Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Tesla cuts price of new Model 3 in China as moment of truth nears for variant strategy
Tesla cut the price of its new, longer-range Model 3 variant by nearly 4 per cent just before deliveries were set to begin, a move set to heighten competition in mainland China’s premium electric vehicle (EV) segment. The US carmaker said on Monday that it would price the Shanghai-made car, which boasts a driving range…
Read MoreLondon plastic surgeon’s life-saving Gaza mission
“I just want a ceasefire so that we can catch up,” Dr Victoria Rose tells her video diary filmed inside a Gazan hospital, as the casualties kept coming. The consultant plastic surgeon recently took leave from her day job at St Thomas’ Hospital in London to work voluntarily in Gaza, helping victims of its war…
Read More‘Shouts of joy’: Emily Damari reacts to death of former Gaza captor Hazem Naim
Emily Damari expressed relief over the reported death of Hazem Naim, one of her former captors, and hopes for the return of the remaining hostages. Freed Gaza hostage Emily Damari reacted to news that one of her former terrorist captors had reportedly been killed in an IDF airstrike on Sunday. Damari, in an Instagram story,…
Read MoreHamas spokesman Abu Obeida killed in Gaza, Israel says
Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, has been killed in an aerial attack in Gaza City, Israel has said. Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz congratulated the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel’s security agency, Shin Bet, for the “flawless execution” in a post on X. Hamas has not confirmed his death. The Palestinian…
Read More‘I fear for my sons’: Mother awaits DNA results on remains linked to Kenya’s starvation cult
Carolyne Odour has told the BBC she desperately fears for fate of her two young sons who went missing two months ago with their father – a follower of the teachings of a notorious starvation cult leader. Ms Odour says that amid an ongoing investigation into more deaths linked to the cult she has identified…
Read MorePakistan’s Punjab faces biggest floods in its history, affecting 2 million people
LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is dealing with the biggest flood in its history, a senior official said Sunday, as water levels of rivers rise to all-time highs. Global warming has worsened monsoon rains this year in Pakistan, one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. Downpours and cloudbursts have triggered flash…
Read MoreThe End of the Late-Night Band
There’s a moment from a 2012 episode of Conan O’Brien’s former TBS show that I think about often. O’Brien’s guest, the comedian Eric André, sits down and grabs a microphone from the host’s desk. “Is this my microphone?” André asks, while trying to figure out a way to attach the desk mike to his shirt.…
Read MoreIndonesia protests: Prabowo cancels China trip, Beijing issues security warning
The Chinese embassy in Jakarta warned Chinese citizens in Indonesia to avoid crowds on the weekend as an outbreak of protests forced the Indonesian president to cancel his trip to China. “[Citizens and agencies should] improve security precautions, closely monitor local developments, minimise non-essential outings, steer clear of protest crowds and areas, and avoid visiting…
Read MoreBritain’s energy grid bets on flywheels to keep the lights on
Britain’s energy operator is betting on an age-old technology to future-proof its grid, as the power plants that traditionally helped stabilise it are closed and replaced by renewable energy systems. Spinning metal devices known as flywheels have for centuries been used to provide inertia — resistance to sudden changes in motion — to various machines,…
Read MoreThousands march against Gaza war in Frankfurt after ban overturned
Thousands of people gathered in Frankfurt to protest against the Gaza war on Saturday after courts overruled the western German city’s ban on the demonstration. Police reported approximately 11,000 attendees at the starting point in Hafenpark, surpassing the 5,000 originally registered. The demonstrators, carrying Palestinian flags and protest posters, chanted slogans such as “Freedom for…
Read MoreHouthis confirm their prime minister killed in Israeli strike
Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement has confirmed that its self-proclaimed Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi was killed in an Israeli air strike earlier this week. The Iran-backed group said several other senior officials were killed when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Thursday. The IDF said Rahawi and other senior Houthi…
Read MoreVolkswagen subsidiary in Brazil faces $30 mn fine over modern slavery
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways German car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) has been handed a massive fine in Brazil over allegations of modern slavery on an Amazonian farm during the…
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