November 9, 20240 Comments

Are luxury beauty advent calendars a rip-off?

Getty Images They’re all over your TikTok and Instagram – people unboxing the latest extravagant beauty advent calendar. Influencers excitedly wonder what eyeliner, serum or hand cream will be behind door one, and gush over the beautiful box it has come in. But are these products, which can cost hundreds of pounds, actually worth the money? Yes, says TikToker Cissy Jones from Manchester. We’re just over a week into November

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November 9, 20240 Comments

Pollution hits record levels in Pakistan city

Reuters A thick blanket of smog has derailed normal activity for most people Smog starts slow. At first, you cannot see it but you can smell it. It smells like something is burning. And it intensifies as the temperature drops. Then the smoke and fog start to envelop you and the city around you. Now you can see it. You are walking through the smoke, a thick ceiling of it

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November 9, 20240 Comments

We must not turn blind eye to antisemitism, says Dutch king after attacks on Israeli football fans

Clashes in Amsterdam as Maccabi Tel Aviv play Ajax The Dutch king says Jewish people must feel safe in the Netherlands, after violent attacks against Israeli football fans in the centre of Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander said “our history has taught us how intimidation goes from bad to worse,” adding that the country could not ignore “antisemitic behaviour”. Youths on scooters had criss-crossed the Dutch capital in “hit-and-run” attacks on Maccabi Tel

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November 8, 20240 Comments

When Trump’s victory became clear, online claims of election fraud quieted

By the time the polls opened on Election Day, baseless claims of voter fraud had been building on social media for months, fueling doubts about the integrity of the election.  Posts proliferated on X and other platforms pointing to hiccups like technical issues with voting machines, power outages and spelling errors on ballots as examples of a supposedly brewing conspiracy. And at 4:30 p.m. on Election Day, former President Donald

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Black business leaders consider how to approach a Trump administration

Black business leaders are trying to figure out why Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidential race, and how to approach the coming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. “It certainly means change. That’s what the voters wanted, and that’s what they thought President Trump represents,” said Charles Phillips, co-chair of the Black Economic Alliance and co-founder of Recognize. “What contributed to Trump’s win is people are tired of the cultural

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November 8, 20240 Comments

UN peacekeepers accuse Israel of ‘deliberate and direct’ attack in Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News

The Israeli military, which has hit UNIFIL positions several times, denies responsibility despite footage. United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have reported another Israeli assault on their positions as ground and air attacks on Lebanon continue to claim lives. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Friday that two Israeli military excavators and one bulldozer had destroyed part of a fence and a concrete structure at a UN

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