Thu 16 July 2026: When the movie “Her” debuted in 2013, its plot felt like science fiction. The protagonist, Theodore, is a jaded man with no vigor for life. He comes alive after talking daily with his artificial intelligence chatbot, Samantha, with whom he eventually falls in love. But today people actually report being in relationships with […]

Thu 16 July 2026: An exceptional 1,305-carat diamond was discovered in the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana, according to the tenement’s Vancouver-based owner. “The recovery of our 10th diamond exceeding 1,000 carats is another extraordinary milestone for Karowe, ” William Lamb, Lucara Diamond president and chief executive officer, said Monday. “No diamond mine in history […]

Thu 16 July 2026: Gold fell below $4,000 per ounce on Thursday, while silver posted a sharper decline, as escalating attacks in the Middle East drove oil prices higher and revived concerns over inflation and the outlook for US interest rates. Gold was last down 1.9% to $3,983 as of 1310GMT, slipping below the psychologically […]

Thu 16 July 2026: United Nations agencies have reported that two boats carrying over 500 people are believed to have capsized off Myanmar‘s coast in recent days. According to preliminary information reported on Thursday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), the two vessels departed from Myanmar’s Rakhine State in late June carrying […]

Thu 16 July 2026: Muslims need to have dialogue with each other, as the immigrant debate is creating divisions in the community, political analyst Thembisa Fakude said at the Kasi Muslim Dialogue in Soweto on Friday, 10 July. Fakude spoke on xenophobia, afrophobia and immigration, and said that the current climate in which tensions are high around the debate on immigration posed one […]

Thu 16 July 2026: Smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario has spread to other areas of the province, leading to severely poor air quality and decreased visibility. As a result, Environment Canada issued a high-level air quality warning on Wednesday. The weather agency said smoke conditions are expected to continue, with possible improvement not expected until early Friday. It […]

Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]

Thu 16 July 2026: Muslims need to have dialogue with each other, as the immigrant debate is creating divisions in the community, political analyst Thembisa Fakude said at the Kasi Muslim Dialogue in Soweto on Friday, 10 July. Fakude spoke on xenophobia, afrophobia and immigration, and said that the current climate in which tensions are high around the debate on immigration posed one […]

Thu 14 May 2026: Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid. The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”. The sum was made public in a statement from […]

Fri 12 June 2026: My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying nutrition in college, I had a teaching assistant who recommended margarine over butter. I was shocked […]

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 […]