Unusually dry conditions and hurricane-force seasonal winds are fueling multiple fast-moving and destructive wildfires in Los Angeles County. Gusts that reached over 145 kilometers per hour (90 miles per hour) quickly drove the blazes into urban areas, forcing more than 100,000 people to evacuate from their homes and killing at least two people as of…
A bus accident on a motorway in north-eastern Germany on Saturday left two people dead and another four seriously injured, police said. The accident happened on an exit from the A11 motorway that leads to a car park close to an interchange near Prenzlau, north-east of Berlin, German news agency dpa reported. Seven people were…
Björk is in Paris, and her laptop camera isn’t working. The laptop is eight years old, she explains, and she doesn’t want to replace it, for environmental reasons. “But let’s just say I haven’t exactly been crying about the fact that it doesn’t work.” She is a black square on my computer screen, which feels…
Pristine Hermès scarves, costume jewelry, and trench coats of every color are just a few of the vintage selects you’ll find in this casual shop. Down the block, there’s sister shop Vini Vini Luxe, which focuses on higher end items. Address: Japan,〒150-0034 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Daikanyamacho, 12−19 第３横芝ビル 3F Half vintage, half contemporary, this shop…
The demise of most of Australia’s kangaroo species by 40,000 years ago may have had less to do with climate-caused dietary pressures and more to do with human hunters. Dental analyses of ancient kangaroos reveal they weren’t such picky eaters as once thought, researchers report in the Jan. 10 Science. Instead, when it came to…
Peter Dutton emerged from his summer break on Sunday to launch the Coalition’s unofficial election campaign. In a 38-minute pre-prepared speech to MPs and party loyalists at a campaign-style rally in Melbourne, the federal opposition leader framed the upcoming contest as a “sliding doors moment” for Australia. Here’s what we learned – and didn’t –…
Emma Reed Turrell, psychotherapist, author and host of the podcast Friendship Therapy You can keep balance in friendship by showing your working out, rather than making assumptions and mind-reading. This might sound like: “I’d like to invite you to a party but I’m wondering if it might not be your thing and I want you…