World From Pitch to PhD: Turid Knaak and Footballers with Doctorates
The Rise of the Scholar-Athlete Professional football is witnessing a quiet intellectual shift as elite players increasingly trade the training pitch for…
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World Japan ends third-category beer tax loophole with unified rates
Japan has ended a 25-year-old tax structure that incentivized brewers to create low-malt "third-category" beers, following a government decision to unify liquor…
44.6% of Southeast Asians Fear Energy Costs in Green Transition
Rising energy prices and the living cost squeeze remain the primary worries across Southeast Asia during the ongoing transition to renewable energy…
World Algeria’s parliament votes to introduce death penalty for forest fires
Algeria’s parliament has voted to introduce the death penalty for individuals convicted of intentionally starting forest fires, following a series of devastating…
Montreal hospital lifts Ebola isolation after patient tests negative
A Montreal hospital temporarily isolated a female patient for a suspected Ebola case late Thursday afternoon before laboratory tests confirmed a negative…
World Seoul High Court Rules on Steve Yoo’s Third Visa Appeal Over Military Draft Controversy
Seoul High Court Delivers Third Ruling on Steve Yoo Visa Dispute Singer Steve Yoo, who has been banned from entering South Korea…
World New York AG Appointed as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Fraternity Gang Rape Investigation
New York state prosecutors have reopened a criminal investigation into an alleged 2024 fraternity gang rape at Cornell University. The case gained…
World EU Calls Emergency Meeting as US Threatens Diesel Export Ban Over Prices
European Union member states and the European Commission are holding an emergency meeting on Friday to form a unified response to surging…
World Florida Minimum Wage Reaches $15 as Voter Deadline Nears
Florida residents face an approaching October 5, 2026, voter registration deadline for the upcoming General Election, while simultaneously adjusting to a state-mandated…
World Han Seok-jun Reports Rental Car Hit-and-Run in Waterloo
Broadcaster Han Seok-jun experienced a hit-and-run incident in Canada when his parked rental car was struck and damaged while he was away…
World Thailand Election Commission prosecutes 77 over Senate selection
Thailand’s Election Commission has moved to prosecute 77 individuals, including 26 sitting senators, over alleged collusion in the 2024 Senate selection. The…
World US Death Row Inmate Survives Two Lethal Injections in Unprecedented Tennessee Execution Failure
Christa Pike, a 50-year-old death row inmate in Tennessee, survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital during an execution attempt at the Riverbend…
World Isaac Heeney Wins Sydney’s Best and Fairest Amid Allegations
Isaac Heeney has won Sydney's Bob Skilton Medal as the club's best and fairest, polling 431 votes despite missing Round 24 and…
World Brent crude surges past $100 as China halts fuel exports
Brent Crude Pierces $100 as Middle East Escalation Hits Markets Global energy markets faced severe disruptions as Brent crude surged past $100…
World UK-Iranian National Arrested in Suspected RAF Fairford Terror Plot
A dual UK-Iranian national was arrested in the borough of Westminster on Thursday in connection with a suspected terror plot near the…
World Death Penalty Information Center data shows 3% of U.S. executions botched
Roughly 3% of executions carried out in the United States between 1890 and 2010 were botched, according to data compiled by the…
World EU official says China is main driver of worrying import trends
A Quarter of EU Imports Under Scrutiny European trade authorities have flagged abnormal surges in almost a quarter of all goods entering…
World Robin Brooks says ECB may intervene in French debt crisis within weeks
European Central Bank Faces Pressure to Intervene in French Debt Crisis French long-term borrowing costs have surged to their highest level in…