Sun 12 July 2026: Care labels on clothes are no longer enough for supporting consumers to enjoy their clothes for longer. Clothing retailers will face growing pressure to think about the whole lifecycle of their products with the forthcoming European introduction of a policy called extended producer responsibility – this holds fashion brands and manufacturers responsible for managing post-consumer waste. […]

Sun 12 July 2026: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s initiative has been criticised for misdirecting resources to affluent regions. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s signature free meals programme is escalating into one of Indonesia’s biggest corruption scandals in years as officials struggle to rein in the $15bn initiative amid allegations of graft and mismanagement. Launched in 2025, […]

Sun 12 July 2026: Iran claims attacks on Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman as the United Arab Emirates also reports intercepting Iranian missiles and suicide drones. The US military says it struck more than 140 targets in Iran with explosions reported in the southern port cities of Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Chabahar, Bandar-e Deyr, Jask and Asaluyeh The […]

Sun 12 July 2026: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that China is ready to strengthen mining cooperation with African countries as he hosted Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Beijing, state news agency Xinhua reported. Xi said China wants to continue cooperation with African countries based on mutual benefit, win-win cooperation, friendly consultation and new […]

Sun 12 July 2026: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that China is ready to strengthen mining cooperation with African countries as he hosted Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Beijing, state news agency Xinhua reported. Xi said China wants to continue cooperation with African countries based on mutual benefit, win-win cooperation, friendly consultation and new […]

Sun 12 July 2026: Care labels on clothes are no longer enough for supporting consumers to enjoy their clothes for longer. Clothing retailers will face growing pressure to think about the whole lifecycle of their products with the forthcoming European introduction of a policy called extended producer responsibility – this holds fashion brands and manufacturers responsible for managing post-consumer waste. […]

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 […]

Sun 12 July 2026: Care labels on clothes are no longer enough for supporting consumers to enjoy their clothes for longer. Clothing retailers will face growing pressure to think about the whole lifecycle of their products with the forthcoming European introduction of a policy called extended producer responsibility – this holds fashion brands and manufacturers responsible for managing post-consumer waste. […]

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 […]