Tue 17 March 2026: Google has removed an artificial intelligence-powered search feature that offered crowdsourced health advice from non-experts, The Guardian reported on Monday. The company had said the feature, “What People Suggest,” which shared tips from strangers, demonstrated “the potential of AI to transform health outcomes across the globe.” However, Google has since quietly […]

Tue 17 March 2026: AI-powered toys often struggle to communicate effectively with children, sometimes misinterpreting their emotions and giving inappropriate responses, according to new research on Friday. The study by the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education examined how a small group of children aged three to five interacted with an AI-powered cuddly toy called […]

Tue 17 March 2026: Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque and former Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories, has issued a fatwa (religious ruling) calling on Muslims to perform Eid prayers at the nearest point to Al-Aqsa Mosque, which has been closed for more than two weeks. Palestinian platforms reported that the […]

Tue 17 March 2026: Pakistan denies the claim, saying it targeted military sites in Kabul and Nangahar on Monday. Afghanistan has accused Pakistan’s military of launching an air strike on a hospital treating drug users in the capital, Kabul, killing at least 400 people. Pakistan dismissed the claim as “false and aimed at misleading public […]

Tue 17 March 2026: Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi said Russia agreed to stop recruiting Kenyans for the Ukraine war after more than 1,000 were enlisted, amid domestic pressure over foreign fighter flows. Kenya has secured an agreement with Russia to halt the recruitment of its citizens into the war in Ukraine, responding to domestic […]

Tue 17 March 2026: Cuba has not received oil shipments since early January amid US pressure, worsening the humanitarian crisis on the island. United States President Donald Trump has promised to take over Cuba as the island nation plunged into total darkness after its national power grid collapsed amid an ongoing oil blockade imposed by […]

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 […]

Tue 17 March 2026: Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque and former Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories, has issued a fatwa (religious ruling) calling on Muslims to perform Eid prayers at the nearest point to Al-Aqsa Mosque, which has been closed for more than two weeks. Palestinian platforms reported that the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]