In Finland, Building One of the World’s Largest Cruise Ships

In a Finnish shipyard, the 250,800-ton sister of Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, is in the final stages of construction. We got an inside look.

Business - The New York Times - 6 hours ago

Trent stunner helps England cruise past Finland

England enjoyed a 3-1 win over Finland thanks to goals from Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Sunday.

Sports - ESPN - October 14

Saudi Arabia breaks ground on $50B Mukaab, the ‘world’s largest building’ — which can hold 20 Empire State Buildings

World - Yahoo News - October 25

Juneau, Alaska, Votes Against Limiting Cruise Ship Numbers

Some residents in the Alaskan capital, frustrated with cruise crowds, sought to limit ship traffic on Saturdays, despite the likely negative impact on local businesses.

Business - The New York Times - October 16

Why encouraging cruise ships to dock at Amorgos would be a Greek tragedy

A policy of restricting huge liners visiting popular Cyclades islands could have the unintended consequence of diverting mass tourism towards quieter islands. Imagine the perfect Greek island, a ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

World's largest crocodile in captivity dies

The huge saltwater crocodile Cassius was nearly 5.5m (18ft) long and lived in Australia.

What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland

Natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035. But now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores. Read more: Trees ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

This cruise line had 3 ships ranked near the bottom of the CDC’s ‘vessel sanitation’ list

Sanitation is a major issue for cruise ships.

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

Disney is doubling its fleet of cruise ships. What that says about the company's strategy

As the future clouds for Walt Disney Co.'s lucrative theme parks business, one bright spot continues to be its cruise line.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 23

Doctor Odyssey review – Joshua Jackson’s bananas cruise-ship melodrama is so bad it’s genius

This bonkers show about on-board doctors who have to fix penile fractures and outbreaks of venereal disease is hilariously bad – and yet somehow, Joshua Jackson pulls it off. What a miracle worker. ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

World's largest crocodile in captivity, Cassius, died in Australia

The world's largest crocodile in captivity, Cassius, died at a wildlife sanctuary in Australia.

World’s largest transformer maker warns of supply crunch

AI data centre demands and renewable energy’s dispersed nature are driving equipment orders for power grid upgrades

Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Russian bomb hits building in Ukraine's 2nd largest city, killing 3, including 2 teens

Russian forces have struck a residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing three, including two teenage boys, and injuring scores of others

World - ABC News - October 31

EU fines world’s largest generic drugmaker Teva for hindering competition

European Commission says company abused ‘dominant position’ to ‘artificially’ extend patent protection of MS medicine Copaxone

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Vanguard deposes BlackRock as provider of world’s 2nd-largest ETF

Inflows to VOO look set to smash records as observers predict it will soon overtake SPY to become the largest

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Largest French newspaper on Trump win: 'End of an American world'

Le Monde, the largest French newspaper, is bemoaning Donald Trump's victory in the American presidential election this week. Trump's election "marks the end of an American era, that of an open ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

BMW Will Build Skytop Concept After All, But It’s Too Late to Order One

World - Yahoo News - October 13

3 Keys to Building a Corporate Culture in a Hybrid Work World

Appearance equals attitude. What I learned from running a call center years ago and how that applies to today’s workplace.

Business - Inc. - 3 days ago

This small suburban school was named the world’s best new building

World - Yahoo News - 5 hours ago

‘It’s a monster task’: can culling ferrets and rats save one of the UK’s largest seabird colonies?

Puffins, Manx shearwaters and kittiwakes on Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland have been dying. Now islanders and experts think they have the solution. The dramatic sea cliffs, crags and stacks of ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Browns' Grant Delpit has grand plan to stop Derrick Henry this week, which involves one of largest players

Delpit says the Browns should put Dawand Jones on scout team

Sports - CBS Sports - October 24

Steve Ballmer on becoming one of the world's richest billionaires

LA Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has seen his net worth soar north of $120 billion.

Archaeologists uncover one of the world's oldest churches

Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of an ancient church in Armenia, which they believe originated in the 4th century A.D.

Sabalenka replaces Swiatek as world number one

US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka rises to number one in the WTA rankings, ending Iga Swiatek's 11-month stay at the summit.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

World’s largest sovereign wealth fund posts $76 billion in quarterly profit as interest rates fall

Norway's gigantic sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of 835 billion Norwegian kroner ($76.3 billion).

Business - CNBC - October 22

Dengue fever: with a record 12.4m cases in 2024 so far, what is driving the world’s largest outbreak?

Cases of ‘bonebreak fever’ are on the rise, mostly in Latin America, Africa and south-east Asia. But incidences in Europe and the US are also being recorded – with an estimated 4 billion people at ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

World Series drew larger audience in Japan than NBA Finals did in U.S. this year

So it turns out Japan really wanted to watch Shohei Ohtani in the World Series.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

New Zealand needs one more win to retain America's Cup after building 6-2 lead over Britannia

Emirates Team New Zealand has built a 6-2 lead over INEOS Britannia in the America’s Cup finals to move one point away from defending its title

Sports - ABC News - October 18

60 Minutes reports on the Cap Arcona, a Nazi ship from World War II

In tonight's expanded edition of 60 Minutes, Bill Whitaker reports on the Cap Arcona, a Nazi ship housing prisoners during World War II. An aerial attack killed nearly everyone on board.

France show potential without Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann as Les Bleus build towards 2026 World Cup

Les Bleus registered UEFA Nations League wins over Israel and Belgium without key men

Sports - CBS Sports - October 15

Building All-World Series Team for Yankees vs. Dodgers: Picking the best player at each position

The Fall Classic gets underway Friday between MLB's two best teams

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

The never-ending cruise story

The story of the world cruise stranded for months in Belfast.

How Liberty Media became one of the world's most valuable sports empires

As global lockdowns began in 2020, sports fans surged online and Liberty Media had a chance to realize Chairman John Malone's vision.

Business - CNBC - October 20

Why it could be a lifetime until there's another World Series like this one

Here’s how this year’s Dodgers-Yankees showdown is unlike any other World Series we'll see for a long time.

Yomif Kejelcha breaks half-marathon world record by one second

Yomif Kejelcha finished strongly in the Spanish city of Valencia to set a time of 57 minutes, 30 seconds.

How the coldest place on Earth became one of the world’s hottest vacation spots

World - Yahoo News - October 28

One-Third of World’s Trees Face Extinction Risk, Report at COP16 Says

They play an essential role in supporting life on Earth, but many species are in decline, researchers found.

World - The New York Times - October 28

How one 'crazy' inning ignited Dodgers' comeback in World Series clincher

The Dodgers were down five runs until a missed catch by Aaron Judge and costly Yankees coverage error helped the Dodgers to rally to a World Series win.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

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