If you’re planning to be more active now that the weather is warming up, it’s important to prepare your body for activity. Karena Wu, a board-certified specialist in orthopedic physical therapy, shares stretches to get your body ready.
Tucked in a valley beneath the snow-capped Himalayas of the Indian Kashmir region is the town of Pampore, famed for its farms that grow the world's most expensive spice - the red-hued saffron. This is where most of saffron is farmed in India, the world's second-largest producer behind Iran of the spice, which costs up to 325,000 rupees ($3,800) a kg (2.2 pounds) because it is so labour-intensive to harvest. Come October, the crocus plants begin to bloom, covering the fields with bright purple flowers from which strands of fragrant red saffron are picked by hand, to be used in foods such as paella, and in fragrances and cloth dyes.
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Though visas and immigration are hot topics, many types of employers across the country are struggling to hire qualified workers.
It’s late evening in the city of Prayagraj and the roadside vendors selling snacks are packing up their wares to shut for the night. Under the large fig trees, between two paved streets, a group of people is unpacking their bedding of brightly printed blankets. Using their bags as pillows and covering themselves from head to toe with the blankets to ward off cold and mosquitoes, they will spend the night there.
The prospects of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government surviving in the long term appeared slimmer after the Socialist Party raised the threat of backing a no-confidence vote on Thursday. Although Bayrou looks likely to survive the no-confidence motion put forward by 58 far-left France Unbowed (LFI), Green and communist MPs, a loss of Socialist support would be a big blow, especially after he offered on Tuesday to renegotiate a disputed 2023 pension reform law to win their backing. If he were to lose the Socialists' support, Bayrou would find himself in a similar position to his predecessor Michel Barnier: reliant on the grace of the far-right National Rally (RN), which could pull its support at will.
The party proposes to cut power grid fees that add to customers' costs, partly by raising carbon emissions permit prices, while offering private capital incentives to invest in power grids. Both parties also want reconsider nuclear energy, which was abandoned in 2022, and may revoke a ban on fossil car fuels from 2035. CDU leader Friedrich Merz has said a fast shift to hydrogen would not be successful.
The ruling party in the Comoros won decisively in parliamentary elections this week, the electoral commission said, but opposition parties either boycotted the vote or rejected the results, claiming fraud. The Independent National Election Commission (CENI) announced late on Tuesday that the ruling party had secured 28 out of 33 parliamentary seats in Sunday's election. The ruling party held 22 of the 24 seats in the outgoing parliament, which was expanded by a 2023 change in the law.
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, a month after visiting India on his first overseas trip since winning election in September. The support of the two regional powerhouses — and rivals — is crucial for Sri Lanka to emerge from its worst economic crisis in decades, which led to political upheaval and paved the way for Dissanayake to come to power. China was once seen as having the upper hand in Sri Lanka through its huge loans and infrastructure investments.
Britain's annual inflation rate unexpectedly fell to 2.5 percent last month, official data showed Wednesday, easing some pressure on the Labour government faced with economic unrest.Despite falling, Britain's annual inflation rate remains above the BoE's 2.0-percent target rate, slowing the pace of its interest-rate cuts.
International power rivalry is playing out in the Indian Ocean region, India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, adding that a strong naval presence in the key trade route was his country's biggest priority. While Singh did not name any country, analysts say that China, which commands the world's largest naval force with more than 370 ships, has been a security concern for India since ties nosedived in 2020 after 24 troops died in clashes along their Himalayan frontier. The UK and the U.S. also have a joint military base in the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia.
Australia said Wednesday that "all options are open" in its response to the reported killing of one of its citizens after his capture by Russian forces in Ukraine.Asked how Australia would react if the killing was confirmed, and whether the Russian ambassador might be expelled, she said: "I want to be clear, all options are on the table."
Pete Hegseth faced hours of often combative questions at his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
Gaza's civil defence agency said on Wednesday that Israeli strikes killed at least 24 people across the Palestinian territory, with Israel's military saying it had targeted Hamas militants overnight.A separate strike targeted a school building used as shelter for war-displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, killing seven people and injuring several others, the civil defence agency said.
On Wednesday night, President Biden will deliver his farewell address as President-elect Donald Trump will return to the White House next week.
Pam Bondi could be scrutinized at her attorney general confirmation hearing Wednesday over her past lobbying and independence from Donald Trump.
A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University found a little more than half of Americans don't support Donald Trump's proposal to take over Greenland.
US President Joe Biden warned Wednesday that the "soul of America" is still at stake, as he prepared to deliver his farewell address to the nation before the return of Donald Trump."I ran for president because I believed that the soul of America was at stake.
On the front lines of the pet rescue effort in Los Angeles, volunteers capture hearts in a city reeling from disaster but determined to save itself.
Nineteen states want to require adult sites verify users' age through an ID or other means. That might mean revisiting past Supreme Court decisions.
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