Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
Young Ghanaians see presidential vote as a way out of hardship. But their options are limited
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Joseph Antwi knows what he wants as a young person in Ghana casting his vote for the first time on Saturday when the West African nation elects its next president. What he is not sure of, though, is whether the election’s outcome would improve the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation…
Read MoreWhat to Know About Gadhimai Festival—and Its Controversial Mass Animal Sacrifice
Hindu devotees hold knives as religious mantras are being sung ahead of the start of sacrificial offerings to Hindu goddess Gadhimai during the Gadhimai Festival in Bariyarpur, Nepal, south of the capital Kathmandu, on Dec. 3, 2019. Credit – Prakash Mathema—AFP /Getty Images Every five years around November and December, hundreds of thousands to millions…
Read MoreOil flow to Czech Republic through Russia’s Druhzba pipeline resumes after unexplained shutdown
PRAGUE (AP) — Oil delivery to the Czech Republic from Russia through the Druhzba pipeline has resumed after it was interrupted two days ago, the state Mero company that operates the pipeline network in the country said on Friday. It was still not clear why the delivery was halted on Wednesday morning. The Czech refiner…
Read MoreAustralian PM condemns arson attack on Melbourne synagogue
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday condemned an early morning attack on a synagogue in Melbourne that caused significant damage, calling it an “outrage.” Police in the state of Victoria said arson and explosives investigators were on the scene of a suspicious fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue in the Ripponlea area in south-east…
Read MoreBelarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists say
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — As police raided the home of a gay couple in the Belarusian capital of Minsk and brutally beat them, the officers didn’t hide that the crackdown was aligned to similar moves in neighboring Russia. The students, Andrei and Sasha, said security forces demanded that they unlock their smartphones and surrender the…
Read MoreClip shows attack on Bulgarian politician, not ‘assault on Netanyahu after ICC arrest warrant issued’
After the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the war in Gaza in November, a video was shared thousands of times in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed Israel’s leader being attacked while giving a speech. The video in fact shows an attack on a…
Read MoreThe top arms dealers in South Korea and Japan are growing almost as fast as those in Russia
South Korean and Japanese arms dealers are growing almost on pace with Russia’s top defense firms. New data found that South Korea’s and Japan’s arms revenues jumped by 39% and 35% respectively. The data underscores an aggressive push by Asian firms to fill recent gaps in arms manufacturing. The top defense manufacturing firms in both…
Read MoreThursday, December 5 forecast: Arctic air recedes in time for the weekend
We’ve been raided overnight by an Arctic cold front robbing us of our nice temperatures from Wednesday. Temperatures at midnight were still in the 40s, by sunrise readings had dropped into the low 20s. The cold set up camp during the day with afternoon highs in many areas that never made it back up to…
Read MoreEthan Ewing Is Looking Lethal in Abu Dhabi
We’ve seen Ethan Ewing shred Slater’s Lemoore tank plenty, and it’s always impressive. But in this clip, from Abu Dhabi’s new Kelly Slater Wave Co pool, Ewing surfing is absolutely lethal. Maybe it’s the fact that in Abu Dhabi, salt water is pumped into the pool, meaning both the look and feel of the wave…
Read MoreMacron wants new prime minister and government quickly
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a fast turnaround after the fall of the government with the appointment of a new prime minister. “We can afford neither division nor stagnation,” Macron said in an address to the nation on Thursday evening. “That is why I will appoint a prime minister in the next few days.”…
Read MoreMacron shuns resignation calls after government collapse
Following the collapse of France’s centre-right government, President Emmanuel Macron has rejected calls for his resignation. In an address to the French people on Thursday evening, Macron said: “The mandate that you have democratically entrusted to me is a five-year mandate and I will fulfil it completely until its end.” Macron said it was his…
Read MoreIceland authorises whale hunting until 2029
Iceland, one of only three countries still allowing whale hunting, on Thursday issued permits to two whaling companies for the next five years, until 2029, the outgoing government announced. The decision was denounced by animal rights activists and environmental groups, who criticised the fact that it had been taken by a caretaker government. The permits…
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