State’s attorney general petitions for overhaul of how Meta’s child safety protocol in second phase of landmark case Meta has returned to court in the US this week for the second phase of a lawsuit brought by Raúl Torrez, New Mexico ’s attorney general, following a March verdict that found the company liable for child safety failures and imposed a $375m fine. On Monday, the state petitioned for a ...
State’s attorney general petitions for overhaul of how Meta’s child safety protocol in second phase of landmark case Meta has returned to court in the US this week for the second phase of a lawsuit brought by Raúl Torrez, New Mexico ’s attorney general, following a March verdict that found the company liable for child safety failures and imposed a $375m fine. On Monday, the state petitioned for a legal sanction against the company, a monetary penalty 10 times the original amount, and a sweeping, drastic overhaul of Meta’s child safety protocols. In the second part of the landmark case , known as the remedies phase, the state is asking for Meta to be declared a public nuisance and for the judge to order the company to pay $3.7bn in an abatement plan. The money would fund programs for law enforcement, mental health services and educators. The state is also requesting that the judge force a series of design changes to Meta’s platforms aimed at improving child safety, including universal age verification, de-encryption of children’s messages, a guardian account linked to every child’s account, and a child safety monitor tasked with holding Meta to account for five years. Continue reading...
Glyphosate is currently sprayed on cereal and pulse crops to dessicate them and make them easier to harvest A new trade deal with the EU could lead to restrictions on the use of the controversial weedkiller glyphosate on UK food crops. The full-spectrum herbicide, which kills almost every plant it touches, is often sprayed on wheat, oats and other cereal and pulse crops immediately before harvest ...
Glyphosate is currently sprayed on cereal and pulse crops to dessicate them and make them easier to harvest A new trade deal with the EU could lead to restrictions on the use of the controversial weedkiller glyphosate on UK food crops. The full-spectrum herbicide, which kills almost every plant it touches, is often sprayed on wheat, oats and other cereal and pulse crops immediately before harvest to desiccate them and make them easier to handle. Continue reading...
Will Reform take Sunderland, or the Greens take Hackney? Can Plaid Cymru take a historic victory in Wales, and will Labour be forced into third place in Scotland? We examine the possible outcomes for election night The Scottish, Welsh, and local English elections on Thursday 7 May are a huge test for all the main political parties – and may be existential for Keir Starmer as prime minister and Lab...
Will Reform take Sunderland, or the Greens take Hackney? Can Plaid Cymru take a historic victory in Wales, and will Labour be forced into third place in Scotland? We examine the possible outcomes for election night The Scottish, Welsh, and local English elections on Thursday 7 May are a huge test for all the main political parties – and may be existential for Keir Starmer as prime minister and Labour leader. The elections, two years into a Labour government, will see more than 30 million people across England, Wales and Scotland vote in the devolved administrations, in six mayoral races, and for more than 4,500 councillors in city and county councils. Continue reading...
Wastewater from nearly 40,000 people and businesses pumped straight into sea as island still has no treatment plant Raw sewage from nearly 40,000 people and businesses is being pumped straight into the sea because the British overseas territory of Gibraltar does not have, and has never had, a wastewater treatment plant. For decades, untreated sewage has poured into the Mediterranean from the south...
Wastewater from nearly 40,000 people and businesses pumped straight into sea as island still has no treatment plant Raw sewage from nearly 40,000 people and businesses is being pumped straight into the sea because the British overseas territory of Gibraltar does not have, and has never had, a wastewater treatment plant. For decades, untreated sewage has poured into the Mediterranean from the southern tip of the peninsula at Europa Point, where the government of Gibraltar says there are “high levels of natural dispersion”. Continue reading...
Asparagus, but maybe not as you know it: stir-fried with coconut, mustard seeds and curry leaves, and tossed with tamarind, chickpeas and pomegranate Spring’s first asparagus always feels like a celebration, but there’s so much more to cooking those spears than just butter and lemon. Here, those tender stems combine with bold Indian flavours in two playful dishes. The thoran, inspired by Keralan h...
Asparagus, but maybe not as you know it: stir-fried with coconut, mustard seeds and curry leaves, and tossed with tamarind, chickpeas and pomegranate Spring’s first asparagus always feels like a celebration, but there’s so much more to cooking those spears than just butter and lemon. Here, those tender stems combine with bold Indian flavours in two playful dishes. The thoran, inspired by Keralan home cooking, involves stir-frying asparagus with coconut, mustard seeds and curry leaves to create something warm and comforting (my friend Simi’s mum always used to drizzle it with a little lemon juice to give the flavours a lift). The chaat, meanwhile, tossed with tangy tamarind, yoghurt, spices, crunchy chickpeas and sweet pomegranate, is a delicious snack or side. Together, they show how versatile asparagus can be: easy to cook, vibrant and moreish even in unexpected culinary traditions. Continue reading...
Difficulty means severe storms arrive with little warning of where or when exactly they will hit, with sometimes deadly consequences In October 2024 eastern Spain was hit by a deadly storm when more than a year’s worth of rain fell on the streets of Valencia. The resulting floods claimed more than 230 lives. Weather forecasts predicted that a major storm was on the way, but failed to pinpoint exac...
Difficulty means severe storms arrive with little warning of where or when exactly they will hit, with sometimes deadly consequences In October 2024 eastern Spain was hit by a deadly storm when more than a year’s worth of rain fell on the streets of Valencia. The resulting floods claimed more than 230 lives. Weather forecasts predicted that a major storm was on the way, but failed to pinpoint exactly where and when heavy rainfall would land. Now a study has shown that one of the reasons rainfall is so hard to predict is because climate models are underestimating the shifts in large-scale wind patterns, such as the jet stream, that control storm tracks and rainfall distribution. Continue reading...
A video of the Italian duo huffing cigarettes and pouring aperitifs on a Mediterranean balcony might have gone viral – but there’s nothing slapdash about their blissful electro evocations of la dolce vita Even if you’ve never heard Mind Enterprises’ music, there’s a good chance you will have seen them. A clip of the neo-Italo disco duo standing behind a pair of decks on a balcony in a Mediterranea...
A video of the Italian duo huffing cigarettes and pouring aperitifs on a Mediterranean balcony might have gone viral – but there’s nothing slapdash about their blissful electro evocations of la dolce vita Even if you’ve never heard Mind Enterprises’ music, there’s a good chance you will have seen them. A clip of the neo-Italo disco duo standing behind a pair of decks on a balcony in a Mediterranean city, casually pouring themselves big glasses of Campari and blowing luscious smoke rings, has become a widely shared meme on social media over the last 12 months. Its message feels like an inversion of the “ This is fine ” cartoon dog: the world might be on fire, but in Europe we still have la dolce vita and, actually, that is fine . Yet, when Mind Enterprises embarked on an 18-date North American tour at the start of this year, they had to fight to take their hedonistic hallmarks with them. “It’s been our daily diplomatic battle: every concert we’ve done, we always had to argue and discuss with the local production crew because they didn’t want to let us smoke. In some cases, they don’t even want to let us drink, and bottles are not allowed on stage,” Andrea Tirone tells me over a video call from his Barcelona apartment, sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with his creative partner, Roberto Conigliaro. Continue reading...
Plans to install tougher netting and window grilles set back because walls cannot take extra weight, prison governors say Weak and crumbling walls in Victorian prisons are hampering attempts to halt drones from delivering drugs and weapons to inmates. Plans to install tougher netting and window grilles to stop drones from entering have been hampered because the walls have been unable to take the e...
Plans to install tougher netting and window grilles set back because walls cannot take extra weight, prison governors say Weak and crumbling walls in Victorian prisons are hampering attempts to halt drones from delivering drugs and weapons to inmates. Plans to install tougher netting and window grilles to stop drones from entering have been hampered because the walls have been unable to take the extra weight, prison governors said. Continue reading...
Scottish and Welsh nationalism will be further radicalised if Reform UK sets the tone of debate over inclusion in the British state Keir Starmer has neither a heartland nor a stronghold. That is the picture likely to emerge once all the votes in this week’s local and devolved elections have been counted . Council seats in Labour’s traditional northern-English working-class base will fall to Reform...
Scottish and Welsh nationalism will be further radicalised if Reform UK sets the tone of debate over inclusion in the British state Keir Starmer has neither a heartland nor a stronghold. That is the picture likely to emerge once all the votes in this week’s local and devolved elections have been counted . Council seats in Labour’s traditional northern-English working-class base will fall to Reform UK. Parts of inner London, where the electoral map has been red for decades, will go Green. Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
A Romanian political crisis is once again testing the country’s managed float currency regime, with the central bank allowing the leu to weaken to record lows this week. The leu slid 0.8% against the euro on Tuesday — one of the biggest drops among emerging-market currencies — as lawmakers voted to bring down the administration of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan following coalition clashes over painfu...
A Romanian political crisis is once again testing the country’s managed float currency regime, with the central bank allowing the leu to weaken to record lows this week. The leu slid 0.8% against the euro on Tuesday — one of the biggest drops among emerging-market currencies — as lawmakers voted to bring down the administration of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan following coalition clashes over painful austerity measures. A year ago, the central bank also let the leu drop during turmoil surrounding a presidential election. Unlike many of its east European peers that allow currency flexibility, Romania keeps the leu in an unspecified trading band against the euro. The authorities view this additional stability as an anchor that prevented inflation from rising further last year, when residents struggled with budget cuts aimed at reducing the EU’s widest fiscal gap. Still, the collapse of Romania’s cabinet at a time the country faces growth and inflation headwinds puts the central bank in a bind regarding the leu. Letting the currency depreciate may be its best short-term option, according to Piotr Matys , a strategist at In Touch Capital Markets. “Inflationary pressures are accumulating, being fueled not only by the energy shock caused by the Iran conflict but also by a weaker leu,” said Matys. If downward pressure on the leu prevails, however, “interventions can be costly and unsustainable,” which could push the central bank to “seriously consider” raising interest rates, he said. The leu has lost 2.7% to the euro over the past two weeks, plunging past levels which in the past would be seen triggering central bank sales of foreign currency. The National Bank of Romania doesn’t publish information about its activities on the foreign-exchange market and has repeatedly declined to comment on the matter. Governor Mugur Isarescu has said that he prefers currency stability within a certain, undisclosed range, considering it a key psychological indicator for residents about the...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet Vietnam President To Lam in New Delhi on Wednesday, with the two Asian nations looking to strengthen economic and defense ties while tensions persist in the Middle East. The visit is Lam’s second overseas trip since securing the presidency last month, and he is accompanied by key ministers and a business delegation. He met India’s National Securit...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet Vietnam President To Lam in New Delhi on Wednesday, with the two Asian nations looking to strengthen economic and defense ties while tensions persist in the Middle East. The visit is Lam’s second overseas trip since securing the presidency last month, and he is accompanied by key ministers and a business delegation. He met India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Tuesday, and the two sides agreed to expand cooperation in areas such as security, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, innovation and energy, according to a statement on the Vietnamese government’s website. Both countries are seeking to deepen regional ties as relations with Washington remain unpredictable under the Trump administration and the Iran war continues to disrupt trade with the Middle East. Lam, who is also General Secretary, visits just weeks after South Korea’s president traveled to India to strengthen cooperation. Vietnam is seen as a key partner in India’s “Act East” policy, underpinned by growing defense and economic ties, while the South Asian country is Vietnam’s eighth largest trade partner. Bilateral trade has doubled to about $16 billion over the past decade. Indian companies have invested in 473 projects in Vietnam with a total registered capital of $1.1 billion. Vietnamese investment in India has also accelerated, highlighted by VinFast ’s electric vehicle factory in Tamil Nadu state and Vingroup ’s plan to invest about $6.5 billion in Maharashtra state. Defense cooperation has increased in recent years through expanded maritime cooperation, joint exercises and capacity-building support. The Indian Navy transferred the indigenously-built missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam in 2023. The Southeast Asian country is also seeing record numbers of Indian tourists , with arrivals surging 50% to about 746,000 last year as expanded flight connections boost travel demand.
Zhang Fei, general manager of the new business development department for LinkedIn’s talent solutions in China. Chinese companies expanding overseas are having trouble recruiting local frontline sales and compliance professionals as they struggle to market themselves to desired job seekers, according to an executive at LinkedIn. The situation highlights the need to change China’s corporate globali...
Zhang Fei, general manager of the new business development department for LinkedIn’s talent solutions in China. Chinese companies expanding overseas are having trouble recruiting local frontline sales and compliance professionals as they struggle to market themselves to desired job seekers, according to an executive at LinkedIn. The situation highlights the need to change China’s corporate globalization strategy, where businesses are moving away from simply exporting products or dispatching domestic staff to attempting to build fully localized operations amid an increasingly complex geopolitical and trade environment.
ADENTRA press release ( HDIUF ): Q1 sales of $562.7 million (C$771.8 million), reflecting organic growth of $20.1 million, or 3.7% from $542.5 million (C$778.6 million). Gross margin of 20.2% down 140 bps from 21.6%, with product mix headwinds expected to normalize. Adjusted EBITDA of $38.3 million (C$52.6 million), down 4.1% from $40.0 million (C$57.4 million). Adjusted basic earnings per share o...
ADENTRA press release ( HDIUF ): Q1 sales of $562.7 million (C$771.8 million), reflecting organic growth of $20.1 million, or 3.7% from $542.5 million (C$778.6 million). Gross margin of 20.2% down 140 bps from 21.6%, with product mix headwinds expected to normalize. Adjusted EBITDA of $38.3 million (C$52.6 million), down 4.1% from $40.0 million (C$57.4 million). Adjusted basic earnings per share of $0.38 (C$0.52), compared to $0.42 (C$0.60) per share. More on ADENTRA ADENTRA Inc. (ADEN:CA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Historical earnings data for ADENTRA Dividend scorecard for ADENTRA Financial information for ADENTRA
Stock traders have turned risk-on, as President Trump signaled progress towards a final Iran deal, which added to the momentum from a tech-led rally. Mehvish Ayub, Bank of Singapore’s Head of Managed Solutions Advisory spoke to Bloomberg’s Horizons Middle East & Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche about the latest market sentiment. (Source: Bloomberg)
Stock traders have turned risk-on, as President Trump signaled progress towards a final Iran deal, which added to the momentum from a tech-led rally. Mehvish Ayub, Bank of Singapore’s Head of Managed Solutions Advisory spoke to Bloomberg’s Horizons Middle East & Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche about the latest market sentiment. (Source: Bloomberg)
Sienna Senior Living press release ( LWSCF ): Q1 Adjusted Funds from Operations increased by 45.1% year-over-year, or by 23.5% on a per share basis, in Q1 2026. Average Same Property Occupancy in the retirement segment up 180 basis points (“bps”) year over year, to 94.7% in Q1 2026. Same Property Net Operating Income up 7.9% year-over-year to $47.4 million in Q1 2026. More on Sienna Senior Living ...
Sienna Senior Living press release ( LWSCF ): Q1 Adjusted Funds from Operations increased by 45.1% year-over-year, or by 23.5% on a per share basis, in Q1 2026. Average Same Property Occupancy in the retirement segment up 180 basis points (“bps”) year over year, to 94.7% in Q1 2026. Same Property Net Operating Income up 7.9% year-over-year to $47.4 million in Q1 2026. More on Sienna Senior Living Sienna Senior Living Inc. (SIA:CA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Sienna Senior Living Inc. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Historical earnings data for Sienna Senior Living Dividend scorecard for Sienna Senior Living Financial information for Sienna Senior Living
Timbercreek Financial press release ( TBCRF ): Q1 net investment income of $25.1 million compared to $28.6 million in Q1 2025. Distributable income of $14.5 million ($0.18 per share) compared with $15.4 million ($0.19 per share) in Q1 2025. The company had a strong Q1 2026 for originations, advancing $224.2 million in new net mortgages and existing net mortgages. This drove an increase in the net ...
Timbercreek Financial press release ( TBCRF ): Q1 net investment income of $25.1 million compared to $28.6 million in Q1 2025. Distributable income of $14.5 million ($0.18 per share) compared with $15.4 million ($0.19 per share) in Q1 2025. The company had a strong Q1 2026 for originations, advancing $224.2 million in new net mortgages and existing net mortgages. This drove an increase in the net mortgage portfolio of $160.9 million, or 14.9% year-over-year, to $1,240.1 million and was consistent with Q4 2025. Timbercreek expects this increased funding momentum to continue during 2026, focused on multi-family opportunities across its target markets. More on Timbercreek Financial Corp. Timbercreek Financial Corp. 2025 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Timbercreek Financial Corp. (TF:CA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Historical earnings data for Timbercreek Financial Corp. Dividend scorecard for Timbercreek Financial Corp. Financial information for Timbercreek Financial Corp.