EasyJet rebuffs bid,
Castlelake's £4.7bn,
Calls it "opportunist."
Castlelake's £4.7bn,
Calls it "opportunist."
The airline describes the latest bid approach from Castlelake as "highly opportunistic".
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South African men sentenced in ‘world’s largest’ rhino horn trafficking case
South Africa judges
two men for rhino horns,
long crimes sealed in court.‘Mastermind’ Dawie Groenewald given fine of 2m rand or four-year jail term almost 16 years after arrestTwo traffickers of rhino horns have been sentenced by a South African court in what police said was the world’s largest such case, partly bringing to an end an…
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Trump-backed political outsider wins Colombia election, initial count shows
In Colombia,
De la Espriella claims win—
Cepeda contests.Abelardo de la Espriella appears to have narrowly defeated his rival Iván Cepeda, who says the preliminary count is "not yet official or binding".
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Neither the War Nor Trump’s Deal Terminated the Main Threats in Iran, Analysts Say
Iran's shadows loom still,
Deals and wars fail to contain,
Threats press from within.Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said.
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Scientists discover neurons must break their DNA to build the brain
Neurons navigate,
DNA broken en route—
Young minds mend with speed.As newborn neurons make their way through the developing brain, they must squeeze through incredibly tight spaces to reach their final destinations. Researchers discovered that this physical journey routinely causes some of the most severe forms of DNA damage—double-strand breaks—yet the young brain has evolved…
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More trees and nature spaces in council green plan
Bradford plans to raise
tree canopy, nature blooms—
council’s green resolve.Bradford Council set out plans to increase tree canopy cover and create more nature reserves.
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3 Amazon Workers Say They’re Under Investigation for Speaking Out About Data Centers
Engineers raise voices,
Amazon's backlash unfolds—
Rights complaint filed firm.The software engineers filed a complaint with Seattle’s civil rights office accusing Amazon of illegally retaliating against them for expressing their personal political beliefs.
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Warning over ‘fragile’ public finances as borrowing rises
UK's debts now swell,
May's borrowing climbs to high—
£23.3bn.The UK borrowed £23.3bn in May, according to official figures, up almost a third on the same month last year.
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Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon
In dawn’s embrace, sweat,
Twenty thousand hearts unite,
Shosholoza's call.For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades raceIn the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, jostling with anticipation. South Africa’s national anthem rang out. Then the haunting swell of Shosholoza, first sung by Zimbabwean migrant…
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US and Iran begin talks on initial peace deal in Switzerland
US and Iran meet,
Switzerland hosts whispered paths—
Calm in stormy seas.The face-to-face meeting follows ongoing fighting in Lebanon and Iran's claim to have shut the Strait of Hormuz.