Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) finished first in Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt, according to preliminary official results, but did not win enough seats to govern alone. The state election authority reported that the AfD received 43.8 percent of the vote and 39 seats in the 83-seat Landtag. An absolute majority requires 42 seats. The…
A flight recorder is painted orange so it can be found. In a crash the outer box can be crushed or burned. The part that has to survive is a small armoured cylinder of memory inside it. That cylinder is built to a published test list. If search teams never find it, the tests do…
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that trade talks with the United States can resume only when Washington “starts being serious” and stops posting memes and insults. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa after Monday’s federal byelections, Carney said there is still room for a deal that is “mutually beneficial” and “respects Canadian sovereignty.” “When the…
In 2025, Canadian specialist physicians reported a median wait of 28.6 weeks from a family-doctor referral to treatment. That is the Fraser Institute’s physician survey figure, published in December 2025. It was down from 30.0 weeks in 2024. It was still the second-longest result in that survey’s history, and far above the 9.3 weeks recorded…
What if reality is the ultimate online game—a simulation so slick it makes our games look like toys? Imagine zipping to the edge of the map in a game like GTA Online, breaking all the rules, versus doing the same in reality near light speed. Let’s compare the two and see why reality’s ability to…
Physical activity is one of the most reliable ways to improve and protect your health. Regular movement is associated with better cardiovascular health, stronger muscles and bones, improved sleep, better mental health, and a lower risk of several chronic diseases. But how much physical activity do you actually need? For most adults, current guidelines recommend…
Things in Canada still cost more than they did a few years ago. They are just not going up as fast. In July 2026, the average price of everyday stuff was 3.0 percent higher than in July 2025. In June, it was 2.8 percent higher. That comes from Statistics Canada. That 3 percent is the…
The Black Death was the first and deadliest wave of the second plague pandemic, a series of plague outbreaks that reshaped Eurasia and North Africa from the fourteenth century onward. Between the late 1340s and early 1350s, plague spread from central Eurasia through the Black Sea and Mediterranean worlds into Europe, the Middle East, and…
The U.S. military said Tuesday it destroyed five Iranian crude tankers after what it described as two ballistic-missile attempts against a Navy warship. U.S. Central Command said the ship evaded both attempts, remained on patrol, and that no American personnel were harmed. It identified the tankers as the M/T Kaviz, M/T Charminar, M/T Horizon 1…
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