Coca-Cola innovation labs test dirty sodas, refreshers
Coca-Cola used its new Mixology dispenser to make refreshers at the National Restaurant Association show. Source: Coca-Cola ATLANTA — Coca-Cola is branching out into new customizable drinks and trend-driven equipment as consumers — and food service…
Ethiopia uncorks a wine boom, Bordeaux vines driving exports and local demand
A partnership between French experts and Ethiopian winemakers is putting East Africa on the viticultural map. Using seeds imported from Bordeaux, and after years of refining, exports are now on the rise. Domestically, Ethiopians are also consuming more…
Swedish sword attack victim was 17-year-old girl, police say
The victim of a deadly sword attack at a high school in central Sweden was a 17-year-old girl, police have confirmed. Two boys aged 12 and 17 were also seriously injured in the attack at Brinell School in Fagersta on Friday afternoon, according to local…
Teen employers are increasingly phone-free. Why that’s good for workers
When Ronin Segrest, 17, began working at Ocean Oasis Water Park and Beach Club in Wildwood, New Jersey, in the summer of 2025, he’d long been looking forward to becoming a lifeguard. He just didn’t anticipate how hard it would be to part ways…
Turkey accuses Netanyahu of ‘genocide’, Israeli PM calls Erdogan ‘antisemitic dictator’
Turkey and Israel traded barbs on Friday after Ankara announced it had sought an international arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of «genocide» linked to the interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Turkey is one of…
Syria says Israeli strike near Damascus violation of international law
Syria has condemned an Israeli attack on the village of Beit Jinn, southwest of the country’s capital Damascus, which officials said hit a civilian vehicle and left several people injured. The attack was the second known Israeli strike on Syria in…
Warren Buffett, not Greg Abel, appears to still be calling the shots on stocks
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Buffett, not Abel, appears to still be calling the shots on…
Canada says will match new US 50% tariffs ‘dollar for dollar’
The trade war between Washington and Ottawa is once again escalating. On Saturday, the US implemented 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods, just hours after Donald Trump claimed he had a good relationship with his Canadian counterpart and that he…
Israel re-establishes closed West Bank settlement, defying growing international protests
Samer is partially blind and has a leg injury that makes moving difficult. «Fear dominates everything. We are completely defenceless,» he said. «All of them have weapons. I’m bringing concrete blocks to close off this side of the house because…
66-year-old longevity doctor shares his habits for healthy aging
When most people are wrapping their workdays and commuting home, Dr. Ronald Primas is often on his way to meet with patients. Primas’ in-office work hours usually end by 6 p.m., but as a New York City-based concierge doctor who makes house calls…