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An emotional Ardern says February 7 will be her last day in office and that she will not seek re-election this year. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said she will resign next month and will not contest this year’s general elections. Fighting back tears, Ardern told reporters in Napier on Thursday that February … Read more
An emotional Jacinda Ardern says she no longer has “enough in the tank” after nearly six years as leader. #Jacinda #Ardern #Zealand #step #month
In 2023, TIME will once again recognize 100 businesses making an extraordinary impact around the world. Applications for the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2023 are open, now through March 1, 2023. Apply here. Hello from the Magic Mountain of Davos, where the World Economic Forum is well underway. We’ll be bringing you the latest … Read more
Fernanda Maciel completed the first running climb of the largest mountain in Antarctica, Mount Vinson. Temperatures were as low as –35 C, and it took her under 10 hours to make the round trip up and down. #039Ultra #runner039 #races #top #Antarctic #mountain
The Scottish government and Westminster are clashing after the U.K. government blocked the bill to allow people in Scotland to self-ID their gender. Scotland’s first minister vowed to fight the veto. #U.K #blocks #Scottish #gender #bill
Comment on this story Comment Sitting in front of a printout of a grand Neoclassical painting, Brigitte Fouré, the mayor of a city and commune in northern France, appealed to an unexpected recipient through the camera. “Madonna,” Fouré began, addressing the pop superstar, “you probably don’t know the city of Amiens, of which I have … Read more
An employee cleans a window at Apple Inc.’s new Canton Road store in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong, China. Xaume Olleros | Bloomberg | Getty Images Many of the biggest technology companies are laying off staff as fears of a recession rises. But the job cuts come after a few years of … Read more
BEIJING: Eight people were killed and multiple others remained missing late Wednesday after an avalanche struck a roadway in mountainous Tibet, municipal authorities said according to China’s state media.Xinhua News Agency reported that the snowslide occurred at the exit of a tunnel on a highway leading from Nyingchi city in Medog County to Mainling County … Read more
CNN — British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s company INEOS has formally entered the bidding process to buy Premier League soccer club Manchester United, according to The Times on Wednesday. This comes after United’s owners, the Glazer family, announced they were exploring new investment or the potential sale of the English Premier League side in November 2022. … Read more
The Gabura union, a small island adjacent to the Sundarbans forest, is expected to be submerged in seawater by 2050. Credit: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan by Mohammad Rakibul Hasan – and AI Artificial Intelligence (dhaka, bangladesh) Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Inter Press Service DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 18 (IPS) – Climate change is a global problem that requires … Read more