‘One City, One Family’: San Marino Leaders Meet in the Middle

Under one roof, united by the same purpose of serving the community, the San Marino City Council and San Marino Unified School District Board of Education came together this month to share their respective milestones — big and small. Though this...

Ranked: Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025

Ranked: 35 Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

Explained: Why Climate Summits Fail — And How to Fix Them

First, we need to gradually redesign the decision-making process to solve a deficit of both efficiency and democracy. Decisions today are slow and weak because they de facto seek unanimity. The Paris agreement, for instance, only required 55...

Why climate summits fail- three ways to save them

Nearly three decades after the first UN climate conference, emissions are still rising. The global system for tackling climate change is broken – it’s slow, cumbersome and undemocratic. Even Donald Trump may not be totally wrong when he blames the...

Timing, Targeting, & Technology: Your New Collections Playbook

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Here are the Richest Countries by GDP Per Capita: Number 7 will surprise you!

GDP per capita is a metric economists use to measure a nation’s prosperity and the well-being of a country’s people. It is the indicator of a country’s economic efficiency and the average standard of living enjoyed by its citizens. This simple...

Why climate summits fail – and three ways to save them

Nearly three decades after the first UN climate conference, emissions are still rising. The global system for tackling climate change is broken – it’s slow, cumbersome and undemocratic. Even Donald Trump may not be totally wrong when he blames the...

13 Tiny Nations & Regions You Can Cross in a Day – With One Big Adventure Each

Picture this: you wake up in one corner of a country, explore its entire breadth during lunch, and still have time for sunset in another corner. These miniature nations prove that the best adventures sometimes come in the tiniest packages. From...

Heritage festivals coming to Abu Dhabi, from Al Sila to Traditional Handicrafts

From Al Ain to Al Dhafra and Abu Dhabi city, a series of coming festivals will spotlight the UAE’s living traditions – from handicrafts to maritime heritage and large-scale cultural showcases. Together, they capture the breadth of Emirati...

Royer, the Legendary French Shoe Company Behind Kickers, Enters Chapter 11

French footwear adds another casualty. The Royer group, one of the largest distributors in the country and owner of the Kickers brand, has requested the protection of the Court of Commerce of Rennes to restructure its debt and try to ensure the...

Saudi Arabia's Acwa Power secures $10bn clean energy deals in key regions

Saudi Arabia's Acwa Power has secured clean energy deals worth $10 billion as the utility continues to expand its renewables portfolio. The agreements, which involve partnerships, storage, research and technology, will be implemented in the Gulf,...

Relentless Ronaldo hits home straight on way to 1,000-goal landmark

Among the best, and certainly most imaginative, football books published in the last two years is Tore Wie Gemalt (Goals As Portraits), put together over many years by the German journalist Javier Caceres. Through his varied career, Caceres has...

US agent’s daring plot to coax Nicolas Maduro’s pilot into turning on the Venezuelan leader and delivering him into custody

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Cornwall funeral notices: Devoted partner and stepdad among those remembered

A devoted partner and stepdad is among those remembered in this week's funeral notices. Neil Priestley died peacefully at home on October 14 at the age of 63. His family have asked those attending his funeral to wear Cornish colours. Announcing...

Lithuania closes its border with Belarus for one month

The Lithuanian government adopted a decision on Wednesday 29 October to close the Šalčininkai and Medininkai checkpoints on the border with Belarus for one month. As reported by Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT, the restrictions will apply from...

What would truly save MacArthur Park? Readers have differing thoughts

Oct. 28, 2025 5 AM PT To the editor: When I read about plans for a $2.3-million fence for MacArthur Park, I couldn’t help but wonder: Did anyone ask an urban planner (“Drugs, crime and homelessness plague MacArthur Park. Can a multimillion-dollar...

5 Of The Worst F1 Crashes Of All Time

Few sports thrill like motorsports. Rivalries and screaming engines, the grandness of victory, and the hollowness of defeat are exciting and dramatic, but the sport's most visceral charge is its fierce danger. Every form of motorsport carries the...

The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth

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A 1954 Los Angeles Home Moves Into the Future With a Collection of Pavilions in the Landscape

"We like to provide different ways of experiencing the environment," says architect Alice Fung of her firm Fung + Blatt’s outside-in approach to design. Such was the case for her and partner Michael Blatt’s slow-but-steady development of a...

The Huntington joins global coalition to fight plant black market. Here's how you can help

Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. This week The Huntington in San Marino joined...