Sun 02 August 2026: Telegram founder Pavel Durov said Thursday that Russia’s decision to add him to its terrorists list was in retaliation for his refusal to comply with “government demands for mass surveillance and censorship on the messaging platform.” “Russia has recognized me as a ‘terrorist’ for refusing to comply with its demands for mass surveillance […]

Sun 02 August 2026: We are riddled with microplastics. It is in our bloodstream, in our lungs, in our liver – pretty much anywhere you look in the human body, you will find minuscule bits of plastic. And there are many ways for us to ingest, inhale or otherwise absorb these tiny fragments. For example, […]

Sun 02 August 2026: The UN on Wednesday warned of “major public health risks” facing civilians in the Gaza Strip, with rodent and ectoparasite infestations reported in 83% of displacement sites assessed earlier this month. Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said during a news conference that […]

Sun 02 August 2026: A Chinese official said on Sunday that the main structure of the first cross-border ropeway connecting China and Russia has been completed, advancing the outlook for more efficient people-to-people exchanges between the two nations, according to Xinhua. Construction of the passenger ropeway connecting Heihe City in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province and […]

Sun 02 August 2026: Clashes near Sheraro mark one of the most serious threats yet to the fragile 2022 Pretoria peace deal. Fighting has broken out in western Tigray, in one of the most serious breaches yet of the three-year-old peace deal between Ethiopia’s federal government and fighters in the northern region. Tigray’s regional government […]

Sun 02 August 2026: Telegram founder Pavel Durov said Thursday that Russia’s decision to add him to its terrorists list was in retaliation for his refusal to comply with “government demands for mass surveillance and censorship on the messaging platform.” “Russia has recognized me as a ‘terrorist’ for refusing to comply with its demands for mass surveillance […]

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 02 August 2026: A Chinese official said on Sunday that the main structure of the first cross-border ropeway connecting China and Russia has been completed, advancing the outlook for more efficient people-to-people exchanges between the two nations, according to Xinhua. Construction of the passenger ropeway connecting Heihe City in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province and […]

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 […]