WATCH | GOLD VS DOLLAR: WHO WINS ?

Fri 12 June 2026: This episode explores the shifting landscape of global finance, specifically focusing on the status of the United States dollar as the world’s primary reserve asset. The video highlights several critical factors contributing to this trend: Central Bank Behavior: Central banks are purchasing gold at record levels. De-dollarization Efforts: BRICS nations are actively seeking alternatives to […]

BUTTER OR MARGARINE? A FOOD SCIENTIST DESCRIBES THEIR SUBTLE CHEMICAL DEVIATIONS AND HOW THEY CAN AFFECT YOUR BAKED GOODS

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 […]

GLOBAL MARKETS TRADE POSITIVELY, WITH MIDEAST PEACE ON THE HORIZON

Fri 12 June 2026: Global markets are trading on a positive trend following US President Donald Trump’s announcement that a deal with Iran will be finalized in the coming days, saying the Iranian side approved the agreement, and it will be signed within a few days, fueling hopes that the conflict could be resolved soon. […]

IMRAN KHAN AND THE ISLAMOPHOBIA INDUSTRY THAT BURIED HIM

Thu 11 June 2026: There is a peculiar genius among certain Muslim intellectuals in the West: they can detect Islamophobia everywhere except where naming it might cost them something. In Paris, they are forensic. In Delhi, incandescent. In Gaza, thunderous. In Washington, fluent in the grammar of empire. But when Muslim political agency is crushed in Pakistan, when Imran Khan […]

EBOLA SPREADING INTO NEW AREAS IN DR CONGO: WHO

Fri 12 June 2026: The Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading into new areas, the World Health Organization warned on Friday. Much more needs to be done to get on top of the virus, the WHO said, with isolation bed capacity far below the anticipated need, based on how it […]

BELFAST UNREST SHOWS THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS FAR‑RIGHT VIEWS ON IMMIGRATION ENTER THE MAINSTREAM

Fri 12 June 2026: Footage of a horrific knife attack in Belfast began to circulate on social media on Monday evening. A Sudanese asylum-seeker in his 30s, who entered the UK in 2023, has been charged with attempted murder. Meanwhile, the far-right was quick to exploit the situation to further an anti-immigration agenda. Violent unrest […]

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 […]

WATCH | GOLD VS DOLLAR: WHO WINS ?

Fri 12 June 2026: This episode explores the shifting landscape of global finance, specifically focusing on the status of the United States dollar as the world’s primary reserve asset. The video highlights several critical factors contributing to this trend: Central Bank Behavior: Central banks are purchasing gold at record levels. De-dollarization Efforts: BRICS nations are actively seeking alternatives to […]

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFERS $100M IN AID TO CUBA IN EXCHANGE FOR REFORM

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 […]

BUTTER OR MARGARINE? A FOOD SCIENTIST DESCRIBES THEIR SUBTLE CHEMICAL DEVIATIONS AND HOW THEY CAN AFFECT YOUR BAKED GOODS

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 […]

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 […]

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