August 2026

The people we surround ourselves with can quietly influence our character, reputation and the choices we make. More than two centuries ago, George Washington offered a simple piece of advice about the importance of choosing one’s company carefully. In his Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour, Washington wrote: “Associate yourself with Men of good Quality…

The wreckage of an old steamboat, known as the Slovenian, is visible due to the low level of the Sava River The rusting hull of a century-old steam tug has emerged almost completely from the shrinking waters of Serbia’s Sava River near Sremska Mitrovica, about 45 miles north-west of Belgrade. Extreme heat and prolonged drought…

Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to settle civil lawsuits brought by families whose relatives donated their bodies to Harvard Medical School for research and education, after parts of those donated remains were stolen and sold in a nationwide black-market scheme. The scandal centred on Cedric Lodge, a former manager of Harvard Medical…