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Long before Coca-Cola’s ads, Santa often appeared red-coated in poems, illustrations, and holiday postcards. Every December, the same claim resurfaces: that Santa Claus wears red because Coca-Cola dressed him that way. It sounds neat, corporate, and believable, a global brand colouring Christmas in its own image. But when you trace how Santa actually came to…
USAID was built to make survival feel ordinary. It existed so that childbirth would not be a gamble, hunger would not quietly hollow out childhoods, and outbreaks would be spotted early enough to remain footnotes rather than funerals. Its work was repetitive and procedural by design, because global health only improves when prevention becomes routine….
A person walks during falling snow, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray) New York City entered the post-Christmas travel rush under winter storm warnings on Friday, as forecasters warned of heavy snowfall, hazardous travel and one of the city’s most disruptive winter systems in years. Snow began…
Diplomacy rarely hinges on small talk, but in an unusual backchannel between Washington and Minsk, a casual exchange about weight loss became part of a negotiation that helped secure the release of political prisoners in Belarus. The episode centres on John P. Coale, a senior US envoy with close ties to President Donald Trump, and…
Right-wing activist Laura Loomer has reacted to the killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a 26-year-old Hindu factory worker in Bangladesh. She used the incident to warn about the spread of the Islamist hatred. Her comments followed after Das was lynched by a mob following unverified accusations of blasphemy linked to a workplace dispute.In a post…
Thousands of Indian truck drivers in California have launched a legal challenge against the state after being told their commercial driving licences will be cancelled. Drivers say the move threatens their livelihoods and has left their families in limbo. The lawsuit follows decisions by the California Department of Motor Vehicles to revoke licences issued to…
Image: Screengrab CourtTV When seven-year-old AJ Hutto took the stand in a Florida courtroom in 2008, he accused his own mother of killing his sister. He told jurors she had drowned the seven-year-old in the family swimming pool. His words alone shaped the case, and sent Amanda Lewis to prison for life. Seventeen years later,…
Comedian Dave Chappelle has forcefully rejected a comparison between conservative commentator Charlie Kirk and civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr, calling the idea exaggerated and fundamentally misguided.In a clip circulating widely on social media, Chappelle responded to claims that Kirk represents a modern equivalent of Dr King. His verdict was blunt, arguing that the…
Jerome Powell has emerged as the most popular figure among senior US leaders, according to a new national survey. The finding places him ahead of President Donald Trump, whose approval rating remains near historic lows.The results come from a Gallup national poll conducted in early December 2025. The survey was carried out between December 1…
Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji are the first couple of New York. In November 2025, Mamdani, a 34-year-old, made history as the first Africa-born, Muslim and Asian-American mayor of New York City, America’s financial capital. At 28, Duwaji is an illustrator and animator who has worked with prestigious names in the industry such as The…
