The following year they sent a bumper delegation to COP27 in Sharm El Sheik at a cost of £150,000. Neither the then First Minister nor her ministers had any kind of formal role at the conference, but they got some sun soaked selfies with big hitters on the international stage so perhaps they saw that as justification of a sort. How shallow that all feels now. Last week the SNP/Green administration announced that it was ditching our national commitment to reduce CO2 emissions by 75 per cent by...
A 2.6-magnitude earthquake aftershock was reported Wednesday morning in Gladstone, New Jersey, the USGS said.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the aftershock struck around 7:01 a.m. in Gladstone, Somerset County. Just Saturday morning, a 2.9-magnitude aftershock was reported near the same area. The epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, which is nearly 45 miles west of NYC.Dozens of aftershocks have been reported since a 4.8 earthquake shook the tri-state area back on April 5. But how...
It looks like spring, but it doesn't feel anything like it. The trees have
At long last, Challengers has been released. It feels like we've been waiting for Luca Guadagnino's thrilling and horny movie about a love triangle (or throuple, TBH) between three tennis players starring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, and Mike Faist for ages. But is Challengers streaming? Here's what we know. FWIW, Challengers is currently in theaters, and I honestly could not recommend the theatrical experience for this movie enough. You really need to sit in the dark, see every bead of sweat on...
The Philippines plans maritime militia with fishermen to “defend sovereignty” amid China tensions. Are Filipino fishermen willing to join?
The EU's new Entry & Exit System (EES) of enhanced passport controls is due to come into force later this year, but among many questions that remain is the situation for non-EU nationals who live in the EU or Schengen zone.
The EU's new Entry & Exit System (EES) of enhanced passport controls is due to come into force later this year, but among many questions that remain is the situation for non-EU nationals who live in the EU or Schengen zone.
We interviewed fashion insiders who frequent the “summer in Europe” scene. They predict these 4 trends will be everywhere.
TikTok and Universal Music Group have ended a three-month dispute, meaning songs from the world's biggest music label will soon be available again on the social media platform.Also: TikTok launches a Notes app to beat Instagram at photo sharing using textTrouble arose in late January when UMG and TikTok failed to reach an agreement over two main issues: how TikTok handles royalties for UMG-owned songs in the app and how TikTok controls unauthorized AI reproduction of famous voices. TikTok...
The wait was a bit longer than Will Shipley wanted, but he is incredibly grateful to wind up with the Philadelphia Eagles after a fourth-round pick over the wee
“Every country is entitled to have its own migration policy, but I certainly don’t intend to allow anybody else’s migration policy to affect the integrity of our own one,” he said in Co Monaghan on Sunday
While Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust law forced Apple to allow developers to sell apps outside the company’s own App Store, there were a number of potential problems with the company’s terms and conditions – not least of which is that an unexpected viral hit could have bankrupted an indie developer. Apple had already made a number of changes to its terms to reduce the risk, and has now added two more protections which should prevent that nightmare scenario more