Wed 19 August 2026: US ride-hailing company Uber and Chinese autonomous-driving firm Pony.ai announced an expanded partnership Friday to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe. The partnership will expand from an existing commercial service in Zagreb, Croatia, to four additional European cities, according to a joint statement. The companies did not identify the cities or provide a detailed rollout […]

Tue 18 August 2026: Copper reached a new record, rising as high as $6.73 per pound on Monday due to strong artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure investments, growing renewable energy demand and cost pressures further exacerbated by Middle East tensions. Copper prices have continued to trend upward since last year, and the base metal has gained […]

Wed 19 August 2026: Houthi and government forces exchange drone attacks, marking a major shift in war tactics. Sanaa, Yemen – After the Houthi armed group in Yemen launched attacks on government military camps and gatherings last week using one-way attack drones, it killed and injured dozens of government soldiers. But the internationally recognised Yemeni government was quick […]

Tue 18 August 2026: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be transferred from prison to a hospital for medical care, granting a persistent request from his political party and relatives who have voiced worries about his condition. The 73-year-old cricket star turned politician has been held at a jail […]

Wed 19 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Big changes coming for anyone entering or leaving SA: “We must accelerate the establishment of the identified One-Stop Border Posts. A truck carrying goods across Southern Africa should not spend days waiting at a border,” President Ramaphosa said. “Our borders must facilitate legitimate […]

Tue 18 August 2026: Copper reached a new record, rising as high as $6.73 per pound on Monday due to strong artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure investments, growing renewable energy demand and cost pressures further exacerbated by Middle East tensions. Copper prices have continued to trend upward since last year, and the base metal has gained […]

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 […]

Wed 19 August 2026: US ride-hailing company Uber and Chinese autonomous-driving firm Pony.ai announced an expanded partnership Friday to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe. The partnership will expand from an existing commercial service in Zagreb, Croatia, to four additional European cities, according to a joint statement. The companies did not identify the cities or provide a detailed rollout […]

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 […]