When Emily Herra was 12, she tried to introduce a composting programme at her school. The idea was met with resistance from administrators who believed it would be too complicated to implement. But the young New Yorker persisted, eventually getting the programme running and setting her sights on a bigger challenge: transforming a neglected patch…

Iliana Iotova has triumphed in Bulgaria’s presidential runoff, unseating the pro-western contender, Andrey Gyurov. (Pic Credit: Reuters) Bulgaria’s president Iliana Iotova, who supports diplomatic engagement with Moscow and opposes military assistance to Ukraine, has won the presidential runoff held on Sunday, securing a decisive lead over her pro-western rival Andrey Gyurov.The largely ceremonial presidential contest…

PC: Facebook/Twistology Pretzels A bag of pretzels became the starting point for a small business in Fargo, North Dakota, where Connor Arbach began making his own versions of the familiar snack. According to the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, at 12, he was developing flavours, preparing batches and finding customers willing to pay $2 for…

Woman claimed pressure and limited English affected her understanding of the agreement (Representational photo) A woman who moved from China to Kentucky on a fiance visa and signed a prenuptial agreement just 11 days after arriving in the United States has lost her attempt to overturn the agreement following her divorce.Yuancong Zhang challenged the agreement…

Prince Harry has personally donated £1.1 million to the BBC Children in Need charity, one of the largest individual sums publicly given by a member of the British royal family. The Duke of Sussex announced the gift on Tuesday, 9 September 2025, during a visit to Nottingham, his first to Britain in five months. Children…

Coltharp exploited postal rates, shipping individually wrapped bricks in 50-pound boxes to build his Utah bank. In the early days of America’s Parcel Post system it seemed everything that could fit within the rules was fair game for delivery. Farmers sent crops, families sent food and household goods, and businesses soon discovered that the postal…