In the fiscal year that ended in March 2026, Canada’s government ran a larger budget shortfall than the previous year. The deficit climbed to 55. 28 billion Canadian dollars, up from 43. 15 billion a year earlier, according to the finance ministry’s report. Spending grew by 1. 6% across most majo
Germany’s finance ministry announced that the six largest EU economies have reached a common view on a European Commission plan to bring capital market oversight under a single authority. The proposal, introduced in December, would shift control from national regulators to the European Securities
In many hospitals, nurses now use evidence‑based practices to keep patients safe and care quality high. Yet the leaders who guide these nurses often lack clear direction, especially in China’s large and complex health system. Researchers set out to discover what skills a leader needs to push evid
People often hear about limits for safe drinking, but they rarely think about how those limits affect everyday happiness. A recent study took existing data and examined whether the way people drink is linked to how good they feel in life. Researchers looked at patterns of alcohol use and measured qu
Japan’s top three banks will soon receive OpenAI’s newest cyber‑defence tool, GPT‑5. 5‑Cyber, through a special program that only lets verified defenders use it. The plan is part of Tokyo’s effort to treat advanced AI as a key national asset, not just a consumer gadget. Only institutions that
Classicism is a style that looks back to the art of ancient Greece and Rome. It has rules about balance, proportion, and beauty that feel timeless. In the 20th and 21st centuries, Europe still used these rules, but it mixed them with new ideas. Art nouveau added flowing lines and natural sh
The writer once imagined a typewriter that could make what it typed happen. A line he wrote in 1987 about rainbows and roses in Dallas somehow came true, though not exactly as pictured. The story centers on a baby girl born in 1987 after her mother’s emergency surgery because of severe high blood
The Cleveland Museum of Art will host a special event on December 10 that mixes comedy, film history and holiday cheer. The program is called “A John Waters Christmas” and will start at 7 p. m. in the Gartner Auditorium. Tickets are available from May 29, priced between $42. 50 and $65, and can be b
A recent national Emmy Award has been awarded to the documentary “Blue – The Life and Art of George Rodrigue. ” The film tells the story of the famous painter known for his blue dogs and Louisiana scenes. It follows Rodrigue’s entire career, showing how he captured the spirit of his home state in
An artist in Brooklyn has turned her studio into a living laboratory, where tiny organisms and flying robots mingle to ask big questions about life. Her work shows how bacteria can paint, perfume, and even build ecosystems that grow on their own. In a park in New York’s Hudson Valley she set up colu
