By Agence France-Presse On December 15, cannabis will for the first time be grown, sold, and consumed legally in the Netherlands as part of a four-year trial across the country. Here’s a potted history of the eagerly awaited experiment: – Wait, it’s not already legal? – This is one of the biggest misconceptions about the […]
By Agence France-Presse Argentina devalued its currency by more than 50 percent Tuesday in a set of “shock” measures aimed at reviving a crumbling economy and tackling triple-digit inflation. The government of President Javier Milei, a libertarian who swept from obscurity to the top office vowing to chainsaw spending, also announced cuts to generous state […]
By Agence France-Presse Tropical Cyclone Jasper hit northeast Australia Wednesday, leaving thousands of people in coastal communities without power and preparing for potentially “life-threatening” floods. The Category Two storm barrelled in off the Coral Sea, making landfall at around 5:00 pm on Wednesday (0700 GMT), government meteorologists said. Damaging winds of up to 113 kilometres […]