Thu 24 September 2026: Every ancient language that has ever been deciphered needed an anchor. Usually that’s a bilingual text, like the Rosetta Stone, or a known relative to compare it to. Linear A, the writing system of the Bronze Age Minoan civilisation on the Greek island of Crete, has neither. Linear A is described as […]

Thu 24 September 2026: The burning of a Quran in Vilnius and an incident outside a historic Tatar mosque in Kaunas have intensified debate over immigration and religious tensions in Lithuania, public broadcaster LRT reported Wednesday. A video showing a Quran being burned in central Vilnius circulated over the weekend, though police said the incident […]

Fri 25 September 2026: US President Donald Trump told visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping this week that Beijing providing any assistance to Iran would be “totally unacceptable,” according to the US ambassador to China. Speaking to CNBC on Friday, David Perdue said the issue of Chinese support for Iran has been a recurring subject in […]

Fri 25 September 2026: Two election commissioners reportedly objected 14 times to decisions linked to voter registration, electoral databases and the Special Intensive Revision India’s Election Commission is facing renewed scrutiny after an investigation reported that two of its three commissioners repeatedly raised concerns about decisions involving the country’s electoral rolls and voter-registration systems. The […]

Fri 25 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Medicine prices rise 2.88% as industry warns of shortages: SA’s pharmaceutical industry says rising input costs are putting pressure on medicine supply, with shortages emerging as manufacturers struggle to absorb higher costs. Pharmisa chairperson Stavros Nicolaou said the January increase was too low […]

Fri 25 September 2026: Workers in sales might roll their eyes when they deal with a micromanaging boss. But many customers actually appreciate it if a store manager offers to help when they’re mulling over a purchase, whether it’s a dishwasher, a tablet or a lawnmower. That’s the main finding of a new study I […]

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 […]

Fri 25 September 2026: Workers in sales might roll their eyes when they deal with a micromanaging boss. But many customers actually appreciate it if a store manager offers to help when they’re mulling over a purchase, whether it’s a dishwasher, a tablet or a lawnmower. That’s the main finding of a new study I […]

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 […]