Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
France changes national qualification for hotel and tourism management roles
The French government has revised the national professional qualification for hotel and tourism management, updating the titre professionnel de responsable d’établissement touristique. The change, published in the Journal Officiel on 24 January 2026, affects training standards and formal competence requirements for senior operational roles in the hotel and broader tourism accommodation sector. The updated title…
Read MoreThe ‘Asian Unicorn’ Hasn’t Been Seen Since 2013: Is the Saola Hiding or Gone Forever?
The post The ‘Asian Unicorn’ Hasn’t Been Seen Since 2013: Is the Saola Hiding or Gone Forever? appeared first on A-Z Animals. Quick Take Securing the survival of the Saola requires overcoming a 13-year absence of confirmed visual evidence, with the last widely accepted camera trap photo taken in 2013. Existing survey coverage accounts for…
Read MoreInside the Pouch of a Newly Born Tree Kangaroo
The post Inside the Pouch of a Newly Born Tree Kangaroo appeared first on A-Z Animals. Quick Take The UK’s Chester Zoo welcomed a new Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo baby recently. The Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo species is listed as endangered by the IUCN. To monitor the baby’s growth in the pouch, zookeepers used endoscopic “pouch-cams.” The…
Read MoreThe Dry January Hangover
“There’s a kind of risk aversion that you tend to associate with liberal politics,” Edward Slingerland, a philosophy professor at the University of British Columbia and Dartmouth, said, of abstaining from alcohol. In 2021, Slingerland published a history of drinking, appropriately titled “Drunk.” The public-health establishment “wants to do everything it can to reduce risk…
Read MoreHeavy gunfire and blasts heard near airport in Niger’s capital
Sustained heavy gunfire and loud explosions have been heard in Niger near the international airport outside the capital, Niamey. Multiple eyewitness accounts and videos showed air defence systems apparently engaging unidentified projectiles in the early hours of Thursday. The situation later calmed down, reports say, with an official reportedly saying the situation was now under…
Read MoreAnti-Hamas Gazan gangs utilize new tactics to put terror group on high alert
Recent developments in gang behavior have prompted Hamas to increase alert levels and strengthen personal security for its members. Anti-Hamas gangs in the Gaza Strip may be utilizing new tactics to fight against the terror group, Saudi outlet Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Tuesday. An example of this included when the Helles Gang killed several Gazans…
Read MoreTill Lauer’s “Targeted”
For the cover of the February 9, 2026, issue, the artist Till Lauer evokes the recent killings of civilians by ICE agents in Minneapolis, where thousands have gathered in the streets to protest and grieve. “I personally care about the right to protest far more than about the right to bear arms,” Lauer said. “However,…
Read MoreSmall plane crashes in rural area of Colombia, killing 15 people including congressman
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A small plane crashed Wednesday in a rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board including a member of congress, authorities said. Satena, the state-owned airline that operated the flight, said local officials in the community of Curasica notified authorities about where the…
Read MoreHow to Figure Out Your Life
The English writer Oliver Burkeman’s “Meditations for Mortals” introduces itself as a kind of handbook on how to cultivate more joy by acknowledging that “you’re never going to sort your life out.” Like his New York Times best-selling “Four Thousand Weeks,” “Meditations” aims to help readers who feel overwhelmed by the self-perpetuating demands of modern…
Read MoreIsrael’s budget deadline: What happens if Knesset cannot agree in time?
By law, failure to pass the budget by March 31 leads to an automatic collapse of the government and snap elections within about 90 days. Israel’s government must pass the state budget by March 31, or the Knesset dissolves automatically, and elections are held roughly three months later, per Israeli law. The rule applies each…
Read MorePM will probably give Isle of Wight away – says Badenoch
The leader of the Conservatives says the Prime Minister will probably give away the Isle of Wight to China during his three day visit. Sir Keir Starmer landed in the country to boost trade ties and said said he wants “a comprehensive and consistent approach to China – which he said the Tories didn’t have.”…
Read MoreRan Gvili’s funeral procession in pictures: Last hostage heads to final rest as crowds line streets
The day that St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili received his proper funeral in Israel, more than two years after the October 7 massacre. St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, the final Gaza hostage, was accompanied by thousands lining the streets as his coffin headed for burial in Meitar, his Negev hometown, on Wednesday. Car containing St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili’s body passes…
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