporters at Trump Tower in New York City. “The whole thing over there is unacceptable,” … Read more
Netflix Harper Steele and Will Ferrell have been friends for nearly 30 years When Hollywood star Will Ferrell received an email from his old friend Harper Steele a couple of years ago, telling him that she would be transitioning to live as a woman, he had many burning questions. Will their friendship change? What made … Read more
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent: Emmanuel Adegboye / EPA A fire breather wows people at an arts festival on Monday in the Oworonshoki district of Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos. Jalal Morchidi / EPA A bride and groom get ready for their wedding in the High Atlas Mountains as … Read more
BBC/Mohanad Hashim Sudan is at breaking point. After 17 months of a brutal civil war which has devastated the country, the army has launched a major offensive in the capital Khartoum, targeting areas in the hands of its bitter rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The RSF seized most of Khartoum at the start of … Read more