Sat 19 September 2026: NASA has discovered a huge new crater on the Moon measuring 222 meters (728 feet) across, larger than Rome’s Colosseum and the biggest contemporary impact crater observed to have formed anywhere in the Solar System, according to a study released Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. The crater was created when an asteroid or […]

Sat 19 September 2026: Scams are nothing new – fraud has existed as long as human greed. What changes are the tools. Scammers thrive on exploiting vulnerable, uninformed users, and they adapt to whatever technologies or trends dominate the moment. In 2025, that means AI, cryptocurrencies and stolen personal data are their weapons of choice. […]

Sat 19 September 2026: Around 2,000 buildings in Gaza are in real danger of collapsing, with roughly 300,000 people still searching for proper shelter, according to Jaco Cilliers, Special Representative for the Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People at the UNDP. Speaking in response to reports that around 100 people are missing under the […]

Sat 19 September 2026: US President Donald Trump said Friday that his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week will include “a lot of different deals,” adding that the two leaders will have a “very good meeting.” “President Xi and I have a good relationship,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We’re going […]

Sat 19 September 2026: Washington backs Canadian miner’s Dasa project two years after US troops withdrew from the West African country The United States has approved a debt facility of up to $414.2 million for a major uranium project in Niger, according to Canadian mining company Global Atomic, marking a renewed commercial engagement with the […]

Sat 19 September 2026: Island suffers another total blackout as aging power plants, fuel shortages and limited generation capacity strain electricity system Cuba’s national electricity grid suffered a complete collapse on Friday, leaving the island without power as the country continues to face a severe and prolonged energy crisis. The state-run Electricity Union, known as […]

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 […]

Sat 19 September 2026: NASA has discovered a huge new crater on the Moon measuring 222 meters (728 feet) across, larger than Rome’s Colosseum and the biggest contemporary impact crater observed to have formed anywhere in the Solar System, according to a study released Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. The crater was created when an asteroid or […]

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 […]