Though touted as a model of environmental preservation, the country has recently signalled a shift from phasing out fossil fuels to boosting the economy. Franz Tattenbach on the tension between green credentials and growth“This country is what the world would like to be but is not,” says Franz Tattenbach, Costa Rica’s minister of environment and energy. The 69-year-old economist is keenly aware of his role as guardian of the country’s reputation for forward-looking biodiversity initiatives and...
Allen told her co-host that when returning to London for her friend’s birthday with her 11-year-old daughter Ethel she had decided to sit apart from her.
Over 30 countries have imposed restrictions on the social media platform.
The following contains spoilers from the April 26 episode of CBS‘ Fire Country. This week on CBS’ Fire Country — in the wake of inmate Rudy’s escape and the unrelated murders that followed — Three Rock received a most untimely visit from locals who want the nearby prison fire camp shut down. NIMBY! and all. […]
Kyle Sandilands slams The Project's Steve Price over his criticism of Shock Jock's Melbourne debut: 'He's an expert at failure' - Kyle Sandilands has hit out at media personality Steve Price over his criticism of the Kyle And Jackie O Show's Melbourne debut this week. The Sydney-based radio show launched with a bang in Melbourne on Monday, with shock stars Sandilands and Jackie "O" Henderson making numerous X-rated comments, including a profane opening about sexually transmitted infections...
In a New York Times op-ed earlier this month, Vance argued that Ukraine
The High Court of Dominica has overturned a colonial-era law banning same-sex relations between consenting adults after a gay man filed a lawsuit claiming the ban was unconstitutional. The complainant, […]
On Sunday, the prime minister claimed that the Congress will take away gold owned by women if voted to power
'Florida!!!' on Taylor Swift's new album 'The Tortured Poets Department'
Social media can be a divisive place, but even more so when it comes to Taylor Swift. A Google Drive link allegedly containing 17 tracks that are purportedly from Swift’s eagerly awaited “The Tortured Poets Department” album has been making the rounds on the internet in the past day and people are equal parts mad, sad and happy about it. CNN has reached out to Swift’s representative for comment. The actual album is slated to drop at midnight Friday, but the claimed leak is both being hailed and...
Britain’s Got Talent act Harrison Pettman is taking his chances on sacking off his day job and becoming a singer this Spring. Standing on stage in front of the BGT judges, Harrison explains how he currently works as a security guard and a youth worker. But, his future could look very different following his rendition […]
Current antisemitic protests on U.S. campuses are “horrifying” and “the worst that we've seen since the 30s,” according to Israel's Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli, who described the “orchestrated, organized, [and] funded” demonstrations as the “nightmare” of America and Western civilization, arguing that supporters of Hamas are enemies of both.