Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in Libya campaign financing case
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The Paris criminal court acquitted him of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign…
Read MoreAn Intimate Chronicle of Kanye West’s Fall from Grace
One simple way to think of Kanye West is as a genius stuck in the body of a child who’s always on the verge of a tantrum. He takes out his crayons, scribbles on a napkin, then declares the result a masterpiece—and often, implausibly, it is—and yet he may tear up the napkin a few…
Read MoreVideo filmed during Nepal protests misrepresented as fire in Dhaka
A video of a police station set on fire during “Gen Z” protests in Nepal has resurfaced in social media posts falsely claiming it shows a blaze in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. The video corresponds to Google Street View imagery of the police station in Nepal’s Banepa municipality. “Terrible fire in Dhaka’s Demra. People are jumping…
Read MoreAustralia Plans Fines Up To 10% Of Turnover For Crypto Rule Breaches
Australia plans to hit digital asset platforms with penalties of up to 10% of annual turnover if they breach new rules, under draft legislation released on Thursday. The proposal requires exchanges and other operators to secure an Australian Financial Services Licence. Firms that fail to act honestly and fairly, or that engage in misleading conduct…
Read MoreCrocodile-eating apex dinosaur reveals missing link in predator evolution
A fossil from the blustery plains of Patagonia is revising your book on one of the most elusive bands of hunting dinosaurs. The newly discovered dinosaur, Joaquinraptor casali, preyed on the soggy floodplains in Argentina about 67 million years ago, just before an asteroid that ended the age of dinosaurs. Weighing nearly a ton and…
Read MoreThe Mother as Antihero
Sasha Bonét’s matrilineal memoir, “The Waterbearers,” traces the lives of her mother and grandmother: powerful, complicated women whose personalities have been shaped by the rough edges of American society. Mothers, she suggests, can pass on both grace and grief. The flow of the bayous of Houston, where she grew up, remind her of “the way…
Read MorePrivate jet crashes at Venezuela’s main airport, injuring two people
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A private passenger jet crashed Wednesday as it departed from Venezuela’s main airport outside Caracas, injuring at least two people, the country’s aviation agency said. The two people were rescued from the aircraft and were in stable condition after receiving medical attention, Venezuela’s National Institute of Civil Aeronautics said on its…
Read MoreItaly condemns ‘drone attack’ on Gaza aid flotilla and deploys frigate
Italy’s defence minister has condemned what he said was an overnight drone attack by unidentified perpetrators on a flotilla trying to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza to deliver aid. Guido Crosetto also said he had ordered an Italian Navy frigate to head towards the 52 boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which are…
Read MoreTyphoon Ragasa makes landfall in China after 17 killed in Taiwan
Typhoon Ragasa has made landfall in southern China, where nearly two million people have been evacuated in preparation for its arrival. It comes after authorities said at least 17 people had been killed and more missing in Taiwan after a lake burst on Tuesday, causing severe flooding in the island’s east. Ragasa was downgraded from…
Read MoreActivist flotilla seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza says drones attacked its boats
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Activists taking part in a flotilla seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza said Wednesday that some of their boats were attacked by drones overnight while sailing south of Greece. The Global Sumud Flotilla said it was attacked during the night by “unidentified drones and communications jamming.” It said that…
Read MoreWhat to know about endangered gorillas and tourist tours tracking them
BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — Sept. 24 is observed as World Gorilla Day. It was launched in 2017 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of a Rwanda-based gorilla study center founded by Dian Fossey, the American primatologist and conservationist who gained global renown for her research. The gorillas Fossey studied and looked after…
Read MoreCentral Bank’s New Brazilian Forex Rules Could Impact Crypto Exchanges
Brazil’s central bank (BCB) has proposed new rules for the forex sector that may place further restrictions on the country’s crypto exchanges. The Brazilian media outlet Livecoins reported that the BCB has released a public consultation paper calling for feedback on its proposals. These proposals focus mainly on Forex platforms, known as eFX in Brazil…
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