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WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament on Tuesday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in care. “It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong. And it should never have happened,” Luxon said, as he […]

Ace Japanese film director Kore-eda Hirokazu is in advanced post-production on “Asura,” a family drama series that marks his second show for global streaming giant Netflix. “Asura,” which will premiere on Jan. 9, 2025, is a modern take on “Like Asura” a 1979 family drama series that was originally based on a Mukoda Kuniko novel

Hotel Verde Cape Town Airport has been awarded the Net Zero Waste certification from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), becoming the only hotel in South Africa to hold this title. Exceeding the required 90% landfill diversion benchmark, Hotel Verde achieved a 93% diversion rate for operational waste between 1 March 2023 and

The  Oil & Gas Decarbonization Charter  (OGDC) today published its Baseline Report, setting a foundation to help prioritize and track progress on emissions reductions made by the 54 oil and gas companies – representing almost 45 % of the global oil production,  that have signed up to the Charter’s ambitions. These ambitions include to work toward 

Dance is an essential part of Georgian history and culture, and the locals are proud to perform traditional routines whose origins date back decades. ADVERTISEMENT Little Virtuoso is a community dance group dedicated to preserving Georgian dance and inspires young people to embrace the country’s age-old tradition. Instructors Gia and Natia inspire young people to

PHOENIX — Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority. Gallego’s victory continues a string of Democratic successes for the Senate in a state that was reliably Republican for those seats until Donald Trump was elected president in 2016.

South Africans are demonstrating resilience and adaptability in response to inflationary pressures, but this has led to a decline in alcohol and fast food purchases. Source: © 123rf 123rf South Africans are demonstrating resilience and adaptability in response to inflationary pressures, but this has led to a decline in alcohol and fast food purchases The

Widely dubbed the “finance COP”, COP29 will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan between 11-22 November, 2024. At this COP, a new climate finance target must amount to at least 1 trillion dollars in public finance, be based on grants, as well as on the financial, climate and social needs of developing nations in the Global South. Rich

The Great Finger Shortage of 2024: French consumers are (unsurprisingly) angry after the British chocolate biscuits vanish from supermarket shelves. ADVERTISEMENT The French don’t like to admit it, but no one does chocolate treats like the British. Consider the evidence: Maltesers; Bourbon biscuits; Terry’s Chocolate Orange; McVitie’s Penguin bars; everything Cadbury ever released. Case closed.

BELGRADE, Serbia — Anti-government protesters in Serbia on Monday demanded arrests and the resignations of top officials over the deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a railway station that killed 14 people in a northern city this month. The rally in Belgrade blamed the collapse on rampant corruption and sloppy renovation work on the