The Iran war is hitting Asia’s economies. A third of the world’s urea fertilizer supply has been “wiped out,” one analyst told The Washington Post, and prices are up 40%. Accordingly, farmers in Southeast Asia are choosing to skip or cut back on planting this season, or lower fertilizer use, ...
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‘I told him, “Go ahead, do it”’: Juliette Binoche on how a strangling attack as a teen inspired her directorial debut‘I told him, “Go ahead, do it”’: Juliette Binoche on how a strangling attack as a teen inspired her directorial debut
The French actor steps into unfamiliar – and bracingly raw – territory with In-I In Motion after four decades reigning the international arthouse. You have to go out of your comfort zone, she says, ‘otherwise you become a prude’ Starring in more than 70 movies is all well and good, ...
Republicans would rather self-destruct than save themselves from Trump | Sidney BlumenthalRepublicans would rather self-destruct than save themselves from Trump | Sidney Blumenthal
As the president’s popularity withers, the party has no will to stage an intervention against him Donald Trump wins, Republicans lose. The Indiana primaries on 5 May, in which five of seven Trump-backed candidates ousted stalwart conservative Republican state legislators who had refused his command to redraw congressional districts, has ...
‘Men and women hate each other’ | The Global Dating Crisis: episode 2‘Men and women hate each other’ | The Global Dating Crisis: episode 2
In the US, 60% of young men are single and sex is at a record low. Despite endless opportunities to meet the right person, it feels like dating in the US has become more fraught than ever. As political divides deepen and the #MeToo backlash grows, we meet the people ...
‘The mouth is a gateway into your body’: the fascinating, frightening links between our gums and our health‘The mouth is a gateway into your body’: the fascinating, frightening links between our gums and our health
Scientists are discovering more and more associations between poor oral health and everything from heart disease to dementia. But can flossing and brushing properly guarantee a longer life? Isn’t it weird that dentistry and medicine have been kept largely separate? Why should our mouths be treated differently from the rest ...
British Steel nationalisation plans announced by StarmerBritish Steel nationalisation plans announced by Starmer
The steelworks has been under government control for almost a year, but leglistation to nationalise it will be put forward this week. ...
Middle East crisis live: Trump rejects Iran response to US peace proposal as Tehran warns of new attacksMiddle East crisis live: Trump rejects Iran response to US peace proposal as Tehran warns of new attacks
US president calls Iranian response ‘totally unacceptable’ while Tehran says it will retaliate against any new US strikes or foreign warships in strait of Hormuz Trump calls Iran’s response to peace plan ‘totally unacceptable’ as ceasefire frays The UK and France will host a multinational meeting of defence ministers involving ...
US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving shipUS and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving ship
The American national has arrived in Nebraska, while a French woman is isolating in Paris. ...
Behind the Pulitzer Board’s Epstein reporting plauditsBehind the Pulitzer Board’s Epstein reporting plaudits
The News The Pulitzers this year revived an old internal disagreement among the guardians of journalism’s top award over reporting on Jeffrey Epstein — and showed how the prize is struggling to keep up with both public sentiment and shifting media consumption. Earlier this week, we reported that a years-old ...
With ‘Morning Joe’ and ‘Squawk Box,’ Versant looks to market its influential audience at the upfrontsWith ‘Morning Joe’ and ‘Squawk Box,’ Versant looks to market its influential audience at the upfronts
The News The investor Warren Buffett once told host Becky Quick that he would pay “any amount of money” to watch the show. “He cares about the internet, he cares about his private plane, and he cares about CNBC,” she recalled in an interview Friday. One of the puzzles of ...