All About Rare Earth Metals: Production, Reserves, Stocks

Saturday, October 11, 2025 3:45 AM EDT Image Source: Pixabay Introduction Rare earths have become a permanent fixture on critical minerals lists around the world due to their pivotal role in permanent magnets, new energy and technology. Rare...

Silver Market Meltdown: London Hit by Historic Short Squeeze as Prices Top $50

The London silver market has erupted into chaos after a dramatic short squeeze sent prices soaring above $50 an ounce — only the second time in history that the precious metal has breached that threshold. Benchmark prices in London surged to...

Torenza Passport Woman Goes Viral On The Internet: Here Are Other Fictional Places That Have Baffled People All Over The World

On 6 October 2025, a bizarre video surfaced online showing a woman at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport presenting a passport from Torenza, a nation absent from every map, record and database. Immigration officials were left...

Why Donald Trump could still deserve a Nobel Peace Prize

US President Donald Trump has been campaigning for a Nobel Peace Prize for some time now, claiming to have ended seven wars, and now, the eighth one in Gaza. Instead of seeing the plain logic in giving the award to a man who has changed the name...

London Silver prices breaks $50 an ounce for the first time since 1980, triggers short squeeze

London’s silver market erupted this business week after an extraordinary short squeeze blasted prices past $50 an ounce for only the second time in history, reviving comparisons to the historic 1980 Hunt brothers fiasco that once rocked global...

Silver Traders Rush Bars to London as Historic Squeeze Rocks Market

An employee transports silver bars. (Bloomberg) -- The London silver market has been thrown into turmoil by a massive short squeeze, driving prices above $50 an ounce for only the second time in history and stirring memories of the billionaire...

Cedar Rapids pilot sets record with transatlantic flight for polio cause

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A local pilot has returned home after completing a record-setting flight circling the Atlantic to raise awareness about eradicating polio worldwide. Peter Teahen, alongside his co-pilot and fellow Rotary Club International...

Leif Erikson Day: Unveiling the Legacy of America's First European Explorer

Did you know that Leif Erikson may have reached North America nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus? This remarkable fact challenges popular narratives about the "discovery" of the New World and invites us to reconsider the complexities of...

Bookies reveal new odds on Trump's chances of winning Nobel Peace Prize after Gaza-Israel ceasefire breakthrough

Bookies have installed U.S. President Donald Trump as the joint-favourite for the Nobel Peace Prize after he brokered the breakthrough Israel-Gaza peace deal, securing an end to the brutal two-year war. The U.S. president is now the 5/2...

8 Biggest Luxury Cruising Trends of 2026

Cruising—especially luxury cruising—has never been more tantalizing. With new ships coming online with a keen eye on design and spaciousness, expeditions reaching into wild coasts beyond the poles, and exclusive access to designer homes and the...

8 Luxury Cruising Trends for 2026 That Everyone Will Be Talking About

8 Biggest Luxury Cruising Trends of 2026 Seabourn - Hearst Owned "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Cruising—especially luxury cruising—has never been more tantalizing. With new ships...

The Persistent Pull of Planet Epstein

Is Candace Owens, the right-wing commentator who has more than five million subscribers on YouTube, more powerful than cable news? I began thinking about this question last year, after it became clear that virally popular podcasters—Owens, Joe...

Meet the Candidates for DuBois City Council: Melissa G. Keen

DuBOIS — As part of our coverage of the Nov. 4 municipal election, the Courier Express invited all candidates running for the first city council of the newly consolidated City of DuBois to answer a series of questions about their goals, vision,...

Wider Europe Briefing: The Many Ways The EU Can Sanction Georgia

Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods. I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor...

One of the Most Famous Shipwrecks In History Was Doomed From the Start. The Captain Knew.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A groundbreaking new study has reshaped our understanding of the sinking of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance in 1915. Using technical analysis and archival research, Jukka Tuhkuri determined that...

Fox News viewers slam hosts for 'glorifying' Donald Trump with Nobel Peace Prize statement

Donald Trump has expressed interest in getting a Nobel Peace Prize(Image: Getty) Viewers of Fox & Friends do not agree with the idea of President Donald Trump deserving a Nobel Peace Prize following the Israel-Hamas peace agreement. The morning...

Ocean Acidification Threatens Planetary Health: Interview With Johan Rockström

By Julian Reingold The newly published 2025 Planetary Health Check report confirms transgression of the ocean acidification planetary boundary — the seventh Earth system threshold crossed, putting a “safe operating space for humanity” at risk....

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’

Pope Leo XIV arrives in St. Peter's Square for his weekly general audience, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) VATICAN CITY - Since the bells tolled in May for Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff largely...

Island sailor to set off on extraordinary five-year solo voyage around globe

Jacques Miller, who arrived on the Isle of Wight at the age of 16 and "never left", will embark on the journey from Cowes. The voyage will span 75,000 miles, nearly three times the traditional 29,000 nautical mile route. He will travel to 38...

£200k salaries and why they really make you put your phone on airplane mode: Secrets of a pilot

If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, the Money blog speaks to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. This week we chat...