Thu 09 May 2024: An NHS medicine shortages in England ‘beyond critical’, pharmacists have warned. A survey has revealed challenges faced by pharmacists and risk of harm to patients as key drugs from the NHS are unavailable across the country, The Guardian reported. The situation is so serious that pharmacists increasingly have to issue “owings” to […]

Thu 09 May 2024: Elon Musk proposed conducting tests of Tesla’s full self-driving feature in China by implementing it in robotaxis, as per reports from Chinese state media. According to sources familiar with the matter cited by the state-backed China Daily on Wednesday, officials informed the Tesla CEO during his visit to China last month […]

  Israeli soldiers, tanks, howitzers and armoured vehicles are seen as Israeli military mobility continues along the Gaza fence, in Nahal Oz, Israel on 13 December 2023. [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]. Fri 10 May 2024: When it comes to civil wars around the world, and especially in the Middle East and North Africa, the attention of […]

Fri 10 May 2024: Toyota has reported record profit and sales figures on the back of the weak yen and strong demand for hybrid vehicles. The Japanese car giant said on Wednesday that it netted a record profit of 4.94 trillion yen ($31.9bn) in the year to March on revenues of 45.1 trillion yen, double […]

Thu 09 May 2024: President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Divorce Amendment Bill, which amends the Divorce Act of 1979 to recognise Muslim marriages and safeguard the interests of Muslim women and children of Muslim marriages in the event that marriages are dissolved. Currently, Muslim couples who choose to marry according to Islamic […]

Fri 10 May 2024: Russian forces continued to exploit a window of opportunity to make small, tactical gains during the past week, as Ukraine began to receive parcels of long-delayed US military aid for the first time in weeks. Ukraine also reported that Russia was building up worrying numbers of troops on its northern border, and […]

 Colleagues and family members pray at the funeral of journalist Ahmad abu Tyour. [Photo: Motasem A Dalloul] Fri 03 May 2024: As the war in Gaza becomes the deadliest conflict for journalists, Al Jazeera looks at press freedom in the past year. Every year on May 3, UNESCO commemorates World Press Freedom Day. It is being marked […]

Fri 10 May 2024: Three women were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report last week, marking through cosmetic services using needles. Federal health officials said in a new report that an investigation from 2018 through […]

Fri 12 January 2024: At every moment, your body’s internal organs are sending signals to your brain. You’ll be mostly unaware of them, but sometimes they cut through: for example when you’re hungry, or when you need to go to the bathroom. Our ability to tap into these hidden signals is called interoception – sometimes […]

Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]

Tue 09 April 2024:   SWEET YELLOW RICE “This family-favourite rice dish is the first thing to go at family events! INGREDIENTS 210 g 1 cup, basmati rice 2 sticks cinnamon ¼ t ground turmeric 100 g ½ cup, white sugar 3 T water 60 g butter, cubed COOKING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Rinse the rice for 3 […]