For the last few months, The Nation has been running excerpts from the Gaza diaries of Atef Abu Saif, a writer and the minister of culture in the Palestinian Authority. Today, we are publishing the second-to-last batch of entries. In these excerpts, which span from December 6 to December 29, 2023, Saif is adjusting to life in the sprawling tent city that has sprung up in Rafah, worrying about his family in the north of Gaza, and trying to get … Read more
The monarchy is understood to be ‘utterly dismayed’ after Piers Morgan named the two senior royals who Omid Scobie claimed had ‘concerns’ over Prince Archie’s skin colour on UK television last night.
Meghan Markle first made the claim in the Sussexes’ infamous 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview when she revealed there were ‘several conversations’ between herself, Harry and Royal Family members about ‘how dark’ Archie’s skin would be.
While the Duchess of Sussex chose not to name them amid fears it
Jonathan Lethem had come back to Brooklyn, and I wanted to know why.
One afternoon a few months ago, he took me to Dean Street, the block in Boerum Hill where he grew up in the ’70s. The area is the setting of his 2003 book (and one of my favorite novels), The Fortress of Solitude, and of his new one, Brooklyn Crime Novel.
I was raised in Brooklyn too, some 15 years after Lethem, and he
The death toll from the Hawaiian wildfires has climbed to 93 as new video emerges of residents being tossed around the ocean after jumping in to flee flames.
Blazes on the island of Maui have now become the deadliest wildfires in modern US history, as authorities continue to work to identify the victims.
As the fires swept the island, new footage has also emerged of people who had jumped into the Pacific Ocean in an effort to escape the flames.
At this year’s commencement ceremony for the Chongqing Metropolitan College of Science and Technology in southwestern China, the graduating class did not receive the usual lofty message to pursue their dreams. Instead, they were dealt a harsh dose of reality.
“You must not aim too high or be picky about work,” said Huang Zongming, the college’s president, to more than 9,000 graduates in June. “The opportunities are fleeting.”
A record number of Chinese college graduates are entering the job market,
Lucid has also been struggling with rapid cash burn, prompting it to raise $3 billion through a stock offering, nearly two-thirds of which came from majority-owner Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
The company’s cash balance at the end of the second quarter stood at $2.78 billion, compared with $900 million, at the end of the year’s first three months.
“We’re on track toward achieving our 2023 production target of more than 10,000 vehicles, but we recognize we still have work
Kourtney Kardashian looked incredible in her latest social media post, showing her 224 million Instagram followers her baby bump.
The 44-year-old Kardashians star flaunted her pregnant belly in bold look featuring a cropped jacket.
For the glamorous pictures, Kourtney wore an electric blue shearling-trimmed cropped jacket and mini skirt.
She completed the stylish outfit with a pair of silver pointed peep toe heels, while going for a natural makeup look and nude lip.
Kardashian, who has three children with ex-boyfriend
Pressure is mounting on Niger’s putschists hours ahead of a deadline later Sunday set by a group of West African countries for the military to step down or face a possible military intervention.
ECOWAS, a bloc of 15 Western African countries, issued its ultimatum after Niger’s top military officers announced on July 27 that they had overthrown the country’s President Mohamed Bazoum, who was democratically elected in 2021. According to France 24, the deadline expires on Sunday evening; Reuters reported
Cars.com saw further dealership churn in its digital marketplace during the second quarter, though web traffic grew, the dealership technology company said.
Net income reached $94.1 million for the quarter ending June 30, up from $5.5 million in the period a year earlier. The company attributed the gain primarily to a one-time release of a “significant portion” of its valuation allowance — a reserve typically used to offset a deferred tax asset.
Price hikes, product expansion and more marketing helped
Global supply chains for solar panels have begun shifting away from a heavy reliance on China, in part because of a recent ban on products from Xinjiang, a region where the U.S. government and United Nations accuse the Chinese government of committing human rights violations.
But a new report by experts in human rights and the solar industry found that the vast majority of solar panels made globally continue to have significant exposure to China and Xinjiang.
The report, released
