World news live updates: 50,000 were killed in Europe’s unprecedented heatwave
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Warning to first homebuyers: Don’t catch a ‘falling knife’
There is a classic piece of Wall Street advice used to describe buying an asset too early into…
Pampered city trees handle stress better than their country cousins
The next time you pass an urban tree, stop to appreciate what it’s been through. As a youngster,…
New York tops Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2026, London ranks 2nd
New York retained the top spot in Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026, with its economy worth $2.6…
Depression risk associated with idealized sentiment toward urban places on social media
Herrman, H. et al. Time for united action on depression: a Lancet–World Psychiatric Association Commission. Lancet 399, 957–1022…
Vanke losses widen as Chinese cities roll out new property measures
China debt crunch State-backed developer’s woes underscore difficulty of reversing sector’s slump China Vanke has been in the…
Dolly Parton’s bus saga: How Albo saved her comeback tour
One of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s greatest claims to fame in his days as Transport Minister in the…
Urban expansion and the collapse of tropical stream ecosystems
Ruddiman, W. F. The Anthropocene. Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 41, 45–68 (2013). Article Google Scholar Malhi, Y.…
NFL match puts Melbourne ‘on the map’: Victorian Governor
Australia’s historic NFL match next month will throw open Victoria’s front doors to global tourism, business, sporting and…
The Best Cities For Entrepreneurs to Start a Business, According to This Banking Pro
Shaolee Sen gets hit up for startup advice a lot. She grew up watching her mom build a…
Sacred sites as refuges for native plant diversity in an urbanized tropical landscape
Newbold, T. et al. Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity. Nature 520, 45–50 (2015). Article …
Donald Trump blasts Canada over wildfire smoke threatening World Cup final
US President Donald Trump has unleashed a furious attack on Canada as dense wildfire smoke billowing south across…