Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Hotel policy change highlights struggles faced by unmarried couples looking for privacy in India
Travel can be tough for unmarried couples looking for a bit of privacy in India. Accommodations routinely decline to let this growing segment of the population share rooms — especially those looking to book a hotel in the city where they already reside. Which is why a change to a budget hospitality booking platform’s policy…
Read MoreImage of archaeological remains in Italy falsely linked to S.Korea plane crash
Following the Jeju Air disaster that left 179 people dead in South Korea, reports emerged about a couple thought to have shared an embrace at the moment of the crash. The discovery of their remains sparked online discussion, with a photo of a pair of skeletons appearing to be holding each other spreading on social…
Read MoreRescuers pull six more bodies from South Africa mine
Six more bodies have been pulled up from a South African mine as efforts continue for a second day to help scores of illegal miners still thought to be at least 2km (1.2 miles) underground, a national umbrella body for NGOs, Sanco, has told the BBC. Eight people came out alive on Tuesday adding to…
Read MoreChina’s vehicle export growth set to slow in 2025: CAAM data
China’s vehicle export growth is expected to temper to 5.8%, reaching 6.2 million units this year, a significant deceleration from the 19.3% surge experienced in 2024, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) data. The forecasted slowdown is set against the backdrop of a modest rise in vehicle sales within China, where policy incentives…
Read MoreTaliban do not see women as human beings, Malala Yousafzai says
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai decried the state of women’s rights in Afghanistan as “gender apartheid” on Sunday and urged Muslim leaders to speak out against the Taliban government’s repressive policies on women and girls’ education. “Simply put, the Taliban in Afghanistan do not see women as human beings,” she said, speaking in Islamabad…
Read MorePakistani security forces kill 27 insurgents during raid in Balochistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout on Monday, killing 27 insurgents, the military said. The operation in southwestern Pakistan was conducted in Kachhi, a district in Balochistan province, the military said in a statement. Security forces were acting on intelligence. The slain “terrorists were involved in numerous terrorist activities against…
Read MoreEU’s executive branch denies cover up over the health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission denied on Monday that it had tried to cover up the state of health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen, after the head of the EU’s executive branch was hospitalized with severe pneumonia. Von der Leyen, 66, is the EU’s most high-profile political figure. In September, she marked…
Read MoreGermany reports illegal drone flights over military base
Up to 10 drones of unknown origin have been spotted above a military airfield in southern Germany, Bavarian authorities said on Monday. Investigators say they have not ruled out espionage as a possible cause for the sighting, possibly connected to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Bavaria State Criminal Police Office (LKA) said police had been…
Read MoreEU sends €140 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The European Commission announced on Monday a new humanitarian aid package worth €140 million ($142.8 million) to address the most pressing needs in eastern and southern Ukraine. The funding is intended to help provide food, shelter, clean water, health care and winter protection to vulnerable populations in the war-torn regions, the commission said in a…
Read MoreGermany welcomes release of German-Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return home
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister on Monday welcomed the release of a German-Iranian rights activist from prison in Iran and her return to Germany. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wrote on the social media platform X that it’s “a great moment of joy that Nahid Taghavi can finally embrace her family again.” Baerbock retweeted a…
Read MoreGermany’s Nordex secures order for 36 wind turbines in Canada
The logo of Nordex is seen on the roof of the rotor blade factory of the company in Rostock. Daniel Reinhardt/dpa German wind turbine maker Nordex SE on Monday announced it received orders for 36 turbines for projects in Canada. The names of the customers and wind farms were not disclosed. The Nordex Group will…
Read MoreNigerian airstrike mistakenly kills civilians supporting security forces while targeting rebels
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian military airstrike targeting armed groups in the conflict-battered northwest mistakenly killed a number of civilians working in community security outfits, authorities and residents said. This is the third misfire by the military in a little over a year during aerial bombardments of extremists and rebel groups. The Nigeria Air…
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