HOW POPULIST LEADERS LIKE TRUMP USE ‘COMMON SENSE’ AS AN IDEOLOGICAL WEAPON TO UNDERMINE FACTS

Tue 11 February 2025: It’s “the revolution of common sense,” President Donald Trump announced in his second inaugural address. And so it is. The latest installment of that assertion came in his Jan. 30, 2025, press conference about the Potomac plane crash. When asked how he had concluded that diversity policies were responsible for a crash that was still […]

JAMES WEBB CAPTURES UNPRECEDENTED DETAILS OF HH30 PROTOSTAR AND PLANET FORMATION

Tue 11 February 2025: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to deliver unique images of the universe. Most recently, it captured a fascinating image of the HH30 protostar. This object was first discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope, but thanks to JWST’s advanced technology, HH30 has been examined in unprecedented detail. Located in the Taurus constellation, about […]

SYRIA’S SHARAA: TRUMP’S GAZA PLAN ‘SERIOUS CRIME’ BOUND TO FAIL

Tue 11 February 2025: Syria’s new President, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, said in remarks broadcast yesterday that he believes US President Donald Trump’s plan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza and take over the Strip “is a serious crime that will ultimately fail”, according to Reuters. Trump had said the US would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it […]

40% OF SOUTH KOREA’S DOG FARMS CLOSE FOLLOWING NATIONWIDE MEAT BAN

Tue 11 February 2025: About 40% of dog farms in South Korea have shut down since the country passed a law banning dog meat consumption last year, according to the Agriculture Ministry on Monday. It is expected that 60% of dog farms in South Korea will close by the end of 2025, Seoul-based Yonhap News […]

GHANA’S PRESIDENT MOVES TO BRIDGE USAID FUNDING GAP

Tue 11 February 2025: President John Mahama has directed his minister of finance to “take urgent steps” to bridge the funding gap caused by the Trump administration’s freeze on US Agency for International Development (USAID) programmes. “The President expressed deep concern over the funding gap estimated at $156 million,” a statement from Mahama’s office reads. That […]

POPE FRANCIS SAYS WATCHING ‘MAJOR CRISIS’ OF MASS DEPORTATIONS IN US

Tue 11 February 2025: Pope Francis has criticised Trump’s push to carry out what the US president has called the largest deportation operation in US history. In a letter to US bishops, the pope affirmed the right of people to seek shelter and safety in other lands and said he was concerned with what is going on […]

ONE IN EIGHT GIRLS, WOMEN RAPED OR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BEFORE AGE 18, UNICEF SAYS

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 […]

SYRIA’S SHARAA: TRUMP’S GAZA PLAN ‘SERIOUS CRIME’ BOUND TO FAIL

Tue 11 February 2025: Syria’s new President, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, said in remarks broadcast yesterday that he believes US President Donald Trump’s plan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza and take over the Strip “is a serious crime that will ultimately fail”, according to Reuters. Trump had said the US would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it […]

PODCAST | WHAT’S BEHIND THE SAHEL’S WAVE OF COUPS?

Tue 26 November 2024:   What does the wave of coups in the Sahel mean for its people? Since 2020, Central and West Africa have faced more than 10 coup attempts. Meanwhile, global powers are shifting, as Russia eclipses France and the United States in the region’s geopolitics. In a region where people are demanding security […]

JALEBIS

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 […]

SWEET YELLOW RICE

Tue 09 April 2024:   SWEET YELLOW RICE “This family-favourite rice dish is the first thing to go at family events! INGREDIENTS 210 g 1 cup, basmati rice 2 sticks cinnamon ¼ t ground turmeric 100 g ½ cup, white sugar 3 T water 60 g butter, cubed COOKING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Rinse the rice for 3 […]

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