Watch: Kingda Ka Demolished: World’s Tallest Roller Coaster Falls in Quiet Farewell at Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson Township, NJ – Before the sun had fully risen over New Jersey this morning, the iconic Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure met its end. At approximately 7:00…
New Jersey’s Top Pizza Makers to Attend World’s Biggest Pizza Festival in New York City
BROOKLYN, NY – Elite pizzerias from New Jersey will showcase their culinary expertise at the inaugural One Bite Pizza Festival in Brooklyn this Saturday. The event will take place at 1904 Surf…
Finland’s Marin, once the world’s youngest premier, steps down as party leader
By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland’s former Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who narrowly lost an election in April, stepped down on Friday as chair of the centre-left Social Democrats, hoping to take…
Top EU official warns West needs to act to avoid losing developing world’s trust
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The head of the European Union’s powerful lending arm has warned the West is at risk of losing the confidence of the global south, with China…
Heat, humidity kill hundreds of US cattle during world’s hottest month
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hundreds of cattle died in Iowa from extreme heat and humidity in late July, the state and livestock producers said, as the world recorded its hottest…
Apple, Microsoft remain world’s top 2 companies by market cap
(Reuters) – Tech giants Apple and Microsoft remained the top two global companies by market capitalisation at the end of July after riding this year’s rally in technology shares. Apple last month…
AMBASSADOR CALLISTA GINGRICH: Is The World’s Largest Democracy Turning Its Back On Religious Freedom?
AMBASSADOR CALLISTA GINGRICH: Is The World’s Largest Democracy Turning Its Back On Religious Freedom? Callista Gingrich on July 31, 2023 On July 24, Wall Street Journal columnist Walter Russell Mead published an…
Norwegian woman, Nepali sherpa become world’s fastest to climb all 14 tallest peaks
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A Norwegian woman and her sherpa guide climbed Mount K2 in Pakistan on Thursday, their 14th highest mountain in just over three months, becoming the world’s…
Swimming-French torpedo Marchand smashes Phelps’ 15-year record at worlds
FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) -French youngster Leon Marchand produced a dazzling performance to shatter American great Michael Phelps’ long-standing 400 metres individual medley record on the opening day of swimming events at the…
World’s Largest Zoltar Can Be Found on Atlantic City Boardwalk
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Showboat Resort Atlantic City is making headlines in the entertainment world as it proudly announces the addition of the world’s largest Zoltar machine to its renowned Lucky Snake…
World’s biggest gallium buyer says clients stockpiling
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – China’s planned export controls on gallium have caused frantic stockpiling of speciality semiconductor wafers made from the metal, according to the world’s largest gallium buyer. Freiberger…
The World’s Largest Oil Cartel Is Looking For New Blood
The World’s Largest Oil Cartel Is Looking For New Blood John Hugh DeMastri on July 6, 2023 OPEC, the world’s largest oil cartel, is looking for new members, the group’s secretary general…
Age of crisis leaves world’s big currencies out of sync
By Alun John and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Big global currencies are rarely on different paths. Yet Japan’s yen and China’s yuan are slumping against the dollar while in Europe the…
Panama pledges to purge more substandard ships from world’s largest registry
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said on Tuesday it would continue to clean up its fleet to prevent substandard Panama-flagged ships from being detained in foreign ports, a…
Tumbling exports feed worker unrest in world’s factory China
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – Strikes at Chinese factories have surged to a seven-year high and are expected to become more frequent as weak global demand forces exporters to cut workers’…
SEC Sues World’s Largest Crypto Exchange
SEC Sues World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Jason Cohen on June 5, 2023 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed 13 charges Monday against the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, and its co-founder…
Nepali sherpa becomes world’s second person to scale Everest 26 times
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A Nepali sherpa guide climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time on Sunday, hiking officials said, becoming the world’s second person to achieve the feat. Pasang…
Showboat Resort and waterpark boasting world’s largest arcade in 2023 debut
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The iconic Atlantic City boardwalk is set to usher in a new era this summer with the grand opening of The Showboat Resort. Developed by Tower Investments CEO…
India to surpass China as world’s most populous country in April, UN says
By YP Rajesh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s population is expected to match China’s by the end of April and then to surpass it as the world’s most populous country, the United…
South Asia home to world’s highest number of child brides – UN
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off…
Ice hockey-Golden Knight scores hat-trick as US stun Canada at worlds
By Steve Keating BRAMPTON, Ontario (Reuters) -Hilary Knight scored third-period power play goals 27 seconds apart as the United States stunned archrivals Canada 6-3 on Sunday to win the gold medal final…
‘The N-Word’: Trump Says Nuclear War Is The World’s ‘Single Greatest’ Threat
‘The N-Word’: Trump Says Nuclear War Is The World’s ‘Single Greatest’ Threat Harold Hutchison on April 11, 2023 Former President Donald Trump said that the “greatest threat” facing the world was nuclear…
TD world’s most shorted banking stock, shares down -ORTEX data
By Maiya Keidan TORONTO (Reuters) – Hedge fund bets against Canada’s TD Bank Group on Wednesday hit $4.2 billion, making it the most-shorted banking stock globally, according to data provider ORTEX’s calculations,…
World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Sued By US Regulators
World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Sued By US Regulators Jason Cohen on March 27, 2023 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its CEO Changpeng Zhao…
Phytoplankton blooms see two-decade surge along world’s coastlines
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – Huge blooms of phytoplankton — microscopic algae floating on the ocean’s surface — have become larger and more frequent along the world’s coastlines, according to new…
‘Hypocrisy’: The World Bank’s New Focus On Climate Threatens World’s Poorest Nations, Researchers Say
‘Hypocrisy’: The World Bank’s New Focus On Climate Threatens World’s Poorest Nations, Researchers Say John Hugh DeMastri on February 23, 2023 The World Bank’s plan to focus future efforts on climate change…
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