Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
German industry lobby sees ‘structural decline’ for sector
The logo of the Federation of German Industries (BDI). Germany’s industrial sector is facing a dramatic low point at the end of 2025, the head of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) told dpa, warning that the government in Berlin is not acting decisively enough. Patrick Pleul/dpa Germany’s industrial sector is facing a dramatic low…
Read MoreFalse claims of Japan’s truck-sized nuclear reactors spark envy in Australia
While Japan has ambitions for nuclear energy to power about 20 percent of its electricity needs by 2030, it does not have truck-sized reactors keeping the lights on in its northern island of Hokkaido. According to false posts on several social media platforms, the East Asian country is testing “a tiny, box-sized nuclear power plant”…
Read MoreAmazon’s giant anacondas reached their peak size 12 million years ago, study shows
A study of anaconda fossils shows that these snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago and then stopped growing. As some of the planet’s largest snakes, anacondas commonly measure 4 to 5 metres, but some can reach 7 metres. In this new work, researchers led by the University of Cambridge examined 183 fossilized…
Read MoreIDF kills senior PIJ Gaza City Brigade cmdr. who infiltrated Kibbutz Nahal Oz on Oct. 7
The strike followed Islamic Jihad and Hamas violations of the ceasefire, including fire at Israeli forces on November 22, according to the military. Alaa al-Din Abd al-Nasser Hasan Khudar, a Nukhba commander within Palestinian Islamic Jihad Gaza City Brigade, was killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip, the military said on Monday. Khudar infiltrated…
Read MoreShock in Cameroon as 74-year-old opposition firebrand dies in detention
Left-wing Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane has died in detention, five weeks after he was arrested, his lawyers and party have announced. Ekane, 74, was among the leaders of an opposition coalition who endorsed Issa Tchiroma Bakary in October’s presidential election. Tchiroma Bakary says he was the rightful winner of the poll, officially won by…
Read MoreFact Check: Stolen Louvre Jewels Were NOT Seized From Zelenskyy Associate, Ukrainian Billionaire Timur Mindich
Have Ukrainian investigators recovered the jewels stolen from the Louvre museum from the assets of a Ukrainian billionaire who is an associate of President Zelenskyy? No, that’s not true: The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), which purportedly seized the jewels, has not posted anything about it on social media. The NABU has denied it…
Read MoreThe High-Born Rebel Who Took Up the Cause of the Commoner
Much like her childhood identification with communism, her writing began as something of a joke. She was utterly devoted to the Party’s ideals, but she also had a keen eye for grandstanding, and she noticed that some of her comrades seemed more committed to social climbing than to curing society’s ills. As a provocation, she…
Read MoreThe Best Albums of 2025
Looking back at the songs I played the most in 2025, I can sense my own hunger for music that felt wounded, carnal, unfamiliar, tactile, and askew—far from the uncanny sheen of A.I., far from the devastated feeling I get when I must scan a QR code to see a menu. I have listed fifteen…
Read More“An Enemy of the People” Becomes a Spanish Opera
Perhaps Rigola should have been more willful in his handling of the text, since his libretto unfolds more like a selection of highlights from the play than like a freestanding adaptation. Ibsen’s five acts are compressed into two, with a total running time of less than ninety minutes. As a result, the collapse of Stockmann’s…
Read MoreDozens linked to Abu Latif, Hariri crime families detained in undercover op.
The operation followed an investigation which aimed to combat both extortions and “protection money” paid to these crime families in northern Israel, police explained. Israel Police arrested dozens of people from the Abu Latif and Hariri crime families in an operation with the Border Police, police said in a statement on Sunday. The operation followed…
Read MoreChina’s Private Home-Sale Data Vanishes After Vanke Turmoil
(Bloomberg) — Two of China’s private data agencies skipped releasing data on monthly home sales by the country’s top developers, after state-backed China Vanke Co. stirred market concerns with its bond extension bid. China Real Estate Information Corp. and China Index Academy, which are among the country’s biggest private property data providers, didn’t disclose the…
Read MoreReport in relation to renaming Herzog Park set to be withdrawn
A report in relation to a proposal to rename Herzog Park in south Dublin is set to be removed from the agenda of an upcoming council meeting. The park, in Rathgar, was named after Belfast-born and Dublin-raised Chaim Herzog, a former president of Israel, in 1995. Councillors were set to vote on a motion to…
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