Dad built a backyard coaster, now selling it for NZ$4,500

Trump says 'threat' led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford

The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America.

US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia

Donald Trump says the US was looking "very strongly" at the case of a lab technician who died at a research centre in Siberia.

California family’s 6,625-acre ranch is now protected forever

The Kinsey family has strategically safeguarded their vast 6,625-acre ranch in Benbow, California, by implementing a conservation easement. This crucial step preserves the land's agricultural, forest, and wildlife values, ensuring the ranch's ongoing functionality while protecting vital habitats for endangered species. David Johnson, a family member, was instrumental in this initiative, with the Northcoast Regional Land Trust planning to acknowledge their dedication to conservation this coming October.

France braces for national day of school protests after injuries and mass arrests

France prepares for a day of protests in support of students who’ve been demanding more investment in education.

Couple turns 2 garden plots into 50-acre farm; 2.5 acres hit $200K in sales

Shane and Emma Rozeveld's journey from hobby gardeners in British Columbia to running a thriving 50-acre organic farm in Ontario is inspiring. Founders of Aslan Organics since 2017, they navigated challenges at the Sarnia Farmers' Market, eventually boosting their revenue to over $200,000 in a single year with weekly sales hitting $10,000.

US F-1 visa: Indian student claims October interview date got canceled for refusing to pay agent extra ₹20,000

After losing her mother to MS, J.K. Rowling gave £10m to research

J.K. Rowling opened the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic in memory of her mother, who died of multiple sclerosis. The clinic focuses on research and treatment of various neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. The funding aims to attract world-class researchers to develop new therapies and potentially find a cure. It has already hosted numerous clinical appointments and research projects since its inception.

Dozens quarantined after death of researcher at Russian plague institute

Russian authorities have urged calm, insisting the woman's death was unrelated to her work with pathogens.

‘France has fallen’: Far-right figures fuel Islamophobic claims with false student protest videos

France’s student protests have become the target of a wave of false and misleading videos shared by far-right figures, including Alex Jones and Tommy Robinson. Old footage and unrelated videos have been shared to portray the demonstrations as evidence of an “anti-white” or Islamist uprising linked to uncontrolled immigration. The protests are over school conditions, including large class sizes, teacher shortages and poor facilities, not immigration. Vedika Bahl fact-checks in Truth or Fake.

'We are effectively maiming young people' - expert questions France's response to student protests

A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday picking up a police grenade amid nationwide school protests demanding better funding and classroom conditions. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Ariane Bogain, Senior Lecturer in French Politics at Northumbria University, says that "there is a definite issue with violence and we need to ask why there is this unidimensional reaction which is aggressive, which is riot police, which is repressive".

French student protests leave hundreds injured, thousands arrested: What to know

Student protests in France have shut down hundreds of schools after demonstrations against teacher shortages and rundown buildings turned violent. Since late last month, protests have spread across the country, and clashes with police and school officials have resulted in hundreds injured. Despite meetings with top country officials, students are not looking to slow the demonstrations...

Kiểm dịch viên tiếp tay đưa hơn 10.000 tấn thịt heo nhiễm chất cấm ra thị trường

Kiểm dịch viên động vật ở TP Đồng Nai nhận hối lộ, không kiểm tra thực tế mà cấp sẵn giấy kiểm dịch để nhóm dùng chất cấm ‘vỗ béo’ heo tiêu thụ hơn 10.000 tấn thịt, ước trị giá trên 600 tỉ đồng.