Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
At Least 35 Dead and Almost 400 Injured as 6.5 Feet of Snow Hits Japan, with Authorities Warning of Impending Avalanches
NEED TO KNOW At least 35 people have been killed and nearly 400 injured, as a huge winter storm has dumped 6.5 feet of snow onto some regions of Japan 1,700 homes have also been left without electricity, the majority of train lines have been halted, and there are numerous road closures, the prefecture [governor]…
Read MoreGay Figure Skaters Pave Their Own Way in “Icebreakers”
In June, 1994, I took the F train out to Coney Island to root for my friend Phil, who was skating, solo, in the Gay Games. From the bleachers of the Abe Stark Arena, our college friends cheered wildly as Phil, who was a novice, performed a few simple spins. But the most startling event…
Read MoreAnimals Say Hello, but Do They Say Goodbye?
After I started writing this piece, I became hyperaware of the goodbyes in my life. Visiting a restaurant in Brooklyn where I used to work, I remembered that it was customary to kiss regulars on both cheeks, as some Europeans do. I’m not sure who started the ritual, but it became rude to skip it,…
Read MoreIDF reserve officer severely wounded by terorist gunfire near Gaza’s yellow line
The IDF said armored units and Israel Air Force aircraft struck targets in the area and called the incident a blatant violation of the current ceasefire agreement. An IDF reserve officer was severely wounded on Tuesday night during routine operational activity near the yellow line in northern Gaza, after terrorists opened fire on troops, the…
Read MorePalestinian women recount ‘journey of horror’ at Gaza’s Rafah crossing
Palestinian women have described a “journey of horror” as they passed through the Rafah border crossing on their way home to Gaza from Egypt, with the few allowed to enter the war-torn territory being separated from their children, handcuffed, blindfolded, and interrogated “under threat” for hours. For the 12 Palestinian women and children allowed to…
Read MoreA Minneapolis Winter Like No Other
Philip Cheung has covered the Russian invasion of Ukraine and last year’s fires in Los Angeles, where he lives. He also photographed the massive street protests that emerged in response to the surge of ICE agents in Los Angeles last June. In Minneapolis, he has captured local residents’ evolving resistance to the immigration agents in…
Read MoreImages showing American YouTube star IShowSpeed injured in Nigeria are doctored
As part of his African tour, American YouTuber IShowSpeed stopped in Nigeria’s economic and cultural capital, Lagos, where he celebrated his 21st birthday and surpassed 50 million YouTube subscribers. Just hours after his livestreamed visit, posts claiming the streamer had been attacked by a gang in Nigeria circulated widely on social media, accompanied by images…
Read MoreErdoğan to discuss ‘regional cooperation’ on Saudi Arabia, Egypt tour
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is visiting Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and Egypt on Wednesday to discuss deepening bilateral ties alongside regional and global developments, according to his communications office. In Riyadh, Erdoğan is scheduled to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to review steps for deepening diplomatic and economic links, the office said…
Read MoreIDF to increase Gaza border security due to smuggling risks
IDF officials identified Hamas’s struggle in Gaza, after more than two years of war have left it without stocks of standard explosives, to obtain weapons as well as additional equipment. The IDF announced it will deploy military police at crossings along the border fence between Israel and Gaza, in an attempt to prevent smuggling by…
Read MoreShanties in a Lagos lagoon: Bulldozed and burnt
A mother of five, Anna Sobie’s wooden home is one of many that has been demolished in a shanty town in a lagoon in Lagos, with critics describing it as a “land-grab” by the authorities to gentrify the prime waterfront spot in Nigeria’s biggest city. Lagos State government officials deny the allegation, saying they are…
Read MoreCatherine O’Hara’s Unforgettable Delivery
In 1978, the actress Catherine O’Hara, then a twenty-four-year-old cast member on the cult Canadian sketch-comedy show “SCTV,” told a late-night interviewer that at times she felt underestimated as a performer. “It sounds like I’m complaining here,” she said. “But I think people don’t take comedy seriously enough.” She went on: “When I get sent…
Read MoreThe Voice Nigeria Contestant Dies After Snake Attack in Her Sleep
Ifunanya Nwangene, a rising star on The Voice Nigeria in 2021, has sadly passed away. She suffered a snake bite while resting in her apartment. And now, her loved ones are paying tribute to the incredible life she lived, while mourning the future that Ifunanya tragically lost. Ifunanya Nwangene has died at 26 Ifunanya’s version…
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