- Friday, 5 September 2025
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71 years after starting college, a 90-year-old woman is graduating
A 90-year-old woman will finally walk across the stage and receive her diploma, 71 years after she first enrolled in college. Joyce DeFauw, then Joyce Viola Kane, started her freshman year at Northern Illinois University in 1951 with a plan to graduate with a degree in home economics.
At least 20 injured as protesters and police clash in Peru days after president’s ouster
At least 20 people, including four police officers, were injured on Saturday in clashes between protesters and police in the southern Peruvian city of Andahuaylas in the Andes. The Ombudsman’s Office said on Twitter it was working with health personnel to verify if the injured had received “adequate medical care in the city hospital” but did not give details of the injuries.
The world's most 'welcoming' countries of 2022
Arton Capital's ranking currently declares the United Arab Emirates as the world's most powerful, while Henley, which uses a different methodology, gives the crown to Japan. On the flip side, though, are the countries whose doors are most open -- in visa terms, at least. Arton Capital measures these in its Welcoming Countries Rank and its 2022 list provides some fascinating insights into the current state of global mobility.
Air Canada launches North America's only nonstop flight to Bangkok
For the first time in 10 years, there's now a nonstop flight between North America and the capital of one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, Thailand. On December 1 at 11 p.m. local time, Air Canada flight AC65 took off from Vancouver International Airport to begin the 15-hour and 55-minute journey to Bangkok.
Jonathan the tortoise, world's oldest land animal, celebrates his 190th birthday
The South Atlantic island of St. Helena is celebrating the birthday of the world’s oldest living land animal – a Seychelles giant tortoise called Jonathan, who is turning 190. The island governor’s house, where Jonathan has spent most of his life, is marking the occasion by opening up for three days to visitors wishing to celebrate the “historic milestone.”
Belarus Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei dies at 64, officials say
The Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei has died at the age of 64, the country’s foreign ministry said Saturday. “Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, has suddenly passed away today,” the Foreign Ministry said on its official Facebook account, without providing more details about the circumstances surrounding the foreign minister’s death.
26-year-old Flossie crowned world's oldest living cat
Flossie, at the age of almost 27 – which is the feline equivalent of being 120 human years old, according to Guinness World Records – has been crowned the world’s oldest living cat.
Pakistan film ‘Joyland’ releases in some cinemas after government overturns ban
Award-winning movie “Joyland” opens in cinemas in parts of Pakistan Friday, after authorities in the South Asian nation overturned a ban imposed following complaints the homegrown film was unsuitable for viewing.
US home births reached highest level in 30 years in 2021
There were more than 50,000 home births in the United States in 2021, an increase of 12% over the year before and the highest level since at least 1990, according to a report released from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
Taliban to impose their interpretation of Sharia law in Afghanistan
The Taliban has ordered judges in Afghanistan to fully impose their interpretation of Sharia Law, including potential public executions, amputations and flogging, a move experts fear will lead to further deterioration of human rights in the impoverished country.
Sleeping with light pollution linked to diabetes, study says
Sleeping in a room exposed to outdoor artificial light at night may increase the risk of developing diabetes, according to a study of nearly 100,000 Chinese adults. People who lived in areas of China with high light pollution at night were about 28% more likely to develop diabetes than people who lived in the least polluted areas, according to a study published in the journal Diabetologia.
The best Christmas markets taking place in 2022
Over the past few years, a number of well-known festive markets were forced to either scale back or cancel festivities altogether due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the vast majority are returning for 2022. Here's our rundown of some of the top Christmas markets around the world this year.
Democrats 1 seat away from Senate control after Arizona win
With Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly’s victory on Friday night, Democrats are just one seat away from keeping control of the US Senate as all eyes turn to neighbouring Nevada, where the competitive Senate race is increasingly trending in Democrats’ direction. The win by Kelly, who was elected in 2020 to fill the term of the late GOP Sen. John McCain, capped a string of victories for Democrats on Friday night as ballots continued to be painstakingly tallied in the West.
Holocaust survivor left on a bench as baby finds new family at 80
When Alice Grusová was a baby, her parents left her on a train station bench, with no idea of what would become of her. The reunion occurred thanks to the efforts of a curious woman 5,000 miles away in South Africa, during the initial stages of the pandemic. The incredible story has now been shared by the online genealogy site MyHeritage.
Elon Musk's Twitter sees executives and advertisers flee and trolls run rampant
The world is watching the world’s richest man single-handedly destroy one of the world’s most powerful and important communication platforms, just weeks after acquiring it for $44 billion. And of course, the world is watching the dramatic spectacle unfold — where else? — Twitter.
