Resilience is not forged in the denial of vulnerability, but in its acceptance. When Maria looked at herself in the mirror for the first time after her mastectomy, she stood very still.
While last year’s tax law has raised the average I.R.S. refund, the boost is less than the White House expected — and may not have much impact on voters.
A blast on Thursday night turned out to be for a film shoot, but it unnerved residents who had lived through a propane plant explosion in 2008.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a major shift in how countries are responding to the health needs of refugees and migrants, with new data showing more than 60 countries – two thirds of those surveyed – now include them in their national health policies and laws. Drawing on data from 93 Member States, the…
The S & P 500 rose more than 1% Friday afternoon after Iran said it would open the Strait of Hormuz for the duration of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. The ensuing surge brought the index’s gains over the past 13 sessions to more than 12%. But some investors on CNBC’s “Halftime Report” on…
More than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted by Meta, in what activists said was a shocking move exposing the precariousness of tech jobs in the global south. Sama, a company based in Nairobi to which Meta outsourced content moderation and AI training work, announced on Thursday…
“This is no different from Comfort Women or the Holocaust,” wrote South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on X last week, quoting a post with a video of Israeli Defense Forces soldiers throwing a body off a rooftop in Gaza. The president’s post kicked off an internet firestorm for a thousand different reasons, not least because…
If the Islamic republic was behind the incidents, it might be sending a coded warning to its enemies, experts say
Shipping companies said several things had to be clarified, including the presence of mines, Iranian conditions, practical implementations. Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026 Shipping companies have cautiously welcomed Iran’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz is open but said they would require clarifications, including about the risk of mines, before vessels move through the…
When Jamie Dornan first decided to try his hand at acting two decades ago, he had to overcome some preconceptions. As a former male model – and not just any model, but one of the 25 Biggest Male Models of All Time, according to Vogue – Dornan had to work twice as hard to prove…
