Sat 05 September 2026:  Researchers warn that endless scrolling, short videos and compulsive phone checking may overload the mind with excessive ‘data calories’ Researchers are warning about a growing pattern they call “digital obesity”, in which people consume excessive amounts of digital content through endless social media scrolling, short-video viewing and repeated phone checking. The […]

Sat 05 September 2026: The United States is signing bilateral health deals with African countries. By the end of February 2026, deals worth US$19.8 billion had been signed in new health funding. Of this amount, the US has committed US$12.2 billion and African countries US$7.5 billion. Eighteen African countries have signed these deals. They are Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, […]

Sat 05 September 2026: Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has presented a $20 billion proposal aimed at relocating almost 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip over seven years, according to Israel’s Channel 14. The initiative, reportedly titled “Disengagement 710”, sets out a series of targets for what Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party describes […]

Thu 03 September 2026: China has given the green light to its first AI-assisted Class 1 innovative drug, a major advance in using artificial intelligence to develop medicines, the state-run Global Times reported. The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued conditional marketing approval for Mprosevir, a treatment for mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults, the […]

Sat 05 September 2026: The United States is signing bilateral health deals with African countries. By the end of February 2026, deals worth US$19.8 billion had been signed in new health funding. Of this amount, the US has committed US$12.2 billion and African countries US$7.5 billion. Eighteen African countries have signed these deals. They are Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, […]

Fri 04 September 2026: Channel 4 investigation alleges electoral law breaches as Nigel Farage defends party’s record Two officials from Britain’s Reform UK have resigned amid the latest allegations surrounding the far-right party’s political funding. James Orr and Dan Jukes announced their departures on Friday, following the broadcast of an investigative documentary by Channel 4 […]

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 05 September 2026:  Researchers warn that endless scrolling, short videos and compulsive phone checking may overload the mind with excessive ‘data calories’ Researchers are warning about a growing pattern they call “digital obesity”, in which people consume excessive amounts of digital content through endless social media scrolling, short-video viewing and repeated phone checking. The […]

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 […]