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Trading and collecting decorative pins has become an unofficial sport at the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax this week.Just ask Braeden Fowler, an athlete who is representing British Columbia at the games.He said the Team B.C.…

European news outlets are referring to the latest heat wave in Southern Europe as “Caronte,” after the ferryman in Dante Alighieri’s poem “Inferno." That name was chosen not by the World Meteorological Organization or another official…

But it’s also not that deep: “Dancing makes you sweat, so the less you are wearing, the better” said Lee. The Australian designer has been selling diaphanous layered tanks and second-skin tops with biomorphic cutouts for years. At first, he…

Earth’s average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record and what one prominent scientist says could be the hottest in 120,000 years.But it’s…

IMAGE: The protesting wrestlers had sought an extension to prepare for the Asian Games trials. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The trials to short-list the wrestlers for the Asian Games will likely take place around July 20 after an…

NEW DELHI: The trials to select wrestlers for the Asian Gamesare expected to take place around July 20 after an "unofficial" assurance was given by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to extend the deadline for sending entries by name to the…

Sweltering heat is blanketing much of the planet, and the past seven days have been the hottest week on record, the latest grim milestone in a series of climate-change-driven extremes.Earth’s average temperature on Wednesday remained at an…

Some details are designed to endure. For Taylor Swift, this truth manifests as that red lip, which has served as a signature for the entirety of her career. And now, for The Eras Tour, that bold shade—which threads through all of Swift’s…

When I picture time passing, I think of a calendar — specifically, a full-year calendar printed on one page, the sort that a bank or a restaurant might hand out as a freebie, emblazoned with its logo.The year is laid out as a grid: three…

Last Updated: March 24, 2023, 05:54 ISTAsylum seekers cross into Canada from the U.S. border on Roxham Road in Champlain, New York, U.S. February 25, 2023. (Image: Reuters)Ottawa and Washington have now struck a deal to update the STCA to…