Briton among 19 killed in Nepal bus crashPhanindra Dahal,BBC Nepali, in Kathmandu,andHafsa KhalilEPAA 24-year-old British man is among 19 people who were killed in a bus crash in Nepal, police say.The bus - which had been carrying tourists - had been travelling to the capital, Kathmandu, when it lost control and fell 200m onto the bank of the Trishuli river, in the country's central Dhading...

Taxing unrealized gains is a silly idea that Canada should ignoreThe Haig-Simons theory of income would tax annual changes in net worth, but most countries sensibly favour realization to preserve liquidity, certainty and stability. Photo by iStockphoto/Getty ImagesArticle contentLet’s pretend your boss promises you a big raise and a bonus, but you won’t actually receive either for 24 months....

Christchurch shooter seeks to overturn guilty pleaKaty Watson,Australia correspondentandSimon AtkinsonBBCMany of the victims had moved to New Zealand to work or study, and some were refugees who thought they had found safetyA white supremacist who killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosques will appear in court this week to try to withdraw his guilty plea.Australian Brenton Tarrant is serving a...

Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial toldLily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondent, Los AngelesReutersThe world's largest social media companies have been accused of creating "addiction machines" as a landmark trial began in California examining the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube.In his opening argument before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge...

Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads mocking AI with ads helped push Claude’s app into the top 10 9:16 AM PST · February 13, 2026 Anthropic’s Super Bowl ads — which feature darkly comedic scenarios of people seeking advice from chatbots, only to be steered to “cougar” dating sites and height-boosting insoles — have been paying off. In the days since, Anthropic’s AI chatbot...