Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
The Car Show of All Car Shows: Anantara Concorso Roma Returns in 2026
The past April, I was in Rome ready to witness the debut of what promised to be the city’s first great celebration of automotive elegance: the inaugural Anantara Concorso Roma. Collectors had gathered from across the globe, Piazza della Repubblica shimmered with anticipation, and the marble halls of the Anantara Palazzo Naiadi were abuzz with…
Read MoreSouth African rapist loses bid to block Netflix film about his life
Convicted South African rapist Thabo Bester has lost a court bid to block Netflix from broadcasting a documentary about his life – including how he allegedly faked his death and escaped from prison. His lawyers argued that Beauty and the Bester was defamatory, but the streaming giant defended its plan to release the three-part investigation.…
Read MoreSmall reptile found near petrol station
A species of gecko native to the western Mediterranean area of North Africa and Europe has been found in Guernsey. The Guernsey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) said the reptile, believed to be a Tarentola Mauritancia – or a moorish gecko – was found near a petrol station on Ruette Braye…
Read MoreBrittany Howard and Alabama Shakes Return with Audacious New Music
The first thing Julio Torres says in “Color Theories” is to deny that he’s made an “Off Broadway play.” (His ponytail, curling overhead like an anglerfish’s light, bobbles as he cringes.) Torres’s lightly chaotic comic monologue isn’t even truly a solo; he merrily bullies various helpers, including a robot living inside an “Alice in Wonderland”…
Read MoreBurkina Faso scraps visa fees for African travellers
Burkina Faso has introduced visa-free entry for all African travellers, in an effort to facilitate the movement of people and goods into the country. “From now on, any citizen from an African country wishing to go to Burkina Faso will not pay any amount to cover visa fees,” said Mahamadou Sana, the country’s security minister,…
Read MoreMexico Beach walks to honor the lives lost on 9/11
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Mexico Beach is honoring the lives lost on 9/11. Firefighters and community members participated in the annual 9/11 Never Forget ceremony this morning. They began walking around city hall at 7:46 a.m., the same time the first airliner hit the north tower of the World Trade Center. They continued walking…
Read MoreRetaliation on Unionists in Southeast Asia Shows ‘Worrying Corporate Backslide on Human Rights’
Chea Chan and Myo Myo Aye hail from different countries—Cambodia in the former and Myanmar in the latter—yet the difficult predicaments both union leaders currently face signal a marked deterioration in the ability of workers to organize in Southeast Asia’s garment industries, where freedom of association has become increasingly elusive despite the manifold constitutional safeguards…
Read MoreSouth Sudan vice-president charged with murder and treason
South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity in a move that some fear could reignite the country’s civil war. Justice Minister Joseph Geng Akech said the charges against Machar relate to an attack in March by a militia allegedly linked to the vice-president. The roads leading…
Read MoreGermany’s Merz: New intelligence chief can make agency more effective
Seasoned diplomat Martin Jäger took the helm at Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency on Thursday, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressing hope that the organization will become more efficiently under the new leadership. “We want the BND to operate at the very highest level in terms of intelligence,” Merz said at Jäger’s inauguration at the headquarters…
Read MoreNumber of German work days lost to strikes below 1 million in 2024
The number of working days lost to strikes in Germany fell to 946,000 in 2024, as workers walked off the job less often than in the previous year, according to a study released on Thursday. While the number of workers joining strikes rose by 55,000 compared to 2023 – with some 912,000 employees joining picket…
Read MoreUkraine’s strikingly cost-efficient drones are getting the $7 billion boost they need for mass production
Europe says it’s investing $7 billion into Ukraine’s increasingly famed drone industry. It comes after Ukraine’s defense minister estimated that Kyiv needs $6 billion to cover drone costs. It’s paid by interest on frozen Russian assets, so it’s not clear if all $7 billion is now available. Europe is poised to inject $7 billion into…
Read MoreSouth Korea Lifts Ban on VC Funding for Crypto Companies
South Korean cryptoasset-related companies can now apply for venture capital (VC) funding after Seoul abolished a seven-year-old ban. The South Korea newspaper Seoul Kyungjae reported that the Ministry of SMEs and Startups says the existing ban on crypto firms’ VC funding will end on September 16. The ministry said the State Council, South Korea’s chief…
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