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just now (440+ words) The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute ordered the massive steel company, SteelAsia, to take responsibility for 23 containers of radioactive material. According to the Manila Bulletin, PNRI ordered SteelAsia to take custody of the 23 containers, which were rejected by Indonesia. The containers were contaminated with zinc dust containing radioactive cesium 137. SteelAsia said the PNRI told them to bury the containers on one of the company's industrial lots in the town of Calaca in the Batangas industrial zone. The company stated that burying the containers is "potentially endangering the community and other corporate locators in that industrial zone," per MB. PNRI said the containers' original source was SteelAsia, but the steel company said it has no connection to the containers and that "the company manufactures and exports reinforced steel bars, not zinc dust, which is merely a by-product of its production process." SteelAsia…...

just now (38+ words) Kate Middleton stepped out at the Anna Freud Centre, a children's mental health charity, in London Nov. 27, sporting her new blonder hair she debuted earlier this month. Bakersfield's Aaron Nichols on his run on 'The Voice'...

just now (291+ words) We've reached the semifinal round of playoff action in the Bluegrass State and there were three Northern Kentucky teams left standing and practicing on Thanksgiving. Here's a look at how things unfolded and which teams are moving on. SOUTH WARREN 36, RYLE 20 But the second half belonged entirely to the Spartans " and especially to standout runner Caden York. Ryle had no answer for York's burst and vision as he powered South Warren's offense with four rushing touchdowns, steadily wearing down the Raiders' defense as the Spartans pulled away. A 22-yard touchdown strike from Verax to Dillon Lee in the fourth quarter briefly gave Ryle life, but South Warren's defense tightened from there, closing out the game and preserving the Spartans' perfect season. Ryle finishes an impressive campaign at 103, while South Warren advances to the state finals seeking the program's fourth championship....

just now (318+ words) PUTRAJAYA: Both businessman Albert Tei and the Prime Minister's former senior political secretary Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin have been remanded for six days. This was confirmed by lawyers Yusmadi Yusoff and Mahajoth Singh, representing Shamsul Iskandar and Tei, respectively. Zaid Malek, another lawyer from Tei's legal team, said Tei was remanded after an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission at the Putrajaya magistrate's court. "We are planning to file a revision against the order of the magistrate," he said when contacted on Saturday (Nov 29). Earlier, Tei and the Shamsul arrived at the Putrajaya magistrate's court for the remand application. Both men arrived in a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission van at about 8.59am on Saturday (Nov 29). As Tei was escorted from the van into the building, he was heard shouting in Bahasa Malaysia that this was the consequence of going against…...

just now (313+ words) Stock Market Holidays in December 2025:As the year heads towards its final month, investors are taking note of the trading schedule for December 2025 to plan their positions and market activities. According to the holiday calendar issued by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Indian stock markets will observe limited festive closures next month, apart from regular weekend shutdowns. In total, the NSE and BSE will remain shut for nine days in December. The only festive holiday falls on December 25, when markets will be closed on account of Christmas. Beyond this, trading will remain suspended on all four Saturdays and four Sundays of the month. That leaves investors with twenty-two trading sessions before the year ends. As per the NSE calendar, the following holidays will be observed in the last month of the year: December 25 " Christmas December 6, 13, 20, 27 " All Saturdays December 7, 14, 21, 28 " All Sundays…...

just now (546+ words) Australian shares have ended their four-week losing streak, even as the market's best daily run since mid-May came to an abrupt halt during Friday's trading. The benchmark ASX 200 slipped just 3.20 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 8614.10, while the broader All Ordinaries also finished in the green up 6.70 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 8918.70. The ASX 200 is now up 2.4 per cent for the week, which ended a four-week losing streak. Australia's dollar traded flat to buy 65.32 US cents. On an overall positive day of trading, eight of the 11 sectors finished in the green, led by a jump in consumer staples, technology and materials stocks. Woolworths shares leapt 3.24 per cent to $29.32 following an upgrade from JPMorgan where the financial giant upgraded the stock from "neutral" to "overweight". Rival Coles slipped 0.22 per cent to $22.32 while Endeavour Group added 1.93 per cent to $3.70 and luxury wine maker…...

just now (43+ words) ST. LOUIS " Happy Thanksgiving! It will be a cold, but thankfully quiet holiday. The gusty winds of Wednesday have eased and overnight clouds are starting to clear. Sunny skies Thursday with highs in ... PSP searching for man after stabbing | 28/22 News...

just now (252+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. A teenager is fighting for life while a man has been seriously injured after they were stabbed at a suburban shopping centre Emergency services rushed to Elizabeth City Centre in Adelaide after a fight erupted between two groups just after 2pm on Friday Northern District Superintendent Amit Sareen said a 20-year-old man and 16-year-old boy were stabbed during the incident He said the teenager received life-threatening injuries and was being treated at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, while the 20-year-old man was in a stable condition "Police quickly responded to the incident and arrested a male for stabbing," he said "The knife used for the stabbing has been recovered and the male is being interviewed and…...

just now (65+ words) For nearly 40 years, Karmunisha has lived and worked in Delhi's Sundar Nagri, selling vegetables from a small handcart. A profession that has become progressive Deepali Tonk is a campaigner with Climate Action Lab, a youth-based community group on climate impacts Avinash Chanchal works with Greenpeace India Views expressed are the authors' own and don't necessarily reflect those of Down To Earth...

just now (604+ words) The Banasura Chilappan is a mountain bird of few certainties. It keeps to the deep shadows of Camel's Hump, one of Wayanad's most fragile highlands, where patches of moss-covered shola forest cling to slopes that tremble under climate extremes." Sightings are rare. It slips between the foliage rather than commanding attention, a quiet messenger of the delicate pulse of the Western Ghats, to which this northern district of Kerala belongs." Yet that very vulnerability has given the Chilappan a strange power. It has become a symbol of Wayanad's ecological anxieties and of the existential threats circling its forests. Camel's Hump, the Chilappan's home, now stands in the path of the controversial Wayanad tunnel road project, proposed as the third-largest road tunnel in the country." The promise of faster connectivity conceals an enormous ecological cost. The plan requires blasting and tunnelling…...