WORLD

Representative Image of Patagonia’s new ownership structure supporting environmental conservation and sustainable practices in bold colors ( AI Generrated Image) In September 2022, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard announced a new ownership structure intended to direct the outdoor clothing company’s excess profits towards environmental work while protecting its values. In November 2025, Patagonia published its Work…

Image Credit: Hansons Auctioneers A vintage Patek Philippe wristwatch discovered during a house clearance in Camborne, Cornwall, has sold for £59,000 after attracting fierce competition from international collectors. The 1930s timepiece had remained among jewellery in a family home for decades before its value was properly assessed. Initially estimated at between £5,000 and £10,000 by…

After 18 years without sightings, 13 white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) have been released into Piedras Blancas National Park in southern Costa Rica as part of a conservation project to restore the species. Its disappearance left a gap in the rainforest’s food chain, disrupting the ecological balance. To address this, Osa Conservation is working with the…

Representative Image of an ornate Chinese porcelain dish with dragon designs and a yellow glaze found beneath a dusty sofa ( AI Generrated Image) For decades, a large, dirt-covered porcelain dish lay beneath a sofa in a north London home, its significance unknown to the family who kept it. Now identified as a rare example…

Selma Blair arrested for physically assaulting flight attendants. Actor Selma Blair was arrested Sunday at John F Kennedy Airport in New York on allegations that she assaulted flight attendants on a Delta Air Lines flight. The Delta Air Lines flight 938 was parked at the gate when the incident allegedly happened. The flight reached JFK…

Former San Francisco Deputy Chief of Police Ann Mannix. A retired San Francisco police sergeant allegedly shot dead his estranged wife, a former deputy chief in the same department, and their daughter before dying by suicide at their home in California’s Marin County, according to media reports.Kevin Mannix, 68, is suspected of killing his wife,…

Nikki Haley’s son Nalin Haley again targets Vivek Ramaswamy, this time over legal immigration. Nikki Haley‘s son Nalin Haley once again doubled down on his anti-immigrant stance and said that legal immigration too, does not make any sense at a time when companies are not hiring. Legal immigrants are those who legally come to the…

US President Donald Trump met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The United States has threatened to suspend intelligence sharing with Ukraine and halt European purchases of American weapons for Kyiv unless Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stops attacks on Russian energy facilities, CNN reported, citing two European officials.The reported warning comes as US President Donald Trump says…

In 2024, an appraiser found a 17th-century portrait among stacks of art in a Maine attic; expected to bring $10,000 to $15,000, it instead sparked a bidding battle and sold for $1.41 million/Image: AP A 17th-century portrait discovered among stacks of paintings in a Maine attic sold for $1.41 million at auction, far exceeding its…

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ordered the New York Police Department (NYPD) to conduct its first comprehensive review of use-of-force policies in a decade and announced an additional $2.6 million in funding for independent police oversight.The move comes after an officer involved in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Win…